Found via Newsbusters, this Chicago Sun-Times article begins thusly:
Bye bye, black Senate seat! The political blackbirds are singing a swan song for the hopes of keeping a U.S. Senate seat in African-American hands. The Rod Blagojevich implosion may have dealt that cause a fatal blow.
Last week’s stunning pay-to-play charges led to calls around the nation for a special election to choose President-elect Barack Obama’s successor.
That possibility has provoked outrage among black community leaders and politicians. Not so fast, they are saying.
So much for post-racial America.
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