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Published 1/1/2009 by Perry Bacon Jr. at Wash Post In Congress
A day after an announcement that shook Illinois politics, African American politicians and activists remain divided about supporting embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's surprise choice to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate.
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