Jamie Dupree
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Obama Resigns Senate Seat

By Jamie Dupree
Nov 13, 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama announced today that he will resign his seat in the Senate effective this weekend, just a day before the U.S. Senate returns for a lame duck post-election session.  Here is the statement issued today by his transition office:

President-Elect Barack Obama announced today that he will resign his seat in the Senate effective this weekend, just a day before the U.S. Senate returns for a lame duck post-election session.  Here is the statement issued today by his transition office: "It has been one of the highest honors and ...

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