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Published 11/13/2008 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker
Sen. Obama is giving up his seat in the Senate.
(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama has announced that he will officially resign his Senate seat as of this Sunday.
“It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to have served the people of Illinois in the United States Senate,” he said [...]
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