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Published 1/9/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC's Domenico MontanaroWomen,  minorities, crying babies and a man in a wheelchair served as the backdrop on stage at a news conferenece rembattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who the Illinois House voted to impeach today 114-1. Blagojevich continued to show a defiant confidence in his innocence. He called the House's decision to impeach him not a surprise. "This is not something that came as a complete surprise to me," he said, since the state House considered the idea in 2007....( read more ) (link)

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