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When Barack Obama was elected president of the US he was a senator from Illinois how was his vacated senate seat filled?
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Vacated congressional seats are generally filled by appointment by the governor of the state.
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How many terms has Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison from Texas served?
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The vice president
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Mike Quigley
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Is Al Gore still a senator?
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Roland Burns was appointed by the governor to fill Obama's vacated senate seat.There was considerable controversy about the way the appointment was made and about Burns's credentials.
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The Presidential Succession Act
What did the governor of Illinois do wrong to result in him being possibly impeached?
He is alleged (charged) with illegally trying to sell the appointed senate seat, vacated when Barrack Obama became President, and trying to pocket the money for himself.
Who was the Vice President after Warren G Harding passed away?
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