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Defiant Ill. governor fills Obama's Senate seat
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-31 11:26

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White makes a statement after Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris as his choice to fill the vacant US Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama during a news conference in Chicago, Illinois, December 30, 2008. [Agencies]