Burris Refused Seat In US Senate
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Updated: 10:27 AM Jan 6, 2009
Burris Refused Seat In US Senate
A Democratic official says the secretary of the Senate has turned former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris away from taking the seat vacated by President-e lect Barack Obama.
Posted: 9:16 AM Jan 6, 2009
Reporter: Associated Press
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President-elect Barack Obama's appointed successor was turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat.

Roland Burris announced the decision to deny him the seat as he stood before a large throng of reporters and cameras in the rain outside the Capitol building.

Speaking just an hour before the convening of the 111th Congress Tuesday, Burris said he was looking at a host of options for getting the seat.
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