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Calls for Burris resignation intensify as new details emerge

 

Published 2/18/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris leaves a news conference on Sunday in Chicago, Illinois. (CNN) — The Washington Post added its voice Wednesday to a growing chorus of demands for the resignation of Sen. Roland Burris two days after he detailed conversations with impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother that he failed to mention under oath. Burris, appointed [...] (link)

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