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Blagojevich Impeached
"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 114-1 and marks the first time in the state's ...
House votes to impeach Blagojevich
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — SPRINGFIELD---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 vote by the House was 114-1 and marks the ... (more) House votes to impeach Blagojevich
House impeaches Blagojevich
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Illinois House on verge of impeaching Blagojevich      (AP)
Illinois House on verge of impeaching Blagojevich (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich faces almost certain impeachment by the Illinois House, a historic step that... would trigger a trial to determine whether the Democratic governor should be tossed out of office. (more) Illinois House on verge of impeaching Blagojevich (AP)
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Upper Left — …it's Friday. Blago's impeached. Burris is still sidelined, with new clouds gathering over his head. And Harry Reid is still the Leader of the largest Senate majority by either party since, well, I haven't actually looked it up, but it's been a while. Jane Hamsher may be a heck of a poker player, but I'm thinking Harry might push her all over a chess board. OK, I looked it up. The last time a political party seated 57 Senators it was the 103rd Congress ('93-95). When the full complement of 59 Senators is seated (soon and very soon, I trust), it will be the largest majority since the Democrats held ...

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