Former Illinois Governor Ryan loses bid to shorten jail term from Reuters: Politics (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor George Ryan lost a bid on Monday to cut short his 6-1/2 year prison sentence for corruption, with an appeals court rejecting arguments that prosecutors failed to prove he took bribes. feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/FceueeiS7yE/us-usa-ryan-appeal-idUSBRE8751CH20120806