Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterThe Obama Senate Seat: Blagojevich Keeps On Giving
Published 12/30/2008 at TIME.com Top Politics Stories
Despite warnings from Harry Reid, the embattled Illinois governor exercises his right to name a successor to Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate
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