news.aol.com - 1/13/2009
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Politico is reporting that Senate Democrats have decided to accept the credentials of Senator-designate Roland Burris (D) and seat him as the replacement for President-elect Barack Obama. Senate Democrats have been twisting and turning for weeks in their attmepts to find a way to deny Burris ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
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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. ...
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Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
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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 ...
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Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
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Senator Burris
The Reaction —
... I still think Senate Democrats should have said no to Burris. He wasn't elected. Surely there should be room to block questionable appointees (by soon-to-be impeached governors looking to stick it to anyone and everyone). Could there not have been a special election? ...
Senator Burris and the Dems
The Moderate Voice —
... I still think Senate Democrats should have said no to Burris. He wasn’t elected. Surely there should be room to block questionable appointees (by soon-to-be impeached governors looking to stick it to anyone and everyone). Could there not have been a special election? ...
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reuters.com 1/13/2009 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate officials on Monday approved Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, which would give Democrats 58 of the Senate's 100 seats, their biggest majority since 1981. Barring ...
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Roland Burris v Senate: Showdown live
swamppolitics.com 1/6/2009 — by Mike Dorning and Mark Silva
"I am the senator,'' says Roland Burris, the former attorney general from Illinois appointed to fill the Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama.
No, he is not, insist the Democratic leaders of the Senate ...
Now, Durbin sees new impasse on Roland Burris Senate seat
latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/11/2009 —
The never-gonna-happen-everything's-open-for-negotiation-no-you-can't-well-maybe-you-can seating of Roland Burris in Barack Obama's empty U.S. Senate seat now seems back to the never-gonna-happen stage.
In Chicago last night, Illinois' ...
How should the Senate handle the Roland Burris appointment?
politico.com 1/4/2009 — Unless the Senate can find something fraudulent about the appointment, it should seat Roland Burris. There is nothing that should prevent him from taking his seat in the Senate; if Harry Reid and the Democrats don't want to include Burris in their ...
Senate Dems Will Seat Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/12/2009 — Harry Reid and Dick Durbin have just released a statement confirming that Roland Buriss' appointment to the Senate now meets all legal requirements, and he will be seated in an orderly fashion later this week.
Full statement after the jump. "The ...
Democrats to seat Burris? - Manu Raju
politico.com 1/7/2009 — Democratic aides are disputing reports that there is a deal to seat Roland Burris, even as Burris sits behind closed doors negotiating with Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin. The Associated Press reported a deal had been made, ...
Burris changes story on Senate seat -
chicagotribune.com 2/14/2009 — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris , who repeatedly denied anyone tied to disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich solicited him for cash in exchange for his seat, now acknowledges Blagojevich's brother asked him three times to help with fundraising. Leading House ...
First thoughts: Rolled over by Roland —
First Read 1/13/2009
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** Rolled over by Roland: Senate Democrats’ national embarrassment is finally over now that they have decided to allow Roland Burris to take Obama’s vacated seat later this week. As we ...
Congress: Sen. Roland Burris —
First Read 1/13/2009
“Senate Democratic leaders said Monday that Roland W. Burris would be seated as the new senator from Illinois, resolving a conflict that had drawn the Senate into a corruption scandal surrounding Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich,” the New York Times writes. ...
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