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Nominee for Obama's vacant seat, Roland Burris, turned away at Capitol

 

Published 1/6/2009 at World News from Times Online

The man appointed by the embattled Illinois governor to take over Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat was turned away from Capitol Hill today after being refused permission to take the oath of office. (link)

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