WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Roland Burris says those who opposed him filling Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat changed their minds when they examined his background.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Leading Senate Democrats Monday said Roland Burris, a former attorney general from Illinois, is to be certified as the state's newest U.S. senator.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama restated his support of the Senate Democrats' plan not to seat his successor, even though Roland Burris is a "fine public servant."
CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday he agrees the U.S. Senate shouldn't seat the ex-Illinois attorney general Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked to replace him.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- White House chief of staff-designate Rahm Emanuel spoke to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, sources say.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Friday he's removing himself from consideration to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should disclose communications his campaign had with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Republican National Committee said.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday said he was unaware Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was allegedly trying to sell Obama's vacated Senate seat.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, may succeed Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, sources say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has assured him the United States will continue to aid his nation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday he will resign his U.S. Senate seat, effective Sunday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama apologized Friday to former first lady Nancy Reagan for an off-the-cuff comment, a spokeswoman said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- The head of a prominent watchdog group says Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama apparently intended "no paper trail" from his Illinois Senate years.
