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Obama resigns Senate seat, thanks Illinois
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Nov 16, 2008 02:59pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Sunday, November 16, 2008 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | CHICAGO (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama resigned his seat in the Senate on Sunday to focus on his transition to the White House while thanking his home state of Illinois for launching his political career.
"Today, I am ending one journey to begin another," Obama said in a statement, describing his job representing Illinois as one of the highest honors of his life.
"I am stepping down as senator to prepare for the responsibilities I will assume as our nation's next president," he said. "But I will never forget, and will forever be grateful to, the men and women of this great state who made my life in public service possible." |
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