washingtonmonthly.com - 11/13/2008
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OBAMA TO GIVE UP SENATE SEAT ON SUNDAY.... It seems strange, but technically, Barack Obama is still a sitting senator. In fact, in an odd twist, when Congress reconvenes for a lame-duck session, Obama and Joe Biden can still vote...
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 11/13/2008
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UPDATED AT 1:50 p.m. Posted by John McCormick
and Rick Pearson at 1:35 p.m. President-elect Barack Obama...
said today he will step down from his Senate seat effective this Sunday. The decision adds to the pressure on Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a fellow ...
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blogs.suntimes.com - 11/13/2008
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updated 3:37 p.m. Chicago time.... WASHINGTON--President-elect Barack Obama
will step down from his U.S. senate seat on...
Sunday, he said in a statement on Thursday. All political eyes in Illinois are on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to see who he will...
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Obama resigning Senate seat as of Sunday
stratfor.com - 11/7/2008
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Barack Obama has been elected president of the
United States by a large majority in the Electoral...
College. The Democrats have dramatically increased their control of Congress, increasing the number of seats they hold in the House of Representatives ...
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... declares at The Beat. Possible candidates include Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, and Illinois Department of Vererans Affairs head Tammy Duckworth, Nichols says, noting that controversial Gov. Rod Blagoevich (D) will soon become very popular among ambitious Illinois Dems. Blagoevich has created a committee to vet possible replacements for Obama, writes Political Animal's Steve Benen . Benen adds former state Senate President Emil Jones (D), state Sen. Kwame Raoul (D), and ...
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CNN Political Ticker 11/13/2008
Sen. Obama is giving up his seat in the Senate.
(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama has announced that he will officially resign his Senate seat as of this Sunday.
“It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to have ...
Obama to resign Senate seat —
First Read 11/13/2008
From NBC's Savannah Guthrie and Mark MurrayObama announced that he will resign his Illinois Senate seat, effective Sunday.
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Poll: Obama facing high expectations —
CNN Political Ticker 11/13/2008
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