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Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been removed from office
Chicago Tribune ^ | 5:10 PM CST, January 29, 2009 | Ray Long and Rick Pearson

Posted on 01/29/2009 4:03:57 PM PST by Kolb

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office Thursday, marking the first time in the state's long history of political corruption that a chief executive has been impeached and convicted.

The 59-0 vote followed several hours of public deliberation in which senator after senator stood up to blast Blagojevich, whose tenure lasted six years. And it came after a four-day impeachment trial on allegations that Blagojevich abused his power and sold his office for personal and political benefit.

The conviction on a sweeping article of impeachment means the governor was immediately removed from office. The Senate also unanimously voted to impose the "political death penalty" on Blagojevich, banning him from ever again holding office in Illinois.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: adios; blagojevich; caseofthemissingd; corruptdems; impeachment; newsblackout; whackadoodle; wonderwhathispartyis
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To: Kolb

21 posted on 01/29/2009 5:23:21 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: ReleaseTheHounds

You can bet if Blago isn’t very quietly provided for in a financial-sense, he will go right to the book-deal/talkshow circuit. He will haunt Emanual/Jackson, Jr./Obama until the cows come home.

Frankly, I think he’s going to have an accident.


22 posted on 01/29/2009 5:32:30 PM PST by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Kolb

Wow, a political ‘curb-job’...


23 posted on 01/29/2009 5:43:33 PM PST by waterhill (An armed man has the means for independence.....)
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To: Kolb

He made a great speech today. If he starts naming names as he was doing in his speech I expect the fireworks have only begun.


24 posted on 01/29/2009 5:46:07 PM PST by CodeToad
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To: StormEye
I wonder how soon will this case just quietly drop out of the news?

That is what this is all about. Protecting the new Messiah.

When asked what he was going to do, rod should have said "since I can no longer run for office, I'll have to become a community organizer."

25 posted on 01/29/2009 5:54:48 PM PST by glorgau
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To: Kolb

I'm Shocked!

26 posted on 01/29/2009 5:58:05 PM PST by bmwcyle (I have no President as of Jan 20th 2009. No Congress either.)
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To: Kolb

59-0 vote

Now if they can just vote Republican in the next election — I know I’m dreaming. <sarc off


27 posted on 01/29/2009 6:36:46 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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