Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterAnalysis: Constitutional fight looms over Senate seat
Published 1/2/2009 at CNN.com - Politics
The U.S. Senate is considered the most exclusive legislative body in the country, and members of its majority say they will not accept Roland Burris -- tapped by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill a vacant seat -- into their own.
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