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Sen. John McCain - For raising conflict-of-interest issues regarding the appointment of former Raytheon lobbyist William J. Lynn as Deputy Secretary of Defense. It's said Lynn was holdover SecDef Gates's pick, so maybe the Obama White House felt they had to go along, but really, it doesn't play well in Peoria. By the way, welcome back, Senator.
Net Zero - For smart marketing: Ads suggest saving money by going back to dial-up. It makes sense for a lot of people.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich - However the current brouhaha ends, his TV appearances on the East coast while his impeachment trial is proceeding back home should put him well in the lead for the Richard J. Daley Award for Insouciance -- You don't like the way we do things in Illinois? F... you!
CitiCorp - For not thinking that big fancy airplane could be a PR disaster (and not really caring, either). In close competition with Rod B, above.
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