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Obama offers 'very affectionate thanks' to Illinois residents

 
Obama has resigned from the Senate, effective Sunday. (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama wrote a letter to Illinois residents published in the state's newspapers Sunday, the day his resignation from the Senate became official. Full text of the letter: Today, I am ending one journey to begin another. After serving the people of Illinois in the United [...] (link)

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