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Four farewells and a hello

 

Published 1/15/2009 by sarahbethparker at CNN Political Ticker

Amid all the farewells is a hello. Roland Burris is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as the junior Senator from Illinois. WASHINGTON (CNN) – It's a day of four farewells and a hello here in the nation's capitol. President Bush goes in front of cameras in prime time tonight to give a farewell address to the [...] (link)

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