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Published 2/16/2009 by Peter Slevin at Wash Post In Congress
CHICAGO. Feb. 15 -- Illinois Republicans called today for a perjury investigation of Sen. Roland W. Burris (D), who declared that he did not try to mislead state lawmakers about his contacts with associates of former governor Rod Blagojevich.
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