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Published October 19, 2009, 12:00 AM

Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill.


Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., is interviewed by the Associated Press in his Capitol Hill office in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Illinois Democrat, appointed by disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, says he'll only vote for a bill to provide health care to millions more Americans as long as it allows the government to sell insurance in competition with private insurers. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)




Read the article: HEALTH CARE REFORM: Shunned Illinois senator suddenly relevant