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Roland Burris took over as the only African American member of the U.S. Senate after who?

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Roland Burris took over as the only African American member of the U.S. Senate after Barack Obama, who resigned from the Senate after being elected President of the United States. Burris was appointed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was later impeached and removed from office for attempting to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat.
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