politicswest.com - 12/31/2008
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, today withdrew her name from consideration for the U.S. Senate seat appointment that will be made by Colorado Gov....
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rockymountainnews.com - 1/2/2009
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Denver Public Schools superintendent Michael Bennet is expected
to be named Saturday as the future U.S. Senate...
replacement for Interior Secretary nominee Ken Salazar, according to two Democratic sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Gov. ...
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Sources: Bennet will be Colorado's new senator : Updates ...
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Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) has withdrawn her name from consideration for appointment to Ken Salazar's seat in the Senate. Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter has a lot of other choices to pick from, and polling data thus far has suggested that any of the notable Democrats would start out as the frontrunner to hold the seat in 2010. ...
Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... is apparently prepared to throw his hat into the ring. * Rep. Diana DeGette (D) was a leading contender to fill Colorado's vacancy in the U.S. Senate, but she withdrew from consideration yesterday. * Kevin Sheekey, a top deputy to NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has been an enthusiastic supporter of Caroline Kennedy filling the vacancy left by Hillary Clinton, but he's reportedly ...
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Blagojevich to appoint Burris to Obama's seat
dailykos.com 12/30/2008 — Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone ...
Senate Dems To Blago: Call Off The Appointment, We Will Not Seat Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — The Senate Democratic leadership has now released a statement on the impending appointment of Roland Burris to Barack Obama's Senate seat, expressing their very strong displeasure at the situation and making it clear that they will not accept his ...
Blago Appointment "Will Not Stand"
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — Senate Dems are reiterating that they will not seat anyone appointed by Rod Blagojevich to fill Obama's Senate seat:
It is truly regrettable that despite requests from all 50 Democratic Senators and public officials throughout Illinois, Gov. ...
No Seat for You!
corner.nationalreview.com 12/30/2008 — Senate Dems vs. Blagovich:
Washington, DC--Senate Democratic Leadership made the following statement today in response to reports that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will nominate Roland Burris to fill the vacant Illinois Senate seat. Earlier ...
Arrogance personified
sistertoldjah.com 12/31/2008 — Despite the heap of legal troubles he’s in, Governor Blago today announced his pick for Obama’s Senate seat (and no, it isn’t Senate Candidate #5 ):
In defiance of U.S. senators who said they would not seat his pick, Gov. Rod ...
Maybe The Senate Has No Choice? —
Talking Points Memo
I said below that the Senate had full power to seat or not to seat any Blago appointee. And the senate does have extensive power to judge elections and qualifications. But Jeff Greenfield points out that the senate may not actually have that power with regards to an appointment ...
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