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[email protected]. THURSDAY I 12.1 1.08 VOL 97 I ISSUE 72 STATE I BLAGOJEVICH STATE I INVESTIGATION Rose, Edgar shocked at corruption Republicans Former governor thinks Blagojevich initiate should step down impeachment By STEPHEN DI BENEDETI'O Staff Report News Editor Stace Rep. Chapin Rose, R Former lllinois Gov. Jim Mahomec, and ocher House Republi Edgar was shocked abouc che lev cans initiated impeachment proceed el of political corruption Gov. Rod ings of Gov. Rod Blagojcvich Tucsday. Blagojcvich allegedly conducted House Republicans filed a resolu during his rwo terms. tion chat would form a special invcsci Edgar, a Charleston native and a gacivc committee to conduce impeach 1968 Eastern graduate, said he was ment hearings in the House, accord noc surprised, however, that Blago ing to a press release jevich was arrested. According to precedent, the release "I've never seen anything like stated, forming che commiuee is che it," Edgar said abouc che degree first step of the impeachment p~. of Blagojcvich's alleged unethical Also on Tuesday, House Minori activity.