washingtonmonthly.com - 1/7/2009
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BURRIS' FATE.... The AP and NPR are reporting the same thing: "Senate Democrats plan to accept Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat." The move, if the reports are accurate, comes just one day after Senate leaders rejected Burris'...
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huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
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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 ...
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Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009
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WASHINGTON -- A day after the U.S. Senate
barred Roland Burris from being seated, Majority Leader Harry...
Reid left the door open to his admittance. After a 45-minute meeting this morning between Burris, Reid and his lieutenant, Sen.Dick Durbin, Reid ...
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Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
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Backbone: Ur doin' it wrong, Harry
Majikthise —
... for all future gubernatorial appointments.
Tactically, they gave the crazy governor and his flunky exactly what they wanted: A big embarrassing scene. Reid should drop this silly crusade as soon as possible. The alternative is to deprive the people of Illinois of a senator and while canceling out the Democrats' hard won gains in the Senate. When it comes to political theater, "I am not a crook like that guy" is a non-starter. Update: Looks like the Dems are going to seat Burris after all. Update II: Reid's spokesman told TPM's Election Central ...
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Burris To Be Seated
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 ...
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.
Burris was appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod ...
Change in Burris' story?
suntimes.com 1/9/2009 — From Blagobusted.com: A potentially troublesome new detail emerged about Roland Burris' controversial U.S. Senate appointment Thursday after a state House panel voted unanimously to recommend Gov. Blagojevich be impeached.
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 ...
Mr. Burris Goes To Washington
firedoglake.com 1/7/2009 — The Secretary of the Senate turned Burris away.
Chris Cilizza is on my teevee saying "everything in the Senate is like high school."
No kidding. The optics of this are just awful.
MSNBC is saying that they're trying to give Burris ...
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 ...
Obama talks about Burris, deficits
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/7/2009 —
From NBC's Athena Jones WASHINGTON -- In his first press conference of the new year, President-elect Obama said the decision to seat Roland Burris was a "Senate matter."
"I know Roland Burris," Obama said. "I think he's a fine public ...
Burris turned away from Senate
chicagobreakingnews.com 1/6/2009 — _burris400.jpg Burris arrives on Capitol Hill this morning. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON -- Former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris was turned away from the U.S. Senate this morning. "My name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the state ...
Report: Burris Will Get Obama Senate Seat - Political Hotsheet
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 ...
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First Read 1/7/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayThe AP's breaking news: "Senate Democrats plan to embrace Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat."
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