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washingtonpost.com - 2/18/2009

Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) must go.

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) must go.

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chicagotribune.com - 2/18/2009

Roland Burris, resign -

— chicagotribune.com — About the affidavit Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., talks to the media about an affidavit that he filed... Feb. 5 with the Illinois House committee. ( Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo / February 15, 2009) (more) Roland Burris, resign -

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thehill.com - 2/18/2009

Ethics panel opens probe on Sen. Burris

— thehill.com — The Senate Ethics Committee has opened a preliminary inquiry into Sen. Roland Burris’s (D-Ill.) conflicting testimony on... the circumstances surrounding his appointment while Senate Democrats and Republicans take a wait-and-see approach to the potential ... (more) Ethics panel opens probe on Sen. Burris

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Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... , who has recently lit Burris up in his columns as a "lying little sneak," says Blago played him for a fool. Meanwhile, Tribune columnist John Kass says there is some blame to go around for the Burris mess - even though the Hopium eaters don't want to hear about it. Burris fought his way tooth and nail to get into the United States Senate.  But he also played the race card at the same time he told people not to convict him of guilt by association. Now, however, there is the admission of an association, the revelation of having told a string of lies, and his race has nothing ...

Tombstone Burris: A Local View
Southern Appeal — The Chicago Tribune’s John Kass on who to blame for Roland Burris (H/T: Backyard Conservative ): But who is responsible for Illinois being represented by a lying weasel in the U.S. Senate? Though Blagojevich appointed Burris, that was just the beginning of our descent into madness. Like I said, there are two others who deserve credit. Obama could have demanded a special election to fill his own vacated Senate seat, the one that Blagojevich allegedly tried to sell to the highest bidder. Obama also pressured Senate leaders to seat Burris, in the hopes of ending the ...

John Kass to the white courtesy phone, please.
Daily Kos — ... Kass, who writes for the Chicago Tribune, thinks President Obama pushed the seating of Roland Burris in order to secure a needed 60th vote for the stimulus package: ...

Burris Was Always "Just A Liability"
TalkLeft — ... and Republican journalists who lack a basic understanding of the Senate 3/5 rules for cloture (and for legislation raising the deficit). The gist of the Republican argument is that Democrats needed 60 votes to pass the stimulus and that is why Roland Burris was accepted in the Senate. This is how Reynolds puts it ...

Senator Durbin (D-IL) abandons Senator Burris (D-IL).
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... I shouldn’t have anticipated the ending like that, because now we find ourselves in Act III of the Matter of Illinois, and the vultures circle for Roland Burris. As John Kass notes, Burris’ appointment is causing increasing embarrassment to both Illinois Democrats and the current President of the United States. In fact, Kass is willing to be blunt: ...