http://qui.live.mediaspanonlinen.com/rss/ Quincy Herald Whig en-us By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO -- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Sunday he doesn't think a bill taking away the governor's power to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement would have stopped Gov. Rod Blagojevich from making the appointment. Speaking on WGN-AM in Chicago, Madigan said even if the Legislature had passed a bill calling for a special election for the seat, Blagojevich could have vetoed it and made the appointment before an override vote could be held. But House Republican Leader Tom Cross, who spoke on WGN-AM after Madigan, called the Democrats' failure to push for a special election "a huge mistake." http://qui.live.mediaspanonline.com/new_story/i0528-BC-IL-IllinoisGovernor--2ndLd-Writethru-01-11-0517