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foxnews.com - 1/7/2009
Conflicting Reports Emerge Over Likelihood of Burris' Appointment to U.S. Senate - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
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The Roland Burris drama took a new twist Wednesday morning with a report that Senate Democrats were ready to accept him to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat. But a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid denied the Associated Press report, telling FOX News that, "There are ...
I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
firedoglake.com - 1/7/2009
I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
— firedoglake.com — I want to play poker with Harry Reid. Really I do. Rather than call for a special... election in Illinois, Reid sends a letter to Blagojevich signed by everyone in the Democratic caucus asking him to step down. They assert that they will not seat ... (more) I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid

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Senate Democrats Plan To Accept Burris
cbs2chicago.com - 1/7/2009
Senate Democrats Plan To Accept Burris
— cbs2chicago.com — Senate Democrats plan to accept Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat.... (more) Senate Democrats Plan To Accept Burris

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009
Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
— 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 ... (more) Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris

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QandO:  The Majority "leader?"

Ace of Spades HQ:  Senate Democrats Ready to Seat Burris

Sister Toldjah:  AP: Senate Dem leaders plan to seat Burris, possibly today

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The Majority "leader?"
QandO — After Harry Reid’s tough words and claim of constitutional authority being on his side in refusing to seat Roland Burris as Illinois junior senator, it appears the cave-in by Reid is imminent: ...

Senate Democrats Ready to Seat Burris
Ace of Spades HQ — Senate Democrats Ready to Seat Burris Just across the wires. Looks like Burris will have something else to chisel onto his monument. Senate Democrats plan to accept Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat. After being rejected Tuesday when he tried to join the class of incoming senators, Burris is expected to meet with the Senate's top two Democrats -- Majority Leader Harry Reid and assistant leader Dick Durbin -- on Wednesday in the hopes of securing their support. The likelihood that Burris, a Democrat, will become the Senate's only black member ...

AP: Senate Dem leaders plan to seat Burris, possibly today
Sister Toldjah — What - you didn’t really expect for them to have backbones made of more than jello, did you? I wonder how much the racial angle played into this, especially considering the loaded terms Rep. Rush has been using lately (”lynch” “hang” “plantation”), or if this is more of a thing of just wanting to get this taken care of and out of the way so the negative press will ebb. Either way, looks like the indicted corruptocrat Governor in Illinois got his ...

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suntimes.com 1/9/2009 — From Blagobusted.com: A potentially troublesome new detail emerged about Roland Burris' controversial U.S. Senate appointment Thursday after a state House panel voted unanimously to recommend Gov. Blagojevich be impeached.
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Sen. Feinstein Breaks With Democrats to Back Burris Appointment - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
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Report: Burris Will Get Obama Senate Seat - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com 1/7/2009 — Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat, according to the Associated Press. Spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Sen. Dick ...
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Senators Turn Burris Away at Capitol — Wash Post In Congress 1/7/2009
Blocked from claiming a Senate seat, a man who once said his success in politics was the result of "divine intervention" stood outside the Capitol yesterday and declared: "Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the ...
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Democrats to seat Burris? (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/7/2009
Politico - Democratic aides are disputing reports that there is a deal to seat Roland Burris, even as Burris sits behind closed doors negotiating with Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin.
Martin: Deal with it -- Burris is a senator — CNN.com - Politics 1/7/2009
It is total hypocrisy for the naysayers of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to assert that he didn't have the legal right to appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
Dem source: Blagojevich 'called our bluff' with Burris — CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich “called our bluff” in appointing someone over their objections, a senior Democratic congressional source conceded Wednesday. “We ...