Roland Burris is refused seat in US Senate
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090105/capt.40976cb8e4014deda699a7e34f437592.senate_burris_mdrc108.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=0YHkxrKWH8ivjKftxV.78Q--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris talks with the media after arriving at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Linthicum, Md., Monday, Jan. 4, 2009. Burris will face a showdown on Capitol Hill about whether he'll succeed President-elect Barack Obama in Congress after being appointed last week by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_go_co/senate_burris)AP - President-elect Barack Obama's appointed successor was turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat.</p><br clear="all"/>
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