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Statehouse Journal: Amid Illinois Festivities, an Off Note

 
At the swearing-in ceremony for state senators in Illinois, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich was surrounded by some of his loudest critics and politicians calling for his impeachment. > (link)

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