chicagotribune.com - 12/12/2008
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Atty. General Lisa Madigan called on the Illinois Supreme Court today to temporarily remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office and appoint Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn as acting governor, "so the business of the state of Illinois can go forward." One of her goals is to prevent Blagojevich from using his ...
suntimes.com - 12/13/2008
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suntimes.com —
Gov. Blagojevich will decide early next week --
perhaps as early as Monday -- whether he should...
resign, a source close to the governor told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Blago could decide future by Monday
friendsofblago.com - 12/13/2008
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friendsofblago.com —
Governor Rod Blagojevich has put a "For Sale"
sign on the Illinois state capitol for years. Now...
he has put a "For Sale" sign on the important job of filling the seat currently held by President-Elect Barack Obama. He has been caught red-handed. The ...
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Blagojevich Democrats are all part of the same tainted ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/14/2008
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In case you're wondering about that list President-elect
Obama promised a few days ago to release in...
"a few days" detailing all of his office's contacts with accused Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the vacation U.S. Senate seat, the ...
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Pressure builds on Obama to release his Blagojevich contacts
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Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... "We think it is very clear he is incapable of serving," Madigan said of the governor during a news conference today in downtown Chicago. She said, "We want to make sure the people of Illinois have a governor who can legitimately fulfill the duties of that office." ...
Removing Blagojevich ... The Right Way
Daily Kos —
... The Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, has filed a motion before the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to have Rod Blagojevich removed from office on the grounds that he is no longer fit to serve: ...
Blagojevich Scandal: The Other Madigan Starts Impeachment
Firedoglake —
... I say the Madigan family is making the right move, because previously Michael's daughter Lisa has been calling for the courts to remove Blago. ...
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Illinois A.G. Petitions Court to Remove Blagojevich
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 12/12/2008 — "I recognize that this is an extraordinary request but these are extraordinary circumstances," the state attorney general, Lisa Madigan, said. She also urged the State Legislature to move forward with impeachment proceedings.
Madigan to court: Declare Blagojevich unfit
chicagobreakingnews.com 12/12/2008 — Atty. General Lisa Madigan called on the Illinois Supreme Court today to temporarily remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office and appoint Lt. Gov. Patrick Qiunn to replace him. One of her goals is to prevent Blagojevich from using his power to appoint ...
Madigan: No interest in Senate 'at this point'
chicagobreakingnews.com 12/15/2008 — Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan, who has gone to the Illinois Supreme Court to try to force embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ouster, said today she is not interested "at this point" in succeeding President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. Madigan has ...
Removing Blagojevich ... The Right Way
dailykos.com 12/15/2008 — The Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, has filed a motion before the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to have Rod Blagojevich removed from office on the grounds that he is no longer fit to serve : Atty. General Lisa Madigan called on the ...
Court Denies Request to Remove Blagojevich
nytimes.com 12/18/2008 — The Illinois State Supreme Court denied an emergency request from the state’s attorney general to consider removing besieged Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich from power. >
Senate Candidate 2 appears to be Madigan
politico.com 12/10/2008 — Another clue from the complaint: "Senate Candidate 2" appears to be Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. That candidate isn't implicated in any wrongdoing.
The complaint:
On November 6, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH talked with Spokesman. ...
Madigan launches legal attack to oust Blagojevich
suntimes.com 12/12/2008 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In an unprecedented move, the Illinois attorney
general asked the state's highest court Friday to strip scandal-plagued
Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his powers.
Obama aides refuse to discuss internal review —
msnbc.com: Politics 12/12/2008
President-elect Barack Obama is refusing to answer any questions about the internal review he has ordered into Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged efforts to sell his former Senate seat, saying he will do so when the examination is finished.
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