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South Korean Protesters Rally as Impeachment Verdict Nears • Feb. 28, 2025, 8:39 PM ET (Bloomberg)
Impeachment trial hearings conclude as support for S. Korean leader Yoon surprisingly grows • Feb. 25, 2025, 7:50 AM ET (Straits Times)
Argentina: Milei faces impeachment threat over crypto post • Feb. 15, 2025, 4:58 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)

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Ken Starr
Ken Starr
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Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens
American politician
Luther Martin
Luther Martin
American lawyer
Benjamin R. Curtis
Benjamin R. Curtis
United States jurist
George Sewall Boutwell
George Sewall Boutwell
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Sir Philip Francis, detail of an oil painting by J. Lonsdale; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Philip Francis
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William Maxwell Evarts
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