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Burris sworn-in to Obama's senate seat finally
Washington,
Jan
16:
Ronald
W
Bruris
has
been
sworn
in
as
a
Senator
from
the
Midwestern
State,
the
seat
vacated
by
the
US
President-elect-Barack
Obama,
after
much
controversies.
Illinois
Governor
Rod
J
Blagojevich
nominated
Burris
to
the
seat
in
Dec
2008.
Controversy sparked off after Democrats initially refused to accept Burris nomination as Blagojevich faces the charge of selling the Senate seat.
Blagojevich was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation for the selling the Senate Seat Charges and faces impeachment. However, Blagojevich denied the allegations. When Burris gave his nomination papers in Washington, Democratic leaders, including the Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, refused to accept it saying that it was incomplete.
However, Burris fresh nomination were in accordance with the Senate, hence Reid and Majority Whip Richard Durbin planned to seat Burris. Soon after the swearing in Reid sought to put an end to the controversy by saying on the floor of the Senate: "We made it clear from the beginning that our concern was never with Burris."
Burris,
aged
71,
was
sworn
in
as
the
Senator
on
Thursday,
Jan
15.
OneIndia News (With inputs from Agencies)
