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The Road to Impeachment
truthdig.com - 1/10/2009
The Road to Impeachment
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The Illinois House has voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on charges of corruption—like, for example, trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder. The road to impeachment now leads to the Illinois state Senate, where a two-thirds majority is needed to boot Blagojevich. ...
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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The Hollywood Liberal — ... a trial. A two-thirds vote is required there to convict Blagojevich and remove him from office. The trial will be presided over by the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and could begin as early as Jan. 26. In the state Senate trial, impeachment managers and Blagojevich will have the opportunity to present witnesses and evidence. If convicted by the Illinois Senate, Blagojevich would be removed from office and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn would become acting governor. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries [image] [image] Wizards of the Inauguration ...

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