SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House could vote as early as next week on whether to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The Illinois House has bumped up its schedule and will meet several days next week. They had been set to reconvene on Jan. 12.

Ethiopia says its troops have begun pulling out of Somalia, after two years helping the government fight insurgents.

The steel industry, a bellwether for the state of the nation’s economy, is looking to the government for a $1 trillion investment program over two years.

The passengers on a flight from Reagan National Airport allegedly made suspicious remarks.

A Muslim family was removed from an AirTran flight after passengers became concerned about their conversation over the safest place to sit. Atif Irfan says AirTran officials refused to let his family back on the plane, even after FBI investigators cl

David Crane, who supports public-private partnerships, draws income from investments he made while at a financial services company that could receive business from state projects.

There are fewer of them, but Democrats may need them to break potential GOP filibusters. Congress has so few moderate Republicans that at least in the Senate t

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