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cbs2chicago.com - 1/9/2009

ILLINOIS HOUSE IMPEACHES BLAGOJEVICH

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In a dramatic display of anger and solidarity over a political scandal that has made Illinois a national laughingstock, lawmakers on Friday voted 114-1  to impeach disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/9/2009

House impeaches Blagojevich

— chicagobreakingnews.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. (more) House impeaches Blagojevich

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news.yahoo.com - 1/9/2009

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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salon.com - 1/7/2009

AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings

— salon.com — Jan 6th, 2009 | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's official calendar shows he met with a... top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president -- just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming ... (more) AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings

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Breaking: Illinois Impeaches Blago
Ace of Spades HQ — Breaking: Illinois Impeaches Blagojevich [image] His hair will be missed . In a dramatic display of anger and solidarity over a political scandal that has made Illinois a national laughingstock, lawmakers on Friday voted 114-1 to impeach disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich. It's the first time in the state's history that the Illinois House has voted to impeach its governor The impeachment proceedings will now move to the Illinois Senate for trial. It is unclear when that will begin. The one lawmaker voting against impeachment was Rep. Milton Patterson, a Chicago Demorcrat who ...

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Michelle Malkin — ... Blagojevich was out jogging in Chicago while lawmakers in Springfield voted to impeach him. Upon returning from his run, he compared his situation to long-distance running. Blagojevich refused to answer any specific questions about the 114-1 vote by which the House impeached him Friday. But he said: “Let me simply say I feel like the old Alan Sillitoe short story ‘The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.’ … And that’s what this is by the way, a long-distance run.” Indeed, we’re nowhere near the finish line. But I prefer arts analogies to sports ones. The curtain opens on ...