While the Enron trial has been moving quickly, in the north, Governor Ryan’s case is moving slowly. The latest, as reported by the Chicago Tribune here is the admission of a log that displays a long list of gifts received by Ryan.    So it looks like he received some beanie babies as gifts.  Were they Maple, or Izzy, or what?  Which beanie babies could make a difference.  Then again, will the defense be arguing that getting things like beanie babies and teashirts really are just a perk of the job? For prior posts on the Ryan trial, see here, here, here, here, and here.

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