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The Chicago Democrat was in his 16th-floor office on Monday at a downtown state office building.
Blagojevich has kept a consistent work schedule since his arrest Dec. 9 on federal corruption charges.
The governor has given no hint that he plans to forfeit his job any time soon. In his first public comments last week, Blagojevich said he wouldn't resign and would fight the charges against him.
Impeachment decision may be soon
The committee, established last week, met for about three hours Monday, taking testimony on pay-to-play politics and the difficulty federal investigators have in getting permission to wire tap.I'm thinking that if impeachment is largely political that looking at information from the US Attorney might not be critical although to be sure it might go to the heart of the issues involving Gov. Blagojevich and whether or not he can be trusted.
But the panel recessed for a week without getting a response from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald about whether it can delve into the governor's alleged criminal activity without jeopardizing the ongoing federal investigation.
Rep. John Fritchey, D-Chicago, doesn't expect the committee to get the prosecutor's permission, which could bring a quick end to the legislators' work.
"It's safe to say that we're in the homestretch right now," Fritchey said. "Barring an unexpected response from the U.S. attorney, I think that we are looking at a couple of days of hearings left, tops."
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