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Burris’s top aide resigns

 
WASHINGTON (CNN) – As pressure continued to mount Friday for Sen. Roland Burris to resign his seat, the Illinois Democrat’s top aide stepped down and returned to his position with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Darrel Thompson made no mention as to why he was returning to Reid’s office other than to say he was “temporarily [...] (link)

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