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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008
Burris Predicts "Major Outcry" From People Of Illinois If He's Not Seated
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You really do have to wonder what planet Roland Burris is living on right now. In an appearance just now on MSNBC, Burris was asked about the possibility of the Senate refusing to seat him. "Well, I think you will see a major outcry from the people of Illinois," Burris said, "based on the ...
Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/30/2008
Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate
— chicagobreakingnews.com — burris400.jpg Then Governor-elect Rod Blagojevich introduces his board of advisors, including Roland Burris (to the governor's left)... in November 2002. (Tribune file photo / Chuck Berman) Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois ... (more) Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/1/2009
Burris goes to court for Senate seat
— chicagobreakingnews.com — Democrat Roland Burris went to the Illinois Supreme Court today to fight to be seated in the... U.S. Senate. Burris, appointed by disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday to the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama, asked the justices to force ... (more) Burris goes to court for Senate seat

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/31/2008
Roland Burris Almost Certain To Be Seated, Legal Scholars Say
— huffingtonpost.com — Rod Blagojevich's decision to appoint Roland Burris to Illinois' vacant Senate seat, even as the governor faces... intense criminal scrutiny, is being treated as a crazy political power grab. It also seems very likely to be permanent. A legal scholar ... (more) Roland Burris Almost Certain To Be Seated, Legal ...

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A Major Outcry from the People of Illinois
ArchPundit — Anyone got Burris in a cowboy hat? TPM You really do have to wonder what planet Roland Burris is living on right now. In an appearance just now on MSNBC, Burris was asked about the possibility of the Senate refusing to seat him. “Well, I think you ...

The twists and turns of a political soap opera
Political Animal — ... , Burris believes we'll see " a major outcry from the people of Illinois " if the Senate rejects his appointment. I have no idea what leads Burris to believe this, but I suspect senators aren't going to care. And what about Jesse White, the Illinois secretary of state, who said he would refuse to sign Blagojevich paperwork on the appointment? That's unlikely to matter -- the NYT ...

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