The schemes Blago allegedly invented to "monetize" his public authority, while never rising to the sophistication of, say, a credit default swap, still showed a cunning that would command the respect of any Wall Street Ponzi master.

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There's no telling what price the shares would command on the open market today, but this much is clear: Wall Street is cool to new issues these days.

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