politico.com - 1/7/2009
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin will meet with Burris on Wednesday.
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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
voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
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Burris has come off as a fool and
a crook pretending he is innocent of wrong doing...
in receiving his appointment. He is a loser and I think he will lose one more time, but cause a lot of damage before he goes. I don't think voters would elect him dog ...
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Burris Heads into Pivotal Meeting
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Roland Burris heads into a pivotal meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin on Wednesday.
He has a top Senate Democrat on his side, a growing chorus of ...
Burris to Make Case to Senate Dems Wednesday
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Blago's Senate pick heads into a pivotal meeting with Senate Majority Leader Reid and Majority Whip Durbin on the Hill Wednesday.
Burris' attorney: "We are requesting that Senate leaders resolve this matter to avoid legal action..."
Plus: ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... Roland Burr is set to meet with Harry Reid and Dick Durbin today, in an effort to negotiate his seating in the Senate. "We are requesting that Senate leaders resolve this matter to avoid legal action and award Senate appointee Burris with the full privileges of a U.S. senator," Burris' lawyer said in a statement. ...
Blagojevich Could Be Impeached This Week
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Meanwhile, Politico notes Burris "heads into a pivotal meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid and Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin on Wednesday with an
unmistakable sense of momentum." ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/7/2009 — At their press conference just now, Harry Reid and Dick Durbin announced that there is no action being taken on Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate -- at least not yet.
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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 ...
Burris writes Reid
politico.com 1/4/2009 — In a letter to Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, and Dianne Feinstein, a lawyer for Roland Burris forwards his formal appointment documents.
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Senator Burris
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/12/2009 — From NBC's Ken StricklandFollowing up on the earlier post, the Democratic Senate leadership is out with their statement on Roland Burris and has now accepted his credentials.
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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 ...
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 ...
Senate Dems Will Seat Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/12/2009 — Harry Reid and Dick Durbin have just released a statement confirming that Roland Buriss' appointment to the Senate now meets all legal requirements, and he will be seated in an orderly fashion later this week.
Full statement after the jump. "The ...
Burris will likely get seat, after all
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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Wash Post In Congress 1/7/2009
Blocked from claiming a Senate seat, a man who once said his success in politics was the result of "divine intervention" stood outside the Capitol yesterday and declared: "Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the ...
First thoughts: No drama Washington? —
First Read 1/7/2009
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** No drama Washington? It appears that all the preparation we in the media have been doing to cover controversy -- be it Burris, the recount in Minnesota, or Panetta -- is beginning to ...
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