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Burris says he'll be sworn in Thursday as Obama's Senate successor, ending long battle

Senate appointee Roland Burris will be sworn into office Thursday, his office said, closing a painful and protracted certification process ensnared in the federal corruption investigation of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Senate Democrats have reversed course, grudgingly accepting the former Illinois attorney general into their exclusive club as the person who will replace the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. "I really never doubted that I would be seated,"... Full Story
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