swamppolitics.com - 2/24/2009
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by Mike Dorning
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) received a polite but not warm response as he returned to the Capitol today, with a phalanx of television cameras waiting for him outside his office.
On the Senate floor for the first vote of the day, his fellow senators shook his hand as they ...
suntimes.com - 2/26/2009
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BURRIS' SON GOT STATE JOB FROM BLAGO SCANDAL
MUSHROOMS | He serves as housing authority counsel despite...
facing foreclosure on his own home The son of embattled Sen. Roland Burris is a federal tax deadbeat who landed a $75,000-a-year state job under ...
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Burris' son got state job from Blago :: CHICAGO ...
blogs.suntimes.com - 2/24/2009
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WASHINGTON--Embattled Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) meets with Sen.
Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Tuesday afternoon. Burris understands that...
he needs to try to mollify Durbin and he will attempt to do that. Scoop: Burris will also be sending, directly or ...
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Burris and Durbin to meet Tuesday afternoon. Scoop: ...
thehill.com - 2/24/2009
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thehill.com —
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R), who survived a
2007 sex scandal, called on Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.)...
to resign Tuesday for his ethical shortcomings. Vitter was connected with a prostitution ring two years ago and dismissed any suggestion of ...
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Scandal-plagued Republican says Burris should resign
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Democracy 21 Wants Burris to Testify Before Senate Ethics Panel ASAP
Politics Daily —
... Burris' office isn't commenting on whether he will run in 2010 to keep the seat - if he's still in it by then, of course. He wasn't exactly welcomed warmly in the Senate today. In fact, it seems more like he was that kid in the lunchroom sitting by himself because he has cooties. ...
Durbin To Burris: Resign
Daily Kos —
Dick Durbin joins the chorus: Sen. Dick Durbin said today that he told Sen. Roland Burris that he should resign. But Burris, the junior and appointed senator from Illinois, told the senior senator from Illinois and No. 2 Democratic leader in the Senate that he would not resign, Durbin said. Durbin said Burris refused to tell him whether or not he would run for election in 2010 Durbin said was "disappointed" in both responses, and said would not support Burris in any election bid. He said he would work with Burris as long as he remains in ...
Least Surprising Story of the Day
ArchPundit —
Roland tells Durbin he won’t resign after Durbin asks him to.
Even better, Roland isn’t sure if he’s running for reelection. The gift that keeps on giving. ...
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hosted.ap.org 2/16/2009 — CHICAGO (AP) -- One month after Roland Burris was sworn in to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois and fill Barack Obama's vacant seat, he's hearing calls for his resignation. "I can't believe anything that comes out of Mr. Burris at this point," ...
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rightwingnuthouse.com 2/18/2009 — My friend Tom Elia at the New Editor raised this question in an email and it bears looking into.
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boston.com 1/7/2009 — After repeatedly saying they wouldn't accept him and turning him away Tuesday, it now appears that Senate Democrats eventually plan to seat Roland Burris after all. After Burris met privately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Dick ...
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cbsnews.com 1/7/2009 — Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat, according to the Associated Press. Spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Sen. Dick ...
Who Is Roland Burris?
dcexaminer.com 1/13/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has climbed down from his initial refusal to allow the seating of Roland Burris to succeed President-elect Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illionis.
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Burris blocked!
althouse.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — Just now. That's it? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday that Burris would not be permitted to take his seat because Burris "has not been certified by the state of Illinois," a reference to incomplete paperwork that only touches ...
Roland Burris Sworn Into Senate, Replaces Obama
huffingtonpost.com 1/15/2009 — WASHINGTON — Roland Burris took his place as Barack Obama's successor in the Senate on Thursday, ending a standoff that embarrassed the president-elect and fellow Democrats who initially resisted the appointment by scandal-scarred Illinois Gov. ...
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openleft.com 1/13/2009 — "Barring objections from Republicans," Roland Burris will be the next Senator from Illinois :
Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday ...
Burris Begins
nbcchicago.com 1/22/2009 — Enough about Barack Obama s first day in office. What about Rollin Roland Burris ? Around noon Wednesday, Burris' sparsely furnished office was occupied by three staffers, at least two of whom were there on a temporary basis, the Bloomington ...
Burris to be Sworn In This Week
firedoglake.com 1/13/2009 — W ho could have predicted ?
Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this ...
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