Senate Illinois Obama | Obama chides Illinois governor’s decision to fill Senate seat

December 31, 2008 by frankls
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Blagojevich has ignored calls to resign after his arrest on federal corruption charges.Obama chides Illinois governor’s decision to fill Senate seat
President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday it is disappointing that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ignored warnings from Senate Democrats about appointing a successor to his Senate seat.

On Tuesday, Blagojevich, a Democrat, named former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to serve the last two years of Obama’s Senate term.
Senate Democratic leaders have said they will block the appointment and are urging the governor to step down after his arrest on corruption charges — a move Obama endorsed.

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