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Obama: No Support for Burris
President-elect Barack Obama has declined to support giving Illinois' vacated U.S. Senate seat, last held by Obama, to former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris.

Obama told a news conference in Washington Wednesday that the decision on whether to allow Burris to join the Senate is one for the Senate to make. He said he has known Burris for years and would be happy to "work with him" if he ultimately gets seated but that he can’t go further than that.

The Burris appointment has been entangled in a controversy over federal charges leveled against Gov. Rod Blagojevich that the governor previously sought to solicit personal gain in exchange for the Senate appointment.

Meanwhile, Burris met this morning with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Reid says Burris will not be allowed in the Senate until the Illinois Supreme Court rules on the question of whether certification of the appointment by the secretary of state is necessary, and whether the secretary of state has discretion.

(Illinois Radio Network)
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