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Ill. Sec/State: 'Don't ask me to sign anything'

 

Published 1/9/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum Following Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn , Secretary of State Jesse White took the microphone in Chicago and opened up with a joke. "Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "don't ask me to sign anything today, OK?"   He continued, to laughter, "I know I need some sensitivity training."   To Roland Burris , it is no joking matter. But Burris may have been helped today by an Illinois Supreme Court ruling that said White did not have to sign off on Blagojevich's appointment of Burris. Senate Democrats, however, as NBC's Ken Strickland reported, are sticking to their interpretation that Senate rules do require White's signature in order for Burris to be seated.   "I'd like thank the Illinois Supreme Court for the ruling today," White said. "They have affirmed what Attorney General Lisa Madigan and I have maintained all along that I have fulfilled my legal obligations regarding the appointment of Roland Burris to the ... (link)

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