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January 6, 2009 12:00 AM

Congress is in session, but not everyone's there

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Roland Burris — Roland Burris, who was chosen y Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the U. S. Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Barack Obama, speaks to the media as he prepares to catch a flight to Washington, D.C.
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Roland Burris — Roland Burris, who was chosen y Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the U. S. Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Barack Obama, speaks to the media as he prepares to catch a flight to Washington, D.C.
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

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