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Pass the Popcorn: Rod Blagojevich Is Impeached
lawhawk.blogspot.com - 1/9/2009
Pass the Popcorn: Rod Blagojevich Is Impeached
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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 first time in Illinois state history. The ...
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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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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Stop The ACLU:  Blagojevich Gets Impeached, Still Refuses to Resign

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Blagojevich Gets Impeached, Still Refuses to Resign
Stop The ACLU — ... A Blog for All notices an important missing detail in the report. Impeachment does not mean guilt. To be considered guilty, Blagojevich will need to be convicted by the Illinois Senate, which will need 40 votes to remove him from office. ...

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