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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 01 > Illinois Senate pick goes to court

Illinois Senate pick goes to court

Burris asks state court to force appointment; also, attorney wants 90 days for case against governor

By Bulletin wire reports / The Bulletin
January 1, 2009

U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to force Secretary of State Jesse White to certify his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.

It’s the start of legal wrangling over the Senate seat. Gov. Rod Blagojevich....

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