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GRAPHIC: What Gov. Quinn said most often

By Sun-Times Wire

Words used most frequently in Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State Speech:

Jobs: 24

Unemployment: 3

Minimum wage: 5

Comeback: 4

Pension: 7

Education: 19

Income tax: 1

Utility bills: 0

Middle class: 7

Healthcare: 2

Workers: 15

Marriage: 1

Small business: 11

Tuition: 0

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