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breitbart.com - 2/19/2009
APNewsBreak: Black pastors to ask Burris to resign
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CHICAGO (AP) - A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on ...
Quinn calls on Burris to quit
chicagobreakingnews.com - 2/20/2009
Quinn calls on Burris to quit
— chicagobreakingnews.com — _quinn640.jpg Gov. Pat Quinn at his press conference this morning. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Gov. Patrick Quinn today called on U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to resign amid the furor of questions over his contacts with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ... (more) Quinn calls on Burris to quit

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cqpolitics.com - 2/19/2009
Burris’ Lobbying Disclosures Don’t Add Up
— cqpolitics.com — The names of lobbying clients that Sen. Roland W. Burris declared to a state legislative panel do not match those on records he filed over the last decade with Illinois and Chicago agencies, a CQ analysis of the records has found. The discovery comes ... (more) Burris’ Lobbying Disclosures Don’t Add Up

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thehill.com - 2/20/2009
White House: Burris should mull future
— thehill.com — The White House said Friday that embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris “should take some time this weekend,” and think about his future. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said he was not following Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in suggesting that ... (more) White House: Burris should mull future

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Black Pastors: Burris Must Go
Politics Daily — Filed under: Senate, Scandal, InvestigationsAPNewsBreak: A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on Thursday. Many of the city's influential black pastors supported Burris because of his scandal-free reputation-even though he was appointed by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich three weeks after the governor was arrested for allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat. Now some of those ...

Burris kicked to the curb by black pastors
Hot Air » Top Picks — Burris kicked to the curb by black pastors posted at 10:16 am on February 20, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Roland Burris’ serial prevarications on his relationship with disgraced former governor Rod Blagojevich have put tremendous pressure on Democrats to do something, or risk carrying the stench of scandal for the next two years.  While Senate Democratic leaders Harry Reid and Dick Durbin have issued increasingly terse and distant statements and have pushed the issue to the Senate Ethics Commitee for review, neither have had the nerve to demand Burris’ resignation for his lies under oath ...

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