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Ed Genson says lawmakers have a duty to give his client, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a fair shake in their impeachment investigation, even if public outrage over criminal accusations against him could create a "real witchhunt." Shortly after sparring some this afternoon with members of the House committee investigating impeachment, Blagojevich's lawyer urged fairness in a Capitol news conference. "As much as people want to see something happening, they have to do it properly," Genson said. He says the governor might make his first public statement on Friday about the charges he's facing but cautioned that Blagojevich doesn't want to do...

Our gullibility betrays a lack of understanding about the Bible's teaching on sin. Sin does not discriminate. It does not target only the vulnerable, those unable to will themselves toward right living. Sin pervades everyone. The apostle Paul, citing Psalms 14 and 53, wrote, "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one" (Rom. 3:10b-12). Thankfully, Paul did not end his epistle there. His teaching on sin grows more personal as the letter progresses. "For I know that nothing...

SPRINGFIELD -- Fireworks came early to the Illinois statehouse. In an unusual breach of political etiquette, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration was called incompetent by a Republican congressman and was accused of lying by the Democratic secretary of state. Secretary of State Jesse White was incensed Thursday by Blagojevich's decision to initiate negotiations for cuts in the constitutional officers' budgets and then to impose 7.5 percent reductions on most offices with no agreement in hand. Blagojevich, a Democrat, cut $48 million from White's budget alone, though the legislature could overturn the action in the fall. White had this message for Blagojevich:...