Obama's Senate Seat Up For Grabs As Jockeying Begins In Illinois

Obama's Senate Seat Up For Grabs As Jockeying Begins In Illinois

Barack Obama is the first sitting senator since John F. Kennedy to be elected president, and in the wake of his historical election floats a crucial question: Who will take his place as senator?

Kennedy was succeeded in the Senate by his Harvard roommate, Benjamin A. Smith II, who filled the slot until Kennedy's brother, Edward Kennedy, was old enough to run for the office. So if history is any guide, Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will appoint a Democrat close to Obama.

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