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Roland Burris likely to be sworn into office tomorrow

Senate appointee Roland Burris is likely to be sworn into office tomorrow, his office said, closing a protracted certification process ensnared in the federal corruption probe of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Senate Democrats have reversed course, grudgingly accepting the former Illinois attorney general as the person who will replace the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

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