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Gov. Rod Blagojevich could have expected Tuesday's spectacle in Washington, D.C., as his U.S. Senate appointee was denied a seat representing Illinois in the upper chamber of Congress.
Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:01 AM
Roland Burris failed in his bid to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat on Tuesday in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress.
Full Story updated 1/6/2009 1:54 PM
After returning Monday from a three-week tour in Afghanistan as a Naval Reserve officer, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk said more U.S. troops are needed soon to stabilize the war-torn country.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 12:01 AM
Recent Republican congressional hopeful Steve Greenberg received campaign cash from some prominent donors in the days before his Election Day showdown with Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean, federal records showed, but they couldn't help him at the polls.
Full Story published 1/5/2009 1:58 PM
In a formal affidavit, Roland Burris says he had only one limited conversation with Governor Rod Blagojevich before accepting his appointment as a U.S. senator.
Full Story published 1/6/2009 1:24 PM
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