The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach a federal judge for obstruction of justice while in office for lying to investigators about allegations of sexual misconduct.

Despite an impassioned plea by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to impeach him, thereby ousting him from office. The vote was 59 - 0.

The National Impeachment Network has created an ad that seeks to prod the Legislature to impeach President George W. Bush. It's asking for donations to enable them to air the ad in various markets around the country.

A top United States lawmaker and a leading war critic has held out the possibility of the Democrats impeaching the President George W Bush stressing that this is perhaps one way of influencing a President.

Romania's parliament has suspended President Traian Basescu on charges of unconstitutional conduct, deepening the country's political crisis and raising the possibility of a new presidential election.