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Obama talks about Burris, deficits

Think Progress found this 1/7/2009 on firstread.msnbc.msn.com

From NBC's Athena Jones WASHINGTON -- In his first press conference of the new year, President-elect Obama said the decision to seat Roland Burris was a "Senate matter." "I know Roland Burris," Obama said. "I think he's a fine public servant. If he gets seated, then I'm going to work with Roland Burris just like I worked with all the other senators to make sure that the people of Illinois and the people of the country are served." Burris, the former Illinois attorney general, was named ...