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Burris news, just what Dems want?

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire found this 2/16/2009 on firstread.msnbc.msn.com

From NBC's Domenico MontanaroThe revelation that Illinois Sen. Roland Burris had more contact with Blagojevich's people than he was possibly letting on during that Illinois House testimony may be just what Democrats want. Several Democrats have privately fretted that Burris, who has lost several attempts at higher office, would be a weak 2010 candidate. He has lost in primaries in several statewide runs in the past 20-plus years, and his being appointed by Blagojevich automatically makes him ...