1.0link154375<![CDATA[Blagojevich Vaults Roland Burris Back Into Spotlight]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/blagojevich-vaults-roland_n_154375.htmlSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Roland Burris was once a popular figure in every part of Illinois. But that was years ago.
Burris, 71, hasn't won an election since 1990, despite three tries for the Democratic nomination for governor and one run for mayor of Chicago. He was the first black man to win a major statewide office.