Blago appoints Roland Burris to Obama's seat:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1354679,w-blagojevich-obama-senate-seat-burris-123008.article
Harry Reid says "no way" to Burris's appointment:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1208/Senate_Leadership_Burris_unacceptable.html
Burris is a registered lobbyist:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16930_Page2.html
Lt. Governor: "The governor's action is an insult to the people of Illinois."
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Blago: "I've enjoyed the limelight."
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Congressman Bobby Rush: "This is a matter of national importance. There are no African Americans in the Senate, and I don't think that anyone, any U.S. senator who's sitting in the Senate right now, wanna go on record to DENY one African American from being seated in the U.S. Senate. I don't think they want to go on record doing that"
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http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1354679,w-blagojevich-obama-senate-seat-burris-123008.article
Harry Reid says "no way" to Burris's appointment:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1208/Senate_Leadership_Burris_unacceptable.html
Burris is a registered lobbyist:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16930_Page2.html
Lt. Governor: "The governor's action is an insult to the people of Illinois."
developing...
Blago: "I've enjoyed the limelight."
developing...
Congressman Bobby Rush: "This is a matter of national importance. There are no African Americans in the Senate, and I don't think that anyone, any U.S. senator who's sitting in the Senate right now, wanna go on record to DENY one African American from being seated in the U.S. Senate. I don't think they want to go on record doing that"
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