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Illinois Attorney General and House Speaker Have Stormy Past with Governor Blagojevich

From the Associated Press:

Long before Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges, House Speaker Michael Madigan compared him to a tumor and suggested ways to impeach him.

Before that, the governor had called Madigan — a fellow Democrat — a “George Bush Republican” and sued him for instructing Democratic lawmakers to stay home when the governor ordered them to work.

The tortured relationship between the two is getting a public airing now that Madigan and his daughter, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, have emerged as key players in determining the future of the embattled governor.

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