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  <body>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-bc-il--lieutenant,0,6700912.story&quot;&gt;Democrat lieutenant governor nominee says he won't step down&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/02/giannoulias_calls_for_cohen_to.html&quot;&gt;Giannoulias calls for Cohen to step down&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-lt-governor-why-20100204,0,79428.story&quot;&gt;Job may be boring, but history of Illinois lieutenant governor is anything but&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/2030787,lt-gov-governor-separate-primaries-020510.article&quot;&gt;History keeps separate governor, lieutentant governor primary system intact&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2010/02/edwardsville-businessman-becomes-gops-lieutenant-governor-nominee/&quot;&gt;Edwardsville man becomes Illinois GOP's lieutenant governor nominee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cbs2chicago.com/local/kirk.dillard.conference.2.1472137.html&quot;&gt;Will Dillard demand recount in GOP race?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/02/05/new-indictment-issued-for-blagojevich/&quot;&gt;New indictment issued for Blagojevich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/02/democrat-concedes-defeat-in-close-state-comptroller-contest.html&quot;&gt;Democrat concedes defeat in close state comptroller contest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/02/blagojevich_indicted_anew_wife.html&quot;&gt;New Blagojevich charges, wife-choker for lieutenant governor: typically Illinois&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</body>
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  <teaser>Scott Lee Cohen, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, faces questions about a past involving domestic abuse.</teaser>
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  <title>Political links: Cohen defies Quinn, Giannoulias</title>
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