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ILLINOIS GOV. SAYS:

December 19, 2008 10:00 AM

Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich says he will stay on the job. In a news conference held Friday afternoon, the governor said he is not guilty and will not resign. The Chicago Tribune was on hand for the statement.

Chicago Tribune

""I will fight. I will fight. I will fight until I take my last breath. I have done nothing wrong," he said. "And I'm not going to quit a job that people hired me to do because of false accusations and a political lynch mob.""