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Breaking: Senate Democrats Will Seat Roland Burris
Politics Daily — ... Politico is reporting that Senate Democrats have decided to accept the credentials of Senator-designate Roland Burris (D) and seat him as the replacement for President-elect Barack Obama. Senate Democrats have been twisting and turning for weeks in their attmepts to find a way to deny Burris his seat, and live up to their committment to refuse any appointee from scandal-plagued Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D). As recently as this weekend, ...

Burris to be seated
Political Animal — ... are working with him and the office of the Vice President to determine the date and time of the swearing-in. "As we had outlined to Mr. Burris, a path needed to be followed that respects the rules of the Senate. We committed to Mr. Burris that once those requirements were satisfied, we would be able to proceed. We are pleased that everything is now in order, we congratulate Senator-designee Burris on his appointment and we look forward to working with him in the 111th Congress." It's unclear exactly when Burris will take the oath of office, but expect him to be a senator by ...

Burris To Be Seated By End of the Week
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Today, Roland Burris emerged as the undisputed winner of this battle. If there had been ropes, he would have dropped an elbow on Dick Durbin from the top one. If there had been folding chairs, they would have crashed down mercilessly upon the wiry little back of Sen. Harry Reid, bobbing and weaving to no avail. ...

Burris Saga Is Over As Democrats Accept Him Into The Senate
Say Anything — ... They didn’t have a choice, and ultimately would have lost any prolonged legal battle about it, which leaves me wondering why they made such a stink over it in the first place. ...

Make That “Senator Burris”
Rhymes With Right — ... gambit . The Roland Burris saga is over, as Democratic Senate leaders have accepted his credentials, clearing the way for him to be sworn in as the junior senator from Illinois by the end of this week. The decision ends an embarrassing chapter in Democratic politics and allows the Senate to move on after the Burris spectacle dominated the opening week of the 111th Congress In a statement issued after a 45-minute meeting between Senate officials and Burris’ lawyers, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) said Burris is ...