Minutes after Blagojevich impeachment, Pat Quinn, the lieutenant governor of Illionois, was sworn in as the new governor.
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Saw the senate session on CSPAN and CNN coverage.

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The moment Blagojevich was impeached the power transferred to 60 year old Pat Quinn of the Democratic Party; He was sworn in today at 5:40 PM Central Standard Time. Pat is now the 41st Governor of the state of Illinois.

According to Wikipedia:

Due to Blagojevich's single digit approval rating, and Quinn's known rivalry with Blagojevich, the transfer of power was welcomed by many Illinois citizens and politicians, including attorney general Lisa Madigan and former Republican governor Jim Edgar. Such popularity has birthed a variety of faux election garb, such as "Pat Quinn for Governor '08" stickers and other such items circulated mostly via the internet.

The Wikipedia article cited has lots of interesting facts about him.
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Wikipedia Article on Pat Quinn:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Quinn_%28politician%29

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I found a new article explaining the whole court case and the new governor.  
He is Democratic Lieutenant Governor Patrick Quinn was sworn in almost immediately, saying, "The ordeal is over" and urging people to "to make the sacrifices necessary to address the serious challenges we have before us: The integrity challenge, the challenge of our economy, the challenge of making sure that we pay our bills."  has expressed concerns about the state's budget ills, about which he says he has been told little, and a 7.6 percent unemployment rate that is above the national average.The article is found on the webpage address:http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKN2929891420090130?pageNumber=1
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKN2929891420090130?pageNumbe...

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