Senate appointee Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill the vacant seat of President-elect Barack Obama, smiles as he arrives at the Capitol, January 6, 2009. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)... [more »]
Date: 6 January 2009, 1:38 pm
Former Illinois attorney general and senate appointee Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill the vacant seat of President-elect Barack Obama, speaks to the media at BWI airport on his way to Washington DC, in Baltimore, Mar…... [more »]
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Date: 6 January 2009, 12:12 pm
Senate Sergeant at Arms Terrance Gainer (L) escorts senate appointee Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill the vacant seat of President-elect Barack Obama, out of the building after a brief visit at the Capitol, January 6,…... [more »]
Date: 6 January 2009, 11:08 am
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Date: 6 January 2009, 10:42 am
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Date: 6 January 2009, 10:23 am
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Date: 6 January 2009, 8:11 am
Democratic senatorial candidate, and well known satirist and a former writer and actor for the popular Saturday Night Live television show, Al Franken (DFL-MN) and his wife Franni (L) speak to reporters after he is declared the winner by the Minnesot…... [more »]
Date: 6 January 2009, 7:12 am
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