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the U.S. Senate. Disgraced and imprisoned former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s hotly disputed Illinois senate appointee Roland Burris in 2008 was the last black to hold down a Senate seat. But that was just barely. When the Blagojevich corruption and from Bay State Banner Read more »
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Ken Blackwell: Should Prof. Obama Flunk His Own Course?
elected Members of Congress. Actually, there were a critical few members of that U.S. Senate who were not elected. Sen. Roland Burris of Illinois (D) was then temporarily occupying the seat Sen. Obama had vacated. Burris was put in that seat by Illinois' Gov. from The Huffington Post Read more »
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at Arms Terry Gainer, left, escorted Roland Burris out of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2009. Burris tried to claim the Illinois Senate seat to which he was appointed by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and was turned away by the secretary of the Senate. View More: from Richmond Times-Dispatch Read more »
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No African-American senators likely in near future
Senate, the chamber historian's office said. Six African-Americans have served in the U.S. Senate, Muse said, and that includes Roland Burris of Illinois, who was appointed to President Barack Obama's former seat and served less than a full term. Six Latinos from CNN Read more »
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Illinois' lost decade: A corrupt governor and his broken state
have humbled him: 37 for Blagojevich, 34 for former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, 29 for former Attorney General Roland Burris. But rampant scandal under Republican Gov. George Ryan had chased him into retirement, and tipped Illinois Democratic in the Nov. from Chicago Tribune Read more »
