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Meanwhile, Back in Springfield...

2:03 PM, Jun 11, 2008 • By BRIAN FAUGHNAN
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Barack Obama's real estate partner Tony Rezko was recently convicted in his trial. As a result, another beneficiary of Rezko's largesse may now face impeachment:

House Speaker Michael Madigan is circulating a memo to legislative candidates spelling out how they can call for impeachment hearings for Gov. Rod Blagojevich-with talking points that compare corruption under the governor to a tumor that must be removed.

The 14-page rundown of Blagojevich's alleged "misdeeds and malfeasance" is sure to deepen the feud between the two Democrats.

"One thing we learned from the [imprisoned former Republican Gov.] George Ryan case is that we should excise a tumor when it is first discovered; not leave it in the body to continue to spread and do further harm," the memo reads.

So far the national media have studiously avoided any serious scrutiny of Obama's links to the Chicago Democratic machine. If Blagojevich faces impeachment -- at the hands of a Democratic House led by a Democratic speaker -- it will be hard to avoid some scrutiny.

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