Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris (R) gestures as he accepts Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's appointment to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama during a news conference in Chicago, Illinois December 30, 2008. Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris (R) gestures as he accepts Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's appointment to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama during a news conference in Chicago, Illinois December 30, 2008.