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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
Burris Turned Away, Declares To Press: "My Name Is Roland Burris, Junior Senator"
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It's official: Roland Burris came to the Senate, he saw the Senate -- and he was turned away at the door. Burris just made a brief statement to reporters, after his credentials were rejected by the Secretary of the Senate. "Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, junior Senator from ...

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Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)
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Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" despite boiling controversy over his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's seat in ... (more) Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)

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Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken | Politics
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges. Senate Republicans had ... (more) Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken | ...

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Burris Is Blocked From Taking Illinois Senate Seat
nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
Burris Is Blocked From Taking Illinois Senate Seat
— nytimes.com — The secretary of the Senate turned away Roland W. Burris, who was named by the embattled Illinois governor. > (more) Burris Is Blocked From Taking Illinois Senate Seat

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Political Animal — ... this morning, and introduced himself to the media as the "junior Senator from the state of Illinois." When he tried to join his "colleagues," he was told that his " credentials are not in order ," and would not be permitted onto the Senate floor. * Though there were rumors that Harry Reid might consider seating Al Franken today, but the Majority Leader ...

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