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blogs.abcnews.com - 12/30/2008
Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat
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Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. Then-state senator Obama backed Burris over Blagojevich in the Democratic...
chicagotribune.com - 12/30/2008
BLAGOJEVICH'S LATEST MOVE: Rod Blagojevich expected to name Burris to Obama senate seat -
— chicagotribune.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect... Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone ... (more) BLAGOJEVICH'S LATEST MOVE: Rod Blagojevich expected to ...

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wthitv.com - 12/30/2008
White will try to reject Senate pick
— wthitv.com — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says he'll reject any paperwork that Gov. Rod Blagojevich files to... name a new U.S. senator. (more) White will try to reject Senate pick

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progressillinois.com - 12/30/2008
Just Two Weeks Ago, Burris Called Blago Allegations "Appalling" And ...
— progressillinois.com — Wow. Just out from the Tribune : Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois... Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that ... (more) Just Two Weeks Ago, Burris Called Blago Allegations ...

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Blago to Appoint After All
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ABC’s Jake Tapper reports: Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. Then-state senator Obama backed Burris over Blagojevich in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2002. Blagojevich will make this announcement despite his attorney Ed Genson’s Dec. 17 prediction that the governor would not appoint anyone to the Senate seat, ...

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Blagojevich Names Roland Burris to Replace Obama in U.S. Senate
firedoglake.com 12/30/2008 — Woah : The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone appointed by the disgraced governor who faces criminal charges of trying to sell the post, sources familiar with the decision said.  ...
Blagojevich to Name Burris to Senate Seat — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
The Chicago Tribune reports Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) will name former Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama.
Obama: Blagojevich appointee shouldn't be seated (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - President-elect Barack Obama says he supports the decision by Senate Democrats to deny his vacated Senate seat to an appointee of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. On Tuesday, Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General ...
Senate Democrats' letter on Obama replacement (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The text of the letter released Tuesday by the Democratic leadership in the Senate in which Democrats say they will not seat anyone Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appoints to the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich was ...
Blagojevich to appoint Burris to Senate seat: report — Reuters: Politics
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will appoint Democratic former state Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday.
Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate seat: report (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
Reuters - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will appoint Democratic former state attorney general Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday.
Senate Democrats Say They Won’t Seat Obama Replacement — WSJ.com: Washington Wire
Senate Democrats are refusing to seat the man picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama . Blagojevich plans to name former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris . Senate Democrats say ...