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frames- Raymond Donovan , [ARG1 the New Jersey construction executive] who *T*-1 was forced *-2 to resign as labor secretary and indicted *-2 in 1985 , [ARGM-ADV only] *-2 to be [rel acquitted] *-3 of [ARG2-of fraud charges] , often calls other scandal-tossed public figures *-4 to offer a sympathetic ear .
- Ultimately , [ARG0 that carefully picked jury] deadlocked with a 10-2 vote 0 *T*-1 to [rel acquit] , and the prosecution decided *-2 not to retry the case .
- Mr. Hastings 's case was particularly nettlesome because it marked the first time 0 a federal official was impeached *-2 and removed *-2 from office on [ARG2 charges] of which [ARG0 a jury] had [rel acquitted] [ARG1 him] *T*-3 *T*-1 .
- Although [ARG1 Mr. Hastings] had been [rel acquitted] *-1 by [ARG0-by a jury] , lawmakers handling the prosecution in Congress had argued that the purpose of impeachment is n't * to punish an individual .
- [ARG1 Four former Cordis Corp. officials] were [rel acquitted] *-1 of [ARG2-of federal charges related * to the Miami-based company 's sale of pacemakers , including conspiracy * to hide pacemaker defects] .
- It marked the first time 0 a U.S. official was impeached *-1 on [ARG2 charges] of which [ARG0 a jury] had [rel acquitted] [ARG1 him] *T*-3 *T*-2 .
- GOP Sen. Specter of Pennsylvania said 0 [ARG0 he] would vote *-1 to [rel acquit] [ARG1 federal Judge Alcee Hastings] [ARGM-LOC in his impeachment trial on charges of perjury and bribery conspiracy] .
- [ARG1 Judge Hastings] , who *T*-3 was [rel acquitted] *-1 of [ARG2-of similar charges] by [ARG0-by a federal jury] [ARGM-TMP in 1983] , claims 0 he is being victimized *-2 and that the impeachment proceedings against him constitute double jeopardy .