huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
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The apparent decision to seat Roland Burris came after aides to President-elect Barack Obama contacted senior Senate Democrats and suggested that they reverse course and accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial appointment, according to a senior Dem congressional aide.
Just minutes after ...
firedoglake.com - 1/7/2009
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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 ...
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I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
cbs2chicago.com - 1/7/2009
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009
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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 ...
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Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
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Senate Inches To Seat Illinois’ Burris: Obama Idea?
The Moderate Voice —
... So the Senators just slept on it, met with Burris and decided they were initially wrong? Perhaps there was some of that. But The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reports that idea may have come from a….higher source: ...
HuffPo: Obama told Senate Dems To Seat Burris
TalkLeft —
... HuffPo reports that Senate aides are saying that President-Elect Obama reversed his view on the seating of Blago appointee Roland Burris and recommended to the Dem Senate caucus that Burris be seated: ...
Harry Reid: Free Ted Stevens! And Other Political Disasters
Firedoglake —
... , to handle a relatively simple matter without blowing it up into a media catastrophe. Now Obama is having to back-peddle, everyone involved looks stupid and the rest of us are left wondering how this guy is going to shepherd desperately needed change through the log-jammed Senate. ...
Proud to be a Democrat
The Reaction —
... (Reid, by the way, wants to remain Senate majority leader until at least 2015. Obama may have been behind the push to seat Burris, but the whole sordid episode has made Reid look bad. Not at bad as Blago, to be sure, but Reid clearly isn't what the Dems need in a leader. His recent support for Ted Stevens doesn't help. In case you missed it, check out Jane Hamsher's great post from yesterday on Reid's various fumbles on Blago-Burris.) ...
Moral convictions optional in Obama/Dem leadership
Flopping Aces —
AP’s Laurie Kellman has an article out today about the Senate feet beating retreat over Burris. Depending on what outlet you view it, the headlines morph.
From Huffpo: Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
From Breitbart: Senate Dems retreat on Burris; Obama steps in
From Yahoo News: Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris
Same story… different eye catcher headline. But regardless of the soundbyte education for the average scan vs read American, the story remains the same. ...
Senator Durbin tells his colleague from Illinois, Roland Burris, to resign
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... This is a major development. Durbin is from the same state and same party as Burris. Importantly, Durbin is very close to Barack Obama. Remember, it was Obama who basically told the Senate to seat Burris after Reid and Durbin said they wouldn't. That didn't work out so well. Burris has no allies in the Senate. But the worst part is that this is a mess that the Democrats made for themselves. ...
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Burris will likely get seat, after all
boston.com 1/7/2009 — After repeatedly saying they wouldn't accept him and turning him away Tuesday, it now appears that Senate Democrats eventually plan to seat Roland Burris after all. After Burris met privately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Dick ...
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 ...
Who Is Roland Burris?
dcexaminer.com 1/13/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has climbed down from his initial refusal to allow the seating of Roland Burris to succeed President-elect Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illionis.
Burris was appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod ...
Democrats to seat Burris? - Manu Raju
politico.com 1/7/2009 — 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. The Associated Press reported a deal had been made, ...
Change in Burris' story?
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.
Obama talks about Burris, deficits
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/7/2009 —
From NBC's Athena Jones WASHINGTON -- In his first press conference of the new year, President-elect Obama said the decision to seat Roland Burris was a "Senate matter."
"I know Roland Burris," Obama said. "I think he's a fine public ...
Burris to be Sworn In This Week
firedoglake.com 1/13/2009 — W ho could have predicted ?
Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this ...
Burris To Be Seated
openleft.com 1/13/2009 — "Barring objections from Republicans," Roland Burris will be the next Senator from Illinois :
Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday ...
Fiasco Watch: Blagojevich And Burris
dailykos.com 1/3/2009 — With only three days until the potential showdown between Roland Burris and the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, there's quite a bit of news on the Blagojevich-Burris front. Yesterday, Burris filed an emergency request : ... urging the Illinois Supreme ...
Durbin: We Still Won't Seat Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/9/2009 — Dick Durbin just made a very bold announcement , in the wake of the Illinois Supreme Court decision that Roland Burris does not need the Secretary of State's signature on his certificate: As far as the Senate is concerned, Burris still needs that ...
Democrats to seat Burris —
First Read 1/7/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayThe AP's breaking news: "Senate Democrats plan to embrace Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat."
We'll have more ASAP......( read more )
Source: Obama and Reid spoke about Burris —
CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Senate Democratic leadership aide tells CNN that President-elect Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke about the Roland Burris situation Monday. "They agreed on the need for an amicable
resolution to this ...
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