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'''Roland Burris''' is the former Attorney General of [[Illinois]] who was appointed by Illinois Governor [[Rod Blagojevich]] to fill a vacant [[U.S. Senate]] seat. | '''Roland Burris''' is the former Attorney General of [[Illinois]] who was appointed by Illinois Governor [[Rod Blagojevich]] to fill a vacant [[U.S. Senate]] seat. | ||
| − | On Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, Roland Burris "was denied entry to the Senate chambers Tuesday as he tried to claim the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/burris/index.html</ref> | + | On Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, Roland Burris "was denied entry to the Senate chambers Tuesday as he tried to claim the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/burris/index.html</ref> On Jan. 12, 2009, he has been certified by U.S. Senate officials to fill the seat vacated by President-elect [[Barack Obama]].''' Roland Burris has been certified by U.S. Senate officials to fill the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, [[FOX News]] has learned. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/12/burris-certified-obamas-vacated-senate-seat/]</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:07, January 12, 2009
Roland Burris is the former Attorney General of Illinois who was appointed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat.
On Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, Roland Burris "was denied entry to the Senate chambers Tuesday as he tried to claim the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama."[1] On Jan. 12, 2009, he has been certified by U.S. Senate officials to fill the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Roland Burris has been certified by U.S. Senate officials to fill the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, FOX News has learned. [2]