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Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate seat: report (Reuters)

 
Reuters - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will appoint Democratic former state attorney general Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday. (link)

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