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Blago: impeachment because he "[fought] for families"

In one of the stranger press conferences in recent memory, the Illinois governor defends himself, attacks his enemies and quotes Tennyson.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Friday, January 9, 2009 05:34 PM

    Life Imitates Art

    Reminds me of nothing so much as Clay Davis' courtroom appeal in the final season of The Wire. I doubt it will prove as effective, and not just because he quotes Tennyson instead of Aeschylus.

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