washingtonmonthly.com - 2/17/2009
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BURRIS' NEW BLAGO BREAKDOWN.... It seemed like the story was just about over. Newly-appointed Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) had disclosed his ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), and Blagojevich has been impeached. Attention then shifted to the disgraced...
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 2/17/2009
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Posted by Rick Pearson, John Chase and Ray
Long at 10:40 a.m. U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has...
acknowledged he sought to raise campaign funds for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the request of the governor’s brother at the same time he was making a pitch to ...
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Burris now acknowledges fundraising effort for ...
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 2/18/2009
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The benefit of the doubt had already been
stretched thin and taut by the time Roland Burris...
offered his third version of the events leading to his appointment to the U.S. Senate. It finally snapped like a rubber band, popping him on that long ...
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Roland Burris, resign | Vox Pop
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 2/17/2009
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Posted by Ray Long at 8:10 a.m. U.S.
Sen. Roland Burris has offered a more detailed explanation...
of his actions amid the renewed furor over his appointment, saying he is worried the media is destroying his reputation. Talking to reporters who caught up ...
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Burris unscripted: More details about Blagojevich ...
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2/17: Back In The Saddle
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Liberal bloggers ( Moulitsas , Hamsher , Marshall ) cite recent polling as evidence that the GOP's approach to the stimulus negotiations did nothing to improve their reputation. Liberal bloggers ( digby , Moulitsas , Bowers ) hope that the stimulus saga has convinced Pres. Obama to finally abandon his "obession with bipartisanship." Liberal bloggers ( Llorens , Benen , Gardner ) are criticizing IL Sen. Roland Burris after he acknowledged that the brother of ex-IL Gov. Rod ...
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