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Published 1/9/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) — Illinois' highest court has ruled the secretary of state does not have sign off on the appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
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Illinois' highest court ruled Friday that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on the appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Illinois' highest court ruled Friday that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on the appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
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