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Burris, Blocked From Taking Seat, Gains New Support
nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
Burris, Blocked From Taking Seat, Gains New Support
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Burris, Blocked From Taking Seat, Gains New Support
Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat
usatoday.com - 1/6/2009
Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat
— usatoday.com — In a spectacle that spilled onto the Capitol steps, Burris was turned away from the Senate Tuesday... as the 111th Congress was gaveled into session. His lawyer, Timothy Wright III, said the Illinois politician was considering more negotiations or a ... (more) Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
— huffingtonpost.com — The apparent decision to seat Roland Burris came after aides to President-elect Barack Obama contacted senior Senate... Democrats and suggested that they reverse course and accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial appointment, according to a senior ... (more) Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris

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politico.com - 1/10/2009
Burris may return to D.C. to demand seat
— politico.com — If Burris' appointment is not accepted, he will file a lawsuit challenging Harry Reid and the Dem... leadership's refusal to seat him. (more) Burris may return to D.C. to demand seat

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Burris Denied Seating in Senate
TalkLeft — The Senate has refused to seat or swear in Roland Burris because his appointment was not signed by the Illinois Secretary of State. Mr. Burris made his way to the office of Nancy Erickson, the secretary of the Senate, to whom he presented his credentials. Afterward, the aspiring legislator stood in the rain outside and declared, “Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the State of Illinois.” ...Ms. Erickson had already said that the appointment letter forwarded by the governor’s office did not ...

Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Despite having been one of the 50 Senators who signed Reid's letter saying Burris would never be seated, she announces that as the outgoing head of the Rules Committee she thinks the Senate has no choice but to seat him. ...

I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
Firedoglake — ... Despite having been one of the 50 Senators who signed Reid's letter saying Burris would never be seated, she announces that as the outgoing head of the Rules Committee she thinks the Senate has no choice but to seat him. (Good timing, because Charlie Rangel is already complaining about ...

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