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briefingroom.thehill.com - 2/18/2009
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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother, Rob, solicited campaign contributions from Sen. Roland Burris (D) in the period leading up to his appointment to the Senate, Burris acknowledged Saturday.
In an affidavit submitted last week to the Illinois House committee that presided over ...
cnn.com - 2/19/2009
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cnn.com —
Sen. Roland Burris, who is under fire to
resign, arrives at a Chicago City Club luncheon to
speak Wednesday.
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Spokesman for embattled Sen. Burris resigns
thehill.com - 2/18/2009
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thehill.com —
Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.) has called on embattled
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) to resign, becoming the first
member of Congress to call on the appointee to give up his seat. "I believe it is in the best interest of all Illinoisans that Sen. Burris ...
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Rep. Hare calls for Burris to resign
blogs.suntimes.com - 2/19/2009
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blogs.suntimes.com —
WASHINGTON--Embattled Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is cancelling his
Thursday schedule, where he was to have met with
Rockford area civic, elected and religious leaders as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent out a very frosty statement, saying Burris failed ...
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Burris in the bunker. Cancels Thursday schedule. Durbin ...
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Don’t Throw Burris Under Bus
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... by the disgraced, now-former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D). He’s wrapped in controversy again now because he admits he was asked for a $10,000 contribution by Blago’s brother — even though he didn’t make one. And he tried to raise money for Blago from his friends — even though he couldn’t find anybody who would contribute. Did Burris tell the whole truth when he should have? No. Did he lie about it under oath? Maybe not, but he sure gave a slippery answer. So should he be forced to ...
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