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(AP) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois attorney general has filed

a motion with the state's highest court asking justices to remove

scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.

Lisa Madigan took the action Friday as pressure on the governor

intensified to step down. The motion challenges his fitness to

serve and asks that the Supreme Court oust him.

Madigan scheduled a news conference in Chicago Friday morning to

discuss the motion.

The move came as the governor prayed with several ministers in

his home before heading to his office, telling them he is innocent

and will be vindicated "when you hear each chapter completely

written," according to one of the pastors.

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