youtube.com - 1/9/2009
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Blagojevich holds a presser on the Illinois House vote of 114-1 for his impeachment. Recorded on MSNBC 1-9-2009
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 1/9/2009
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newsblogs.chicagotribune.com —
SPRINGFIELD---In a historic vote, the Illinois House has
impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, directing the Senate to put...
the state’s 40th chief executive on trial with the goal of removing him from office. The vote by the House was 114-1 and marks the ...
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House votes to impeach Blagojevich
news.yahoo.com - 1/9/2009
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/9/2009
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
SPRINGFIELD---In a historic vote, the Illinois House has
impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, directing the Senate to put...
the state's 40th chief executive on trial with the goal of removing him from office.
(more)
House impeaches Blagojevich
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Friday, January 9, 2009
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Friday, January 9, 2009
It just keeps getting stranger
Political Animal —
IT JUST KEEPS GETTING STRANGER.... Did you happen to catch Rod Blagojevich's event this afternoon? Did you notice that the governor appears to be stark raving mad? Josh Marshall noted , "Okay, fine, Blagojevich is clearly insane. I'm sitting here at my desk, listening to him chatter on in the background about the impeachment vote. And he's going on about how his policies let someone get a liver transplant, and should he really be impeached for that? It's like some bizarre performance art. Now he's quoting Tennyson." Quite right. The governor talked at some length about the various policy initiatives he's launched in recent years, and all of it sounded utterly ...
Blagojevich’s Dog-and-Pony Presser
Firedoglake —
Okay, EW is tied up and will be along in a bit, but Rod Blagojevich just had a fascinating press conference. Like a demented king (there is that Elvis parallel again) holding forth in his court. Probably not for long, but the guy knows how to play a room, you have to give him that.
Blago rambled around about ...
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