Published 12/31/2008
by rsinderbrand
at CNN Political Ticker
Reid and other congressional Democratic leaders have said they will block the seating of any Blagojevich appointment.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders are devising a plan to block the appointment of Roland Burris to the Senate for weeks in hopes it will prevent Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich from deciding [...]
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