Articles filed under Political Figures
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Blagojevich's potential pension is $64,000Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - State records show that although Rod Blagojevich was kicked out of office on Thursday and can't return, he could qualify for a pension of about $64,000. But it's not a ...
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Hair makes a statement, but Blago's mop might be lyingJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - A coy Rod Blagojevich is all shucks and grins about doing his Richard Nixon "I am not a crook" impression on TV when "The View" co-host Joy Behar playfully reaches out a...
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As Blago falls, suburban lawmakers riseJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - As Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political career appears headed to go down in flames, lawmakers lighting the fire are hoping to rise from the ashes. Suburban lawmakers from Ma...
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Edward's Plainfield hospital denied again, CEO Davis chastisedJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Edward Hospital's plan to build one in Plainfield was denied Wednesday, and CEO Pam Davis got a tongue-lashing from the board that turned her down again. The vote marks ...
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Governor no media darling, just a menaceJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Something very strange - and disturbing - has happened with Rod Blagojevich. Even as legal wheels turn in Springfield to remove him from the governorship, he has become ...
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For those who don't know how to love himJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich has compared himself to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, but now the Second City comedy troupe is giving him the role he really...
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Governor will finally speak to SenateJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to make a personal, last-ditch appeal to stay in office today in the final moments of an impeachment trial he has repeated...
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So who's the next Lt. Gov.? Answer may surprise youJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Now that Pat Quinn has become governor, who becomes the lieutenant governor? Answer: no one. According to the Illinois Constitution, when the office of lie...
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Only 7 governors successfully impeached in U.S. historyJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Only seven U.S. governors have been impeached and removed from office: WILLIAM W. HOLDEN of North Carolina, 1871. Holden was removed after he sent a militia to quell vio...
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Blagojevich has no golden parachute if impeached.Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - When it comes to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's personal finances, the man who once wanted campaign money so badly he allegedly shook down a children's hospital fo...