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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/9/2009
Blagojevich impeached
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BLAGOJEVICH IMPEACHED.... Last night, Illinois' investigative committee, made up of members of both parties, voted unanimously to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D). Today, the full state House followed suit. In a historic vote, the Illinois House has impeached Gov. Rod...
Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
— suntimes.com — Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jackson Jr. to Obama's U.S. Senate seat Days before Gov. Blagojevich... was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democrat Harry Reid made ... (more) Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement  ...

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Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
suntimes.com - 1/13/2009
Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
— suntimes.com — Barack Obama jogged only slightly ahead of Rod Blagojevich across the news landscape of the past month,... the glistening horizon of a new Camelot ahead, perhaps, but the jagged outline of the clouted city not far behind. Obama and Blago are more than ... (more) Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline

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Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | Clout Street - local political coverage
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 1/14/2009
Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | Clout Street - local political coverage
— newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Tribune staff at 11:45 a.m.; last updated at 3:35 p.m. Rodblagojevich5 SPRINGFIELD---The Illinois Senate took... an oath today to be sworn in as jurors in the historic impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, hours after he made his first ... (more) Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | ...

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Balloon Juice — It appears that Blagojevich was impeached and will face a trial of at least three weeks to determine whether or not he is removed from office. Steve Benen remarks: As for Blagojevich, who was jogging during the House proceedings, he has vowed not to resign, but will hold a press conferences this afternoon at 3 p.m. eastern. It seems almost odd that Blagojevich doesn’t just step down with at least a shred of dignity, and say he wants to devote all of his energies to his criminal defense, but given what we know of the governor, ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/9/2009 — Today: Illinois House Set To Impeach Blago The Illinois state House is expected to vote today to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, after the special impeachment committee approved its full report yesterday evening. Assuming that Blagojevich is impeached ...
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lawhawk.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — Pass the popcorn, because this is going to get quite entertaining. Welcome to the Chicago way boys and girls. Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was accused of attempting to sell Barack Obama's US Senate seat to the highest bidder has been impeached, the ...
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talkingpointsmemo.com 1/9/2009 — Okay, fine, Blagojevich is clearly insane. I'm sitting here at my desk, listening to him chatter on in the background about the impeachment vote. And he's going on about how his policies let someone get a liver transplant, and should he really be ...
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politicalwire.com 1/9/2009 — "In a historic vote, the Illinois House has impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, directing the Senate to put the state's 40th chief executive on trial with the goal of removing him from office," the Chicago Tribune reports. "The vote by the House was ...
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Blagojevich Impeached by Illinois House, Faces Trial (Bloomberg) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
Bloomberg - Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Illinois House of Representatives impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich for abuses of power after federal prosecutors accused him of trying to auction President- elect Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Illinois House of Representatives impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich for abuses of power after federal prosecutors accused him of trying to auction President- elect Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat.