huffingtonpost.com - 1/13/2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Roland Burris says he's never been involved in an improper deal and didn't strike any agreement to become Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick for the U.S. Senate. But Burris declined to say whether Blagojevich should resign or be impeached.
Burris testified Thursday before ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
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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. ...
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Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
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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 ...
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Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
thehill.com - 1/12/2009
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thehill.com —
Lawyers for Roland Burris will be in Washington
Monday to meet with Senate attorneys and press their
case for seating Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (D) controversial appointee. A senior Senate Democratic aide said the various legal teams will ...
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Burris lawyers in Senate Monday
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... Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, and the senior senator from Illinois, has said "the people of Illinois deserve full representation in the U.S. Senate." ...
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Roland Burris: I'm no Rod Blagojevich
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No one is accusing Sen. Roland Burris of being in the same league as former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich when it comes to ethical lapses.
Blago, as he's known to bloggers and cable news show hosts everywhere, is alleged to have used a ...
Roland Burris: It's Not Just The Republicans Who Want Answers
dailykos.com 2/18/2009 — Another bad day for the unlikely Senator from Illinois: Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan led a growing chorus of Democratic officials Monday calling for a deeper investigation of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris' explanation about how he was appointed by ...
Bad Burris
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/18/2009 — I think it’s fair to say that Roland Burris’ debut as a U.S. Senator is not going so well :
In the latest in a series of shifting accounts of his conduct, Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.) told reporters that he tried to raise money ...
Blago Asked Burris for $$
patterico.com 2/16/2009 — This Chicago Sun Times headline says it all: Blago hit up Burris for cash .
Well, maybe not all . There’s a little more to it: Burris forgot to mention this when he was first questioned under oath about such solicitations:
Former Gov. Rod ...
Blago hit up Burris for cash
suntimes.com 2/14/2009 — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother solicited U.S. Sen. Roland Burris for up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Blagojevich named Burris to the coveted post -- something Burris initially failed to disclose under oath before an Illinois House ...
Blago hit Burris up for "contribution"
dailykos.com 2/17/2009 — Via AP : SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Sen. Roland Burris admitted Saturday that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother asked him for a campaign contribution before the governor appointed Burris to the Senate. The disclosure is at odds with Burris' ...
Blagojevich v. The Senate: Going To The Mat
swampland.blogs.time.com 1/2/2009 — Get ready for the standoff of Roland Burris to get even weirder, as Senate Democrats map out their options for dealing with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Barack Obama. Suffice it to say that none of them is pretty.
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Burris Donated Thousands to Blagojevich; Won Contracts
newsmax.com 1/1/2009 — Roland Burris, the former Illinois Attorney General named by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the U. S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, is a lobbyist who has contributed over $15,000 to the governor's campaign while also ...
The other hearings —
First Read 1/13/2009
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro and Carrie Dann Hillary Clinton 's hearing today, of course, will get the biggest headlines and the TV play, but there are four other Cabinet-level confirmation hearings taking place today. Below is a wrap of ...
First thoughts: Rolled over by Roland —
First Read 1/13/2009
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** Rolled over by Roland: Senate Democrats’ national embarrassment is finally over now that they have decided to allow Roland Burris to take Obama’s vacated seat later this week. As we ...
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