12/31/2008

Former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris accepts Blagojevich ...

Rod Blagojevich, when he appointed former state Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. It's unclear whether a special election would trump the Governor's appointment of Roland Burris. So I'm here today to announce that I am appointing Roland Burris as the next United States senator from Illinois. Despite the charge, the governor Tuesday tapped former state Attorney General Roland Burris to fill the seat. Roland Burris in the US Senate, setting the stage for a potentially lengthy legal struggle over representation for the state. "This is not about Mr. Blagojevich today named former state Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Obama’s vacant seat. Senate Democratic leaders vowed to reject the appointment. AP Thank you for coming to sacbee.com. AP Note: If this is your first time using our NEW commenting system, you will have to LOG OUT and then LOG BACK IN. topic and not abusive. AP Copyright 2008, The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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