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Senate Dems retreat on Burris; Obama steps in (AP)
[4 mins][Lubbock, TX]
Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris, center, meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., left, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from senators irked that the standoff was draining attention and putting them in a bad light. Burris said with a smile he expected to join them "very shortly."
'Memorable flood event' in Wash. state
[11 mins][Washington, DC]
Rescue workers evacuate residents from a flooded neighborhood near Orting, Wash., on Wednesday. The rapidly rising Puyallup River forced hundreds of people in the area from their homes.Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing flooding and road closures as snow that buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt.

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