Governor names Obama's replacement

CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich exercised what is left of his power Tuesday with a stunning but probably futile move: appointing someone to the U.S. Senate seat federal prosecutors accuse him of trying to sell. Senate leaders say they will not accept anyone Blagojevich appoints because of the legal cloud over him, but the governor tried to shift focus from himself to his appointee - former state Attorney General Roland Burris - as soon as he announced the pick. "Please don't allow the allegations against me to taint a good and honest man," the governor said, turning to the smiling 71-year-old standing by his side. "This is about Roland Burris as a U.S. senator, not about the governor who made the appointment." His choice injected race into t