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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 31 > Defiant governor names choice for Obama’s seat

Defiant governor names choice for Obama’s seat

Senate Democrats seek to block the appointment, but authority is in question

By Carl Hulse / The Bulletin
December 31, 2008

WASHINGTON — Within an hour of learning on Tuesday that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was about to name a successor to President-elect Barack Obama, the Senate Democratic leadership drew a clear line in the sand: Anyone appointed by the embattled Illinois chief executive would not be accorded....

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