Rod Blagojevich will keep the power to appoint the Senate successor to Barack Obama while Illinois Democrats embark on an impeachment process that could take weeks. The Democrats, who hold a majority in the state house, deferred taking away his authority to appoint when they were unable to come to an agreement on how to proceed with a special election.

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