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December 9, 2008 - 9:56am
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Menendez's first sticky wicket: new Senator from Illinois would be appointed by a Governor who was arrested today

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.), who was arrested this morning, will name Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested today on federal corruption charges -- he allegedly tried to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat -- which means Obama's replacement in the United States Senate could be appointed by a man under indictment.  Illinois state law provides for the Governor to fill vacant seats in the U.S. Senate, and short of resignation, there is no process for Blagojevich to pass that responsibility to anyone else.  He could opt to leave Obama’s Senate seat vacant.

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