corner.nationalreview.com - 12/17/2008
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After the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear Attorney General Lisa Madigan's case that Rod Blagojevich is disabled and therefore cannot serve as governor, I got a chance to speak to State Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno, She remarked to me this afternoon that Illinois Attorney ...
bloomberg.com - 12/16/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats in the Illinois
House of Representatives postponed stripping Governor Rod Blagojevich’s power
to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama that prosecutors say Blagojevich tried to sell. The ...
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Illinois Democrats Let Blagojevich Keep Naming Power ...
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 12/17/2008
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Posted by Rick Pearson at 1:55 p.m. SPRINGFIELD---The
Illinois Supreme Court today rejected Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan's
attempt to have disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unable to hold the office of Illinois chief executive, court officials said. ...
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Illinois Supreme Court rejects Madigan bid to declare ...
state.il.us - 12/16/2008
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state.il.us —
This page displays information on special matters which
are currently before the Illinois Supreme Court. All documents
in this table are in PDF format PDF format. Click PDF format to open file. Case No. 107698 - People v. Rod Blagojevich Date Filed ...
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Video: Blago Democrats, plus court hands hot potato to legislature
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... Blagojevich’s fitness to serve. The court also rejected Madigan’s attempt for a temporary restraining order, aimed at preventing him from using state law to appoint a U.S. Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama. … Justices, again without comment, also rejected a private petition seeking to remove Blagojevich from office for disability under the state constitution. The lawsuit was a bad idea, except perhaps politically to give AG Madigan an opportunity to look busy. David Freddoso believes that Madigan wanted to avoid looking passive in the face of the biggest ...
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