Durbin urges special election to succeed Obama

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 3:13 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois says the state's legislature should order a special election to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat rather than allow Gov. Rod Blagojevich to pick a new senator.

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NBC/WSJ poll: Majority would vote out every member of Congress
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- Voting them out is NOT permanent enough. Jail would be a lot better! Striping them of the pensions and health care benefits, even better! Making them turn their "tax free campaign contribution trust fund" over too cover their past sins . . better yet!! I wonder what would be best?
Obama rejects Keystone oil pipeline
Wed Jan 18, 2012
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Obama rejects Keystone oil pipeline
Wed Jan 18, 2012
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'Uncertainty and danger': World Bank warns of downturn worse than 2008
Wed Jan 18, 2012
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'Uncertainty and danger': World Bank warns of downturn worse than 2008
Wed Jan 18, 2012
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'Uncertainty and danger': World Bank warns of downturn worse than 2008
Wed Jan 18, 2012
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'Uncertainty and danger': World Bank warns of downturn worse than 2008
Wed Jan 18, 2012
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A new year, a new direction for birthday boy Howard Stern
Thu Jan 12, 2012
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