SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) -- In an ironic, surreal scene Wednesday, impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich will preside briefly over the chamber that holds his political future in its hands.
Blagojevich is to preside over the swearing-in of the Illinois Senate, which will decide in a matter of weeks whether to throw the two-term Democrat out of office.
Blagojevich was impeached by the House on Friday, more than a month after his arrest on federal charges that he tried to sell official government action.
The Illinois Constitution requires the governor to convene incoming Senates and preside until their members elect a leader. In this case, President Emil Jones of Chicago is retiring and Democrats have chosen John Cullerton of Chicago to lead the chamber's majority.
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