Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Federal authorities question Burris about appointment :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Roland Burris
suntimes.com - 2/21/2009
Federal authorities question Burris about appointment :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Roland Burris
—
Federal authorities questioned U.S. Senator Roland Burris today at his lawyer's office -- a long-awaited interview involving his U.S. Senate seat appointment — the Sun-Times-NBC/5 team has learned. Burris is not accused of wrongdoing but was questioned in the case that centers on ousted Gov. ...
Quinn calls on Burris to quit
chicagobreakingnews.com - 2/20/2009
Quinn calls on Burris to quit
— chicagobreakingnews.com — _quinn640.jpg Gov. Pat Quinn at his press conference this morning. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Gov. Patrick Quinn today... called on U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to resign amid the furor of questions over his contacts with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ... (more) Quinn calls on Burris to quit

Comments vote down The Swamp found this 2/20/2009found this
thehill.com - 2/20/2009
White House: Burris should mull future
— thehill.com — The White House said Friday that embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris “should take some time this weekend,”... and think about his future. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said he was not following Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in suggesting that ... (more) White House: Burris should mull future

Comments vote down Pundits Blog found this 2/20/2009found this
blogs.suntimes.com - 2/20/2009
Reid top advisor Darrel Thompson named Burris temporary chief of staff. - Lynn Sweet
— blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON--Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.) top senior advisor, Darrell Thompson will be serving as the temporary... chief of staff to Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) Thompson knows the Land of Lincoln; in 2004, he was chief of staff for Barack ... (more) Reid top advisor Darrel Thompson named Burris temporary ...

Comments vote down The Washington Note found this 2/20/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Burris Questioned by Feds Today

The Page by Mark Halperin:  FEDS QUESTION BURRIS

Instapundit:  UH OH: Federal authorities question Burris about appointment….

More
Comments
Blog Reactions

Burris Questioned by Feds Today
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) was questioned by federal authorities today about the circumstances of his appointment to the U.S. Senate, the Chicago Sun Times reports. ...

FEDS QUESTION BURRIS
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Chicago Sun-Times: Federal authorities interview the Illinois Senator at his lawyer's office Saturday for their case against Blagojevich. ...

UH OH: Federal authorities question Burris about appointment….
Instapundit — UH OH: Federal authorities question Burris about appointment.

TPMDC Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The Chicago Sun-Times reports that federal authorities questioned Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) at his lawyer's office on Saturday, regarding the Blagojevich case and the circumstances of his Senate appointment. He has not been accused of wrongdoing. ...

Feds interested in Burris?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Roland Burris may have bigger fish to fry than a hostile Senate Ethics Committee.  Federal investigators met with Burris and his attorneys for the first time regarding his involvement with Rod Blagojevich, and it couldn’t come at a worse time.  Burris faces calls to resign and a potential investigation by the Illinois legislature for perjury: Federal authorities questioned U.S. Senator Roland Burris today at his lawyer’s office — a long-awaited interview involving his U.S. Senate seat appointment — the Sun-Times-NBC/5 team has learned. Burris is not accused of wrongdoing but ...

Related Content
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 ...
DID DEMOCRATS COVER UP BURRIS LIES TO GET STIM BILL PASSED?
rightwingnuthouse.com 2/18/2009 — My friend Tom Elia at the New Editor raised this question in an email and it bears looking into. The fact is, if this mess with Burris had been made public back on February 5 when the Illinois senator submitted his “corrected” affadavit ...
APNewsBreak: Black pastors to ask Burris to resign
breitbart.com 2/19/2009 — CHICAGO (AP) - A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of ...
Prosecutor wants feds' tapes involving Burris :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Roland Burris
suntimes.com 3/6/2009 — SPRINGFIELD | Seeks them for probe into whether senator perjured himself A Downstate prosecutor investigating whether Sen. Roland Burris perjured himself before a House impeachment panel has asked federal authorities for any recordings involving ...
Roland Burris, the former senator?
latimesblogs.latimes.com 2/19/2009 — Pressure is mounting on Roland Burris , who has been a U.S. senator from Illinois for little more than a month now, to resign. Appointed by scandal-tainted Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the two-year remainder of President Obama 's Senate term, ...
Roland Burris for U.S. Senate
supportburris.com 3/2/2009 — Roland W. Burris for U.S. Senate Support Roland Burris in 2010 Home Biography Family Additional Info Endorsements Issues Legislation Accomplishments News Articles Press Releases Events Photos & Videos Downloads Contribute Welcome! Thank ...
Pastors rally behind Burris :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Roland Burris
suntimes.com 3/2/2009 — SOUTH SIDE | 'He hasn't done anything that's indictable' Sen. Roland Burris went to his base Sunday with an appearance at a black church. He arrived at New Covenant Baptist Church in a flying wedge of supporters and avoided reporters by leaving ...
Burris: White regrets Senate hold up :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
suntimes.com 1/8/2009 — Roland Burris — the senator-designate from Illinois — said upon landing at Midway Airport Wednesday that Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White told him that if he had to do it all over again, he just would have signed Burris' Senate appointment. But ...
Burris Begins
nbcchicago.com 1/22/2009 — Enough about Barack Obama s first day in office. What about Rollin Roland Burris ? Around noon Wednesday, Burris' sparsely furnished office was occupied by three staffers, at least two of whom were there on a temporary basis, the Bloomington ...
Here's what Burris said. Was he forthcoming?
blogs.suntimes.com 2/15/2009 — Here's how the question and answer session went when U.S. Sen. Roland Burris testified under oath before a House impeachment panel on Jan. 8. Burris changed his answer Feb. 5 in a quietly filed affidavit. In a statement to us, Burris said he wasn't ...
Paterson admits role in Kennedy withdrawal flap: report — Reuters: Politics 2/21/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. David Paterson has acknowledged ordering his staff to deny that Caroline Kennedy had been his first choice following her withdrawal from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton as senator, The New York Times ...
Burris Ill. chief political punching bag — POLITICO.com: Congress 2/21/2009
Sen. Roland W. Burris’ political crisis has already reshaped the electoral landscape in Illinois.
Source: Feds interview Burris on Blagojevich — msnbc.com: Politics 2/22/2009
Federal authorities interviewed U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Saturday as they continued their corruption investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Burris Meets With Agents Investigating Ex-Governor — NYT > Politics 2/22/2009
Federal authorities interviewed Senator Roland W. Burris as they continued their corruption investigation of former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, according to reports in the Chicago news media. >
McConnell stops short of calling for Burris to resign — CNN Political Ticker 2/22/2009
(CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Sunday stopped short of calling on embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris to resign, saying he'll follow the recommendation of the Senate Ethics Committee. "I think the Ethics Committee can work," ...