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Congress: On Burris and TARP

 

Published 1/14/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

Per his associates, Roland Burris will be sworn into the Senate by Vice President Dick Cheney at 2:00 pm ET tomorrow. Said Burris: "I really never doubted that I would be seated. It was just a matter of going through the process and making sure that the Senate rules were abided by."  But Politico writes that Republicans “are ready to portray Burris as a poster child for all that’s wrong with the Democratic Party, and Democrats aren’t sure that they want to back him if he runs for the seat...( read more ) (link)

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