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Burris Now Admits He Tried To Raise Money For Blago
TPMMuckraker — ... money for the governor because of his interest in the Senate appointment. In comments to reporters after appearing at a Democratic dinner, the senator several times contradicted his latest under-oath affidavit that he quietly filed with the Illinois House impeachment panel earlier this month. That affidavit was itself an attempt to clean up his live, sworn testimony to the panel Jan. 8, when he omitted his contacts with several Blagojevich insiders. Here's the transcript of Burris' comments. ...

Burris Sought to Organize Blago Fundraiser
News — ... of the governor, sought to enlist Burris to raise money for the governor before and after the November election. Burris said that he tried to organize a fundraiser before realizing he could not manage to scrounge up enough donors to meet the $10 to $15 thousand bundle sought by Robert Blagojevich. He later told Blagojevich, after realizing the fundraiser's lack of feasibility, that it would be inappropriate to raise money while seeking to replace President Obama in the Senate. Read the exchange here . Burris has come under fire from state officials after seemingly contradicting ...

Burris now acknowledges fundraising effort for Blagojevich
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... because of his interest in the Senate appointment. In comments to reporters after appearing at a Democratic dinner, the senator several times contradicted his latest under-oath affidavit that he quietly filed with the Illinois House impeachment panel earlier this month. That affidavit was itself an attempt to clean up his live, sworn testimony to the panel Jan. 8, when he omitted his contacts with several Blagojevich insiders. You can read Burris' give-and-take with reporters here. http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/02/bu... Read more: ...

Catching Up with Roland Burris
News — ... Think Roland Burris still wants to be a senator? The controversy surrounding his appointment has taken several more turns. Let’s try to catch up. First, it appeared that Burris admitted to having offered to fundraise for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich before the appointment. This from the Chicago Tribune transcript of Burris speaking to reporters Monday: “So when the brother called me back, I said, ‘Well, look Rob…I can’t raise any money from my friends. I said, maybe my partner and I, you can talk this over and see, could we go to some other people that we might be able to talk ...

If Roland Burris Was Rolanda Burris
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... So now Roland Burris says "the media is trying to destroy my character," by which the man means the media is either treating him like he is a crook or treating him like he is a woman. ...

Is It Time for Burris to Go?
The Democratic Daily — ... his interest in the Senate appointment. In comments to reporters after appearing at a Democratic dinner, the senator several times contradicted his latest under-oath affidavit that he quietly filed with the Illinois House impeachment panel earlier this month. That affidavit was itself an attempt to clean up his live, sworn testimony to the panel Jan. 8, when he omitted his contacts with several Blagojevich insiders. You can read Burris’ give-and-take with reporters here. It really doesn’t look good that Burris keeps ...

The Junior Senator From Illinois
Daily Kos — ... As the saga of the unlikely Senator rolls on, there is one thing we can say with absolute certainty: Nothing that has happened is Roland Burris' fault. So says Roland Burris anyway: ...