Obama Calls on Blagojevich to Resign

Posted by Gregg Levine, Firedoglake at 10:25 AM on December 10, 2008.

Barack "agrees with Lt. Gov. Quinn and many others that under the current circumstances it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job."

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President Elect Barack Obama has called on embattled Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to resign:

"The President-elect agrees with Lt. Gov. Quinn and many others that under the current circumstances it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job and serve the people of Illinois," Robert Gibbs, the incoming White House press secretary, said.

Gibbs also added that the Illinois state legislature should put in process a new system to pick a new Senator to fill the seat vacated by Obama.

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