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Published 2/5/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Since the election last November, five vacant Senate seats have been filled by appointments. Awkwardly. Illinois: Barack Obama's seat. Then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who had been arrested on a criminal complaint for attempting to sell the seat, defied the Senate and appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. The Senate could find no legal [...] (link)

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