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Published 1/8/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

The Washington Post says Burris “is on the verge of winning a showdown in Washington that has pitted him against the leaders of the U.S. Senate and the president-elect. Democratic leaders yesterday laid out a path for Burris to join the Senate, a sharp reversal after they and President-elect Barack Obama last week cast his selection to fill Obama's former seat as tainted because he was appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.” “After meeting yesterday with Burris, who is a Democrat and a former attorney general of Illinois, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) said the Senate would consider seating Burris if his appointment is certified by the Illinois secretary of state and the testimony he delivers today in Springfield before a panel of Illinois legislators investigating Blagojevich (D) reveals no impropriety in the process through which Burris received the appointment.” "A Democratic official said that Obama and ... (link)

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