But unless Mrs Arroyo decides to leave the cabinet and openly oppose Mr Estrada, efforts to remove him from office are unlikely to succeed.

ECONOMIST: The Philippines

Mr Habecker refused to stand and recite the pledge, and after being branded unpatriotic, was forced to enter a fresh election contest to remove him from office.

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If the full House votes to impeach the governor, the action moves to the state Senate, which would try the case and decide whether to remove him from office.

CNN: Panel recommends impeaching Blagojevich

One of the arguments most frequently employed to urge the president's removal is that, in the United States of America, no one is above the law, and if the Senate does not take action against the president, convict him and remove him from office, we will not be keeping faith with that principle.

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