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Burris: "Why Don't You All Understand" That My Appointment Is Legal?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
Burris: "Why Don't You All Understand" That My Appointment Is Legal?
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While speaking to reporters earlier today, after the Secretary of the Senate rejected his certificate of appointment, Roland Burris seemed dumbfounded that there's so much controversy. "Why don't you all understand that what has been done here is legal?" said Burris. "That's legal, I am the ...
Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 1/6/2009
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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Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/5/2009
Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) — An aide to Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson tells CNN that this morning she... rejected Roland Burris' certificate of appointment to the Senate. Robert Baxter says Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because it does not conform with ... (more) Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment

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Burris' busy week
Political Animal — BURRIS' BUSY WEEK.... Roland Burris held an eight-minute press conference at a Chicago airport this morning, en route to D.C. for a meeting or two. It didn't go especially well . The whole thing is worth watching, but Burris expressed total confusion as to why anyone would question his status as a senator-designate. "Why don't you all understand that what has been done here is legal?" Burris asked reporters, adding, "That's legal, I am the junior senator from Illinois and I wish my colleagues and the press would recognize that. All the drama, I guess it keeps you all in a ...

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