Who appointed Burris to replace Barack Obama as Senator?
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Rod Blagojevich
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Rod Blagojevich was the Illinois Governor who appointed Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama as Senator. Blagojevich was later impeached and removed from office for corruption charges, including attempted bribery to sell the Senate seat.
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