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Burris' affidavit also filed with Supreme Court
suntimes.com - 2/20/2009
Burris' affidavit also filed with Supreme Court
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If Sen. Roland Burris misled an Illinois House impeachment panel with a false account of his appointment, he did the same thing with the Illinois Supreme Court last month. In a lawsuit to force Secretary of State Jesse White to certify his appointment to the Senate, Burris submitted the same ...
Quinn calls on Burris to quit
chicagobreakingnews.com - 2/20/2009
Quinn calls on Burris to quit
— chicagobreakingnews.com — _quinn640.jpg Gov. Pat Quinn at his press conference this morning. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Gov. Patrick Quinn today... called on U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to resign amid the furor of questions over his contacts with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ... (more) Quinn calls on Burris to quit

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thehill.com - 2/20/2009
White House: Burris should mull future
— thehill.com — The White House said Friday that embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris “should take some time this weekend,”... and think about his future. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said he was not following Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in suggesting that ... (more) White House: Burris should mull future

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cqpolitics.com - 2/19/2009
Burris’ Lobbying Disclosures Don’t Add Up
— cqpolitics.com — The names of lobbying clients that Sen. Roland W. Burris declared to a state legislative panel do... not match those on records he filed over the last decade with Illinois and Chicago agencies, a CQ analysis of the records has found. The discovery comes ... (more) Burris’ Lobbying Disclosures Don’t Add Up

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Illinois Governor Calls on Burris to Resign
Politics Daily — ... The calls for Burris to leave the Senate he fought so hard to get into keep coming after revelations that he tried to raise money for Blago, despite Burris testifying before the Illinois House committee that helped oust the governor that he hadn't had contact with key Blago staffers or offered anything in return for the Senate seat. The Chicago Sun-Times says if Burris lied - er, I mean "misled" - to the Illinois House, then he also did the same thing with the Illinois Supreme Court last month. That Jan. 5 affidavit said Burris had no contact prior to Dec. 26 with any ...

Burris: A Supreme Mistake?
Daily Kos — Oops: If Sen. Roland Burris misled an Illinois House impeachment panel with a false account of his appointment, he did the same thing with the Illinois Supreme Court last month. In a lawsuit to force Secretary of State Jesse White to certify his appointment to the Senate, Burris submitted the same Jan. 5 affidavit to the state high court that he had earlier sent to the House panel. The truthfulness of the affidavit has since been called into. Called into question is putting it kindly. Remember, in his January 5th ...

Monday, 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m.… Roland Burris is Still Senator
Firedoglake — ... Several details of this are interesting: what was responsible for the "weeks" delay in Burris' testimony? Did he have to straighten out his story to the legislature first (though he did not do that with the State Supreme Court), so as to attempt to prevent perjury charges? Or did Fitz just want to make sure they had a complete catalog of the times Burris spoke to Blago's people--including the ...

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