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by Svea Herbst-Bayliss

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.

In taking the action, the panel decided the Democratic Illinois senator's behavior, while "reflecting unfavorably upon the Senate," did not merit censure or expulsion from Congress.

After Obama resigned from the Senate to be sworn in as president in January, Rod Blagojevich, then-governor of Illinois, considered a number of possible candidates before appointing Burris to temporarily replace him.

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