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Burris Turned Away from Senate
Posted 1.6.09 by City Room and the Associated Press

Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris, right, escorted by Senate Sergeant of Arms Terrance Gainer (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President-elect Barack Obama's appointed successor was turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat. Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris announced the decision to deny him the seat as he stood before a large throng of reporters and cameras in the rain outside the Capitol building.

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