Senate Showdown Looms for Ill. Appointee -- Burris Says He's Ready to Take Seat Today; Democrats Reject Any Blagojevich Pick

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CHICAGO - Defiant and upbeat, Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris said Monday that upon arriving in Washington, he plans to tell Democratic leaders today: "I'm here to take my seat."

But Burris faces an uphill battle on Capitol Hill, where his fellow Democrats have pledged not to accept anyone appointed by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat left vacant by Barack Obama's election as president.

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Senate Showdown Looms for Ill. Appointee -- Burris Says He's Ready to Take Seat Today; Democrats Reject Any Blagojevich Pick

"I am the junior senator according to every law book in the nation," Burris said Monday, chalking up the controversy swirling around him to "politics and theater."

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