1.   House members saw a need to move quickly to avoid having the legislation bottled up by possible impeachment proceedings.

2.   No one in the House has initiated formal impeachment proceedings against Mr Rubin.

3.   Only the three senior judges could initiate impeachment proceedings against the president.

4.   The Supreme Court was due to rule whether he must face impeachment proceedings on corruption charges.

5.   The threat of impeachment proceedings -- a grenade flung earlier this month by Rep.

6.   Paz Zamora responded by announcing that he was willing to face MNR impeachment proceedings against him in order to find a political solution to the crisis.

7.   This news sent stock markets rising after serious losses over recent days due to fears that the President could face impeachment proceedings.

8.   But they failed to reach agreement, and the speaker, Ruslan Khasbulatov, said impeachment proceedings would go forward.