Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun loses her reelection bid in Illinois

CHI98110405 - 4 NOVEMBER 1998 - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA: Outgoing U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun, D-IL, speaks at the Federal Building in Chicago, November 4. Moseley-Braun was ousted from her Senate seat by Republican candidate Peter Fitzgerald. Braun was the first African-American elected to the Senate but was plagued with quesions of poor ethics in recent years. iw/Kathleen Economou UPI.