Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterIn distraction for Obama, chaos stalks new Senate (AFP)
Published 1/5/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AFP - The new US Senate was set to convene Tuesday in a swirl of allegations of personal corruption, voter fraud and dynastic nepotism that threatens to dog the early days of Barack Obama's presidency.
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