nytimes.com - 12/12/2008
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CHICAGO The Illinois attorney general petitioned the State Supreme Court on Friday to remove Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich from office, challenging his fitness to serve after his arrest Tuesday on corruption charges. Mr. Blagojevich was arrested on federal charges of conspiracy and soliciting bribes ...
news.yahoo.com - 12/11/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
AP - With Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich defying
calls for his resignation, state officials pondered reducing his...
power or forcing him from office amid an intensifying criminal investigation that has made him arguably the most toxic politician in ...
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Illinois leaders ponder what to do with governor
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politickernj.com - 12/10/2008
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politickernj.com —
The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and
his top aide on charges, among other things, that...
he attempted to sell off his pick to replace President-elect Barack Obama's former Senate seat, creates a drama for political junkies just in time for ...
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The most corrupt political office in America: Illinois ...
althouse.blogspot.com - 12/13/2008
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althouse.blogspot.com —
Here 's the transcript. As described here and
here , Madigan is relying on Article V, Section...
6 of the Illinois constitution: "If the Governor is unable to serve because of death, conviction on impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation or other ...
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AG Lisa Madigan's argument to the Illinois Supreme Court ...
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Illinois A.G. Petitions Court to Remove Blagojevich
The Caucus —
... arrested on charges of conspiracy and soliciting bribes in a case that involved, among other things, accusations that he had sought to put President-elect Barack Obama’s seat in the Senate up for sale. “I recognize that this is an extraordinary request but these are extraordinary circumstances,” the state attorney general, Lisa Madigan, said at a news conference after filing the petition. At the same time, she urged the State Legislature to move forward with impeachment proceedings. More from The Times’s Susan Saulny and Monica Davey
The Goodbye Governors
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... As Rod Blagojevich struggles to keep his office after trying to sell a US Senate seat, spare a thought for Eliot Spitzer who lost his for buying bed time with a hooker. ...
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