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Fri Jan-09-09 03:24 PM
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Burris appointment valid, Illinois high court says

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Source: CNN

Burris appointment valid, Illinois high court says

(CNN) -- Illinois' highest court on Friday validated the appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, ruling that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on it.

The court's opinion states that "no further action is required by the Secretary of State or any other official to make the Governor's appointment of Roland Burris to the United States Senate valid under Illinois law."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/burris.senate/

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