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Missouri Republicans Seek to Impeach Governor

April 23, 2014 at 7:01 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A Missouri state House committee will hold hearings Wednesday into three proposed articles of impeachment against Gov. Jay Nixon (D), whom some Republicans say has committed offenses worthy of being removed from office,” the Washington Post reports.

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