In what some observers are calling a politically smart move, beleaguered Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, US, has named Roland Burris, 71, to fill the Senate seat formerly held by President-elect Barack Obama. Obama has joined other Democrats in calling for the governor to resign in the face of allegations that he tried to sell the Senate seat. Reuters

Posted by :: Ellen Wallace on 31 December 2008 at 8:42 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 31 December 2008.

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