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Governor Harding censured after impeachment defeat
Des Moines April 17 Governor W L Harding, ill with diabetes, was censured by the Iowa house after a 7 to 4 vote replacing impeachment with censure. The action ends the Rathbun pardon case investigation as heated debate stretched nearly fifteen hours. Supporters called the pardon an unwillful mistake. critics condemned it amid tense scenes in the chamber.
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