news.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009
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AP - Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris is leaving for Washington on Monday afternoon for a high-stakes stakes showdown on Capitol Hill about whether he'll succeed President-elect Barack Obama in Congress.
chicagotribune.com - 1/8/2009
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chicagotribune.com —
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority opened
the way Wednesday for Roland Burris to become Illinois'...
next senator, pressured by President-elect Barack Obama to remove a politically consuming distraction less than two weeks before he ...
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Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris -
huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
The apparent decision to seat Roland Burris came
after aides to President-elect Barack Obama contacted senior Senate...
Democrats and suggested that they reverse course and accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial appointment, according to a senior ...
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Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
WASHINGTON -- A day after the U.S. Senate
barred Roland Burris from being seated, Majority Leader Harry...
Reid left the door open to his admittance. After a 45-minute meeting this morning between Burris, Reid and his lieutenant, Sen.Dick Durbin, Reid ...
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Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
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Worst Bluff Ever
Wizbang —
Harry Reid folded his hand today in the worst political bluff in recent memory. Nevadans everywhere must be personally insulted that their own U S Senator can't play poker better than an arrested and handcuffed Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Resolutely standing athwart Senate Rule 2 , Reid brazenly challenged the appointment of Roland Burris, the Constitution of the United States, the Black Panthers , the Congressional Black Caucus and invited the ridicule of a certain liberal pundit (who succeeded in making me laugh at her comments for the first ...
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Senate Democrats move to seat Burris —
Reuters: Politics 1/8/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an abrupt switch, Democratic leaders began talks on Wednesday to swear in Roland Burris, appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
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