nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
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The secretary of the Senate turned away Roland W. Burris, who was named by the embattled Illinois governor. >
news.yahoo.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy
(AP)
reuters.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken
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usatoday.com - 1/6/2009
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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 ...
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Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked from Sen. seat
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Roland With The Punches: Burris Blocked From Senate
Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... The Secretary of the Senate today blocked Roland Burris, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, from taking his seat. Drawing a swarm of reporters, Burris arrived in Washington to be sworn in with the 111th Congress. ...
Burris credentials rejected at Senate, seat denied
Daily Kos —
The New York Times has quite the colorful account of the first ring in today's three-ring circus: Burris Is Blocked From Taking Illinois Senate Seat By CARL HULSE and DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON — Roland W. Burris, the would-be junior senator from Illinois, arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday morning for the start of the 111th Congress and was greeted like a celebrity, even though he remains a private citizen, at least for the moment. Mr. Burris, who shortly before his arrival had insisted he was "certainly not ...
Read These Now or THE PILL Will Destroy the Mens
Shakesville —
... . Then the rest of the article deals with the ceremonial slapping of asses and who did what, where or who wasn't allowed to the party. ...
John Hanlon: Chicago Tribune calls on Senator Burris to Resign
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... . Burris is quickly becoming a major headache for the Democratic Party and for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Ironically, it was just a few weeks ago that Burris was blocked from taking his seat in the United States Senate because of the questions surrounding his appointment in the first place...
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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 ...
Video: Burris refused seat in U.S. Senate
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — Roland Burris, President-elect Barack Obama's appointed successor, was turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat Tuesday.
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 Cleared to Take Senate Seat
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 1/12/2009 — Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for Roland Burris to be seated as a senator from Illinois, after more than a weeklong spectacle surrounding the state’s corruption scandal and the questioning of Mr. Burris’s credentials. After Mr. ...
Burris shut out by Senate secretary —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
Burris told reporters Tuesday he was turned away from the Senate.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, named by Illinois' controversial governor to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, said Tuesday morning that he ...
Durbin invites Burris to swearing-in ceremony —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin stood with Democratic leaders Tuesday denying fellow Illinois Democrat Roland Burris the right to take the Senate oath, but the state’s senior senator did extend an invitation for Burris to watch the ...
Democrat Roland Burris blocked from Senate —
Reuters: Politics 1/6/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man named by the scandal-plagued governor of Illinois to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate failed to gain entry on Tuesday when the chamber's secretary rejected as incomplete his credentials for the ...
Burris offered Capitol Hill office space —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has offered Senate Appointee Roland Burris office space not far from the Capitol.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Now that Roland Burris has been turned away from the Senate, where will he hang his hat?
Since Burris has not been ...
No blue skies for Burris —
First Read 1/6/2009
From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum and Carrie Dann It might have gotten rained on, but Roland Burris definitely had a parade today on Capitol Hill. Swarmed by a sopping pack of reporters, the self-described "junior senator from the state of ...
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