Blagojevich appoints Roland Burris to Senate

Dec. 30: Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat. State officials and Senate Democrats have said the governor's action is not acceptable. NBC's Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News)

MSNBC | December 30, 2008

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