chicagobreakingnews.com - 2/16/2009
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U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said today he didn't have any inappropriate contact with allies of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich about his desire for Illinois' Senate seat, and he defended his evolving explanation of what happened as an effort to make sure all the information comes out. "I've always conducted ...
suntimes.com - 2/17/2009
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suntimes.com —
Here's the proof that he really is a
lying little sneak Sen. Roland Burris says the transcript
of his Illinois House impeachment committee testimony proves he is not a lying little sneak. It doesn't. But judge for yourself. Here's the excerpt Burris ...
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Transcript has Burris dancing around the truth :: ...
blogs.suntimes.com - 2/15/2009
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blogs.suntimes.com —
Here's how the question and answer session went
when U.S. Sen. Roland Burris testified under oath before
a House impeachment panel on Jan. 8. Burris changed his answer Feb. 5 in a quietly filed affidavit. In a statement to us, Burris said he wasn't ...
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Here's what Burris said. Was he forthcoming?
news.yahoo.com - 2/16/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
Politico - A month to the day after
he was sworn in to office by Dick Cheney,
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is under an ethical cloud that threatens to upend his turn on the national stage.
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Burris under an ethical cloud
(Politico)
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Burris Defends Himself at Press Conference
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
In a very combative news conference, Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) said "he didn't have any inappropriate contact
with allies of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich about his desire for Illinois'
Senate seat, and he defended his evolving explanation of what happened
as an effort to make sure all the information comes out," the Chicago Tribune reports. Burris's attorney "repeatedly stepped in to
try to answer questions as reporters insisted the senator take the
microphone." Politico notes Illinois Republicans "are calling on Burris to resign; he's
facing a ...
Daily Dolt: Roland Burris
ArchPundit —
... there was gambling going on… pay for play going on, but he approached two lobbyists, a state contractor, and a chief fundraiser for Blagojevich as his first contacts to determine if he could be a legitimate candidate.
And it took him one month to set the record straight with the public about all of these contacts suggest it wasn’t only because he wasn’t allowed to answer, but he was actively trying to hide the information from the public.
From a Trib story:
U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said today he didn’t have any ...
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