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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/9/2009
Attorney: Ruling gives Burris the Senate seat
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Armed with the Illinois Supreme Court ruling, Burris' lawyers vowed to return to Washington on Monday and file suit in federal court unless top Senate Democrats reverse their rejection of impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich's choice for the seat. "He is now the junior senator from the state of ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for Roland Burris to be seated as a senator from... Illinois, after more than a weeklong spectacle surrounding the state’s corruption scandal and the questioning of Mr. Burris’s credentials. After Mr. ... (more) Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
— chicagobreakingnews.com — WASHINGTON--Roland Burris won his battle to succeed Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois this afternoon... as Senate Democrats dropped their objections and said he should be seated this week. The agreement came after Senat lawyers said Burris ... (more) Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week

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politico.com - 1/12/2009
Dem Senators will swear in Burris
— politico.com — Roland Burris saga is over, as Democratic Senate leaders have accepted his credentials.... (more) Dem Senators will swear in Burris

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Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... the rest of his national security team today, including Leon Panetta at the CIA. * Dick Durbin said the Senate won't seat Roland Burris unless his appointment is certified by the Illinois Secretary of State, independent of what the state Supreme Court says. * Speaking of alleged corruption, did you see ...

Circus Maximus
Pundits Blog — ... had asked the court to compel the secretary of state, Jesse White, to sign the certification — what Burris thought was the last impediment to taking over Obama's old Senate seat. After the ruling, White insisted he still wouldn't sign the certification, saying he "could not and will not in good conscience sign my name to any appointment made by Gov. Rod Blagojevich." However, and more importantly, White registered the appointment and provided paperwork to prove it, according to the Chicago Tribune , which his lawyers provided to Senate Democrats. "He is now the junior senator ...

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