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Published 1/8/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) — An Illinois legislative committee Thursday voted to impeach embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested last month after federal prosecutors alleged, among other things, that he had tried to sell the Senate seat that President-elect Barack Obama has vacated. The issue will now be taken up by the full state House of Representatives. The [...] (link)

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