State's Ouster Drive Slowed -- Feds Get Dibs On Illinois Governor

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois lawmakers could be forced to build their impeachment case against Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a raft of relatively small grievances, rather than the blockbuster Senate- seat-for-sale allegations, for fear of undermining federal prosecutors' criminal investigation.

Members of the state House impeachment committee said Thursday they will do nothing that would interfere with the investigation by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. If Fitzgerald asks lawmakers not to interview certain witnesses, they will abide by that, they said.

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State's Ouster Drive Slowed -- Feds Get Dibs On Illinois Governor

"We do not want to get in the way of the United States...

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