Illinois Lawmakers Look to Vote on Impeachment

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nytimes.com - 1/3/2009

Illinois Lawmakers Look to Vote on Impeachment

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The state House will be called into session early to try to expedite an impeachment of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. >

wthitv.com - 12/30/2008

White will try to reject Senate pick

— wthitv.com — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says he'll reject any paperwork that Gov. Rod Blagojevich files to... name a new U.S. senator. (more) White will try to reject Senate pick

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/2/2009

Madigan: Possible impeachment vote next week

— chicagobreakingnews.com — A House special investigative committee weighing whether to recommend impeachment is scheduled to continue its hearing Tuesday,... a day after U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald is to ask a judge whether the panel can hear some of the covert recordings made ... (more) Madigan: Possible impeachment vote next week

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chicagotribune.com - 12/28/2008

Obama aides avoid subpoenas in Blagojevich impeachment hearings -

— chicagotribune.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's attorney will not get to call key aides of President-elect Barack Obama to... testify at impeachment hearings after U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald told an Illinois House panel doing so would "significantly compromise" his ongoing ... (more) Obama aides avoid subpoenas in Blagojevich impeachment ...

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What the GOP senators should do about Burris
Betsy's Page — ... argues that the Senate can't refuse to seat him without holding hearings to decide if the process which led to his selection was indeed corrupt enough to justify their refusal to seat him. And it does seem that the Senate Democrats will set up some sort of committee hearing. Their plan is to delay his seating in a hearing long enough for the Illinois legislature to rush through an impeachment and trial to convict Blagojevich and eject him from office. Then the Lieutenant Governor could appoint someone untainted and the Senate could seat that person. Given that ...

The Saturday Word: New Congress Arrives, Amid Uncertainty
The Caucus — ... muscle, they were finally going to roll over stubborn Republicans and deliver all sorts of pent-up legislation for President-elect Barack Obama to sign the moment he got the keys to the Oval Office.” Democratic leaders are likely to try to prevent the seating of Roland W. Burris, who Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich appointed to fill the seat left vacant by Mr. Obama because of the taint left by the accusations of corruptions swirling around the governor. But, other lawmakers see the situation differently : “Some highly placed Democrats have begun to question ...

Thank You
d r i f t g l a s s — ... of my work to do this. Second, like most things, this comes with bad news and good -- The bad news: Weblogylvania is not a caucus state, so the fearsome database of special, sneaky rules which I paid David Plouffe some big cake to dope out for me is pretty much useless. The good news: Weblogylvania is like Chicago in that you can vote multiple times. So yay us! The bad news: Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has said he will not process my paperwork for this award. The good news: There is no ...