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Testimony of one key government witness in Madigan corruption trial wraps up | First Listen

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  • Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez was on the stand for six days in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan
  • U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he wants to confirm the rest of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees during the lame duck session
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