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politico.com - 1/12/2009
Burris may breeze into Senate
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Durbin suggested that leaders may not require that a Senate panel review the appointment of Burris.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — 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. ... (more) Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
— chicagobreakingnews.com — WASHINGTON--Roland Burris won his battle to succeed Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois this afternoon... as Senate Democrats dropped their objections and said he should be seated this week. The agreement came after Senat lawyers said Burris ... (more) Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week

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politico.com - 1/12/2009
Dem Senators will swear in Burris
— politico.com — Roland Burris saga is over, as Democratic Senate leaders have accepted his credentials.... (more) Dem Senators will swear in Burris

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  Burris Attorneys in Washington Monday

Daily Kos:  Blind squirrel alert: Senate finds the right line on Burris

Political Animal:  Monday's campaign round-up

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Burris Attorneys in Washington Monday
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... will meet with Senate attorneys and press for their client to be seated. Burris allies hope he'll be seated by mid-week. Sen. Durbin: "This thing just keeps gnawing at us.”       ...

Burris Attorneys in Washington Monday
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... by mid-week. Sen. Durbin: "This thing just keeps gnawing at us.”       ...

Blind squirrel alert: Senate finds the right line on Burris
Daily Kos — Politico: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) suggested Sunday evening that Democratic leaders may not require that a Senate panel review the appointment of Roland Burris before he is sworn in as the next senator from Illinois. "This thing changes by the day," Durbin said. "We’ll have to wait and see." "We'll have to wait and see." Well, there it is. Nearly two weeks into the Burris saga, Dick Durbin (D-IL) has found the right line on this. Yes, I know everyone thinks they wanted to ...

Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... for George Voinovich's Senate seat, now that the incumbent has said he's retiring. * Roland Burris' Senate appointment seems exceedingly likely at this point. * Caroline Kennedy had a ...

Fast-tracking
The Reaction — ... ." The headline exaggerates the danger that Clinton will encounter very difficult questions by the committee members. At the same time it looks as if Illinois senator designate, Roland "Burris may breeze into [the] Senate," without the involvement of the rules committee after all, and as he said, "without creating a scene." ProPublica headlined: " ...

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