Breaking News: Gov. Blagojevich impeached by the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Update- 12:04PM:
The Illinois House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a 114-1 vote, setting the stage for a trial in the state Senate that will decide if he should be removed from office.
House members who spoke before the unprecedented vote charged that he betrayed his oath of office and is not fit to lead the state. Blagojevich is the first Illinois governor to be impeached."We stand here today because of the perfidy of one man: Rod Blagojevich," said Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, a Democrat who chaired a special impeachment committee. "To overturn the results of an election is not something that should be undertaken lightly."
Lucio Guerrero, Blagojevich's spokesman, told USA TODAY the governor will not resign.
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