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  • Late word: Burris is in, Reid's gone quiet and Blago's still there

    01/12/2009 10:27:59 PM PST · by malkee · 22 replies · 1,197+ views
    L A Times ^ | Jan 12, 2009 | Top of the Ticket
    Catching up: Seeking to end an embarrassing episode, Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate sent word to the world today that Roland Burris, a 71-year-old African American, would be sworn in late this week to replace the 47-year-old president-elect, Barack Obama. (See video below.) The move, done with no cameras present to provide lasting video evidence of the political debacle for Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois' other senator, Dick Durbin, should get the political mess out of the way in time for Obama's inauguration next Tuesday, as his aides had suggested. Even in another time zone, the...