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Chicago Ad Mocks Blagojevich, Suggests New Gig

By Owen Thomas, 3:00 PM on Fri Dec 26 2008, 3,066 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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LeatherCreations, a Chicago-area furniture store, took out a quarter-page ad in Thursday's Chicago Tribune: "We sell more seats than the Governor!" Does this spell a lucrative post-politics career in endorsements for Illinois's allegedly crooked governor?

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