Images from Blagojevich impeachment
Rep. Milton Patterson is surrounded by reporters after the Illinois House of Representatives voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday. Patterson is the only member to vote against impeachment.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference on Friday after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference on Friday after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan presides over the House as the lawmakers consider the impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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Secretary of StateJesse White talks about the impeachment.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to the media at his home in Chicago on Friday.
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Lt. Governor Pat Quinn talks about the impeachment.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference on Friday after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives to make a statement at a news conference Friday in Chicago, after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference on Friday after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference on Friday after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
Associated Press
A board inside the Illinois House of Representatives shows the results of a vote to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday in Springfield. Only one member, Rep. Milton Patterson (D-Chicago), voted not to impeach.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves after making a statement after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
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The Final Report of the Special Investigative Committee for the impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seen at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference on Friday after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Senator Dick Durbin on Friday holds a news conference in Chicago to discuss the latest developments in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment and the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate.
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Members of the Illinois House of Representatives meet to consider the impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday in Springfield. The House voted to impeach the governor with only one member voting no.
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Senator Dick Durbin on Friday holds a news conference in Chicago to discuss the latest developments in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment and the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate.
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich jogs outside his home in Chicago on Friday.
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