It wasn't long after the Illinois state Senate voted unanimously to remove Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office that Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn put his hand on a Bible and took the oath of office to replace him. "I want to say to the people of Illinois: 'The ordeal is over,'" said Quinn, a 60-year-old tax attorney.
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