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news.yahoo.com - 1/6/2009

Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a... defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" despite boiling controversy over his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's seat in ... (more) Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)

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reuters.com - 1/6/2009

Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken | Politics

— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not... to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges. Senate Republicans had ... (more) Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken | ...

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/5/2009

Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) — An aide to Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson tells CNN that this morning she... rejected Roland Burris' certificate of appointment to the Senate. Robert Baxter says Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because it does not conform with ... (more) Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment

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Illinois House subpoenas Burris
Ben Smith's Blog — ... Burris may not make it that day, as he's expected to be in D.C., and last night gave a combative talk in which he said, among other things, "They can’t deny what the Lord has ordained." ...

Mr. Burris Is Coming To Washington
Daily Kos — ... of the Illinois Senate, and in the face of overwhelming opposition from the Democratic leadership, but according to Burris, he does have one powerful ally on his side: ...

Chris Weigant: Burris, Race, Religion, And The Senate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... absolutely no one's surprise) immediately backed down from his strong stance. This comes as no surprise because this is what Reid does best -- back down and capitulate (see: the past two years). But putting aside the question of whether Burris should be seated, and what will happen to Blagojevich, the rhetoric being used by both Burris and his supporters needs to be addressed. Because it's getting completely out of control. First, Burris' own words, as reported by a Chicago Sun-Times article: "I am now the junior senator from the ...