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Blago Impeached, Recites Poem

You can't make this up: At a press conference Friday, Gov. Blagojevich, to underscore his resolve in the face of impeachment, invokes the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson.

4:14 PM | Jan 9, 2009
Seat Burris Ive Been There

Seat Burris, I've Been There

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Recalling the case of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., former congressman Andrew Jacobs, Jr. says the Constitution could not be clearer: the Senate has no right to reject Roland Burris.

7:32 AM | Jan 6, 2009

Is Race a Factor?

Bobby Rush, backing Blago's pick of Roland Burris, says, 'I don't think that anyone...wants to go on record to deny one African-American from being seated in the US Senate.'

5:03 PM | Dec 30, 2008

The New Senator From Illinois?

Gov. Blagojevich introduces 71-year-old attorney Roland Burris as his choice to fill Barack Obama's senate seat, and tells reporters he's "enjoyed the limelight."

4:34 PM | Dec 30, 2008
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