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Published 1/12/2009 at TIME.com Top Politics Stories
Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this week
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Burris seeks to clear Senate hurdle
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news.yahoo.com 1/12/2009 — AP - Roland Burris sought to clear a key hurdle in his quest to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Monday, dispatching his lawyers to the Capitol with formal paperwork designed to persuade Democrats to accept his appointment.
news.yahoo.com 1/12/2009 — AP - Roland Burris sought to clear a key hurdle in his quest to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Monday, dispatching his lawyers to the Capitol with formal paperwork designed to persuade Democrats to accept his appointment.
Congress: Wait and see on Burris — First Read 1/12/2009
It sounds like Dick Durbin would like the Burris issue to just go away . “Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) suggested Sunday evening that Democratic leaders may not require that a Senate panel review the appointment of Roland Burris before ...
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Reuters - U.S. Senate officials have approved Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, sources said on Monday, in a major about-face for the Democratic leadership.
Reuters - U.S. Senate officials have approved Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, sources said on Monday, in a major about-face for the Democratic leadership.
Senate Dems expect to seat Burris this week — msnbc.com: Politics 1/12/2009
It looks like Roland Burris will take President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat later this week. Senate Democratic leaders say they expect to swear in the former Illinois attorney general in the coming days, barring objections from Republicans.
It looks like Roland Burris will take President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat later this week. Senate Democratic leaders say they expect to swear in the former Illinois attorney general in the coming days, barring objections from Republicans.
Burris approved for Senate seat: sources — Reuters: Politics 1/12/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate officials have approved Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, sources said on Monday, in a major about-face for the Democratic leadership.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate officials have approved Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, sources said on Monday, in a major about-face for the Democratic leadership.
Senate Democrats to swear in Burris this week
(AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/13/2009
AP - Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this week. "He is now the ...
AP - Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this week. "He is now the ...
