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dailykos.com - 2/17/2009
Blago hit Burris up for "contribution"
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Via AP : SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Sen. Roland Burris admitted Saturday that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother asked him for a campaign contribution before the governor appointed Burris to the Senate. The disclosure is at odds with Burris' testimony in January when an Illinois House ...
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 2/17/2009
Burris now acknowledges fundraising effort for Blagojevich | Clout Street - local political coverage
— newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Rick Pearson, John Chase and Ray Long at 10:40 a.m. U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has... acknowledged he sought to raise campaign funds for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the request of the governor’s brother at the same time he was making a pitch to ... (more) Burris now acknowledges fundraising effort for ...

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newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 2/18/2009
Roland Burris, resign | Vox Pop
— newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — The benefit of the doubt had already been stretched thin and taut by the time Roland Burris... offered his third version of the events leading to his appointment to the U.S. Senate. It finally snapped like a rubber band, popping him on that long ... (more) Roland Burris, resign | Vox Pop

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newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 2/17/2009
Burris unscripted: More details about Blagojevich contacts | Clout Street - local political coverage
— newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Ray Long at 8:10 a.m. U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has offered a more detailed explanation... of his actions amid the renewed furor over his appointment, saying he is worried the media is destroying his reputation. Talking to reporters who caught up ... (more) Burris unscripted: More details about Blagojevich ...

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2/17: Back In The Saddle
Blogometer — Liberal bloggers ( Moulitsas , Hamsher , Marshall ) cite recent polling as evidence that the GOP's approach to the stimulus negotiations did nothing to improve their reputation. Liberal bloggers ( digby , Moulitsas , Bowers ) hope that the stimulus saga has convinced Pres. Obama to finally abandon his "obession with bipartisanship." Liberal bloggers ( Llorens , Benen , Gardner ) are criticizing IL Sen. Roland Burris after he acknowledged that the brother of ex-IL Gov. Rod ...

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