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Kelly dies of possible overdose

Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago : IL : USA | 2 months ago  
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Christopher Kelly saw a bleak future as he prepared to plead guilty to a federal corruption charge last week, with a trial alongside former Gov. Rod Blagojevich still looming. "I know my life is over," said Kelly, sweating in a blue shirt outside a federal courtroom...
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