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Fiasco Watch: Blagojevich And Burris
dailykos.com - 1/3/2009
Fiasco Watch: Blagojevich And Burris
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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 Court to demand that Illinois Secretary of ...
Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: 'We are the senator' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Lynn Sweet
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: 'We are the senator' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Lynn Sweet
— suntimes.com — NO CIRCUS? | Says he'll try to avoid a scene when he shows up to claim seat... WASHINGTON -- Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: "We are the senator." And we, that is he, the former Illinois attorney general, ... (more) Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: 'We are the senator'  ...

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Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/4/2009
Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — A quick update on the Democrats' molten stew that is the scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich... and his controversial appointment of Roland Burris as the state's new senator to fill the vacant seat of president-elect Barack Obama .  ... (more) Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama ...

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Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
firedoglake.com - 1/2/2009
Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
— firedoglake.com — Over at Swampland, K-Tum has the inside scoop on how the Democrats plan to keep Burris from... being sworn in: The first thing the Senate leadership plans to do is to demand, under Rule 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a certificate ... (more) Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken

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TalkLeft:  Burris Would Run for Reelection If Blago Farce Appointment Stands

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Burris Would Run for Reelection If Blago Farce Appointment Stands
TalkLeft — Via BarbinMd (who is killing on this story btw), Roland Burris promised to run for reelection if his Blago Farce appointment is upheld: [Burris] also ruled out a caretaker role; Burris said he would likely run in 2010 to keep the seat if his appointment sticks. Allrighty then. In the interview with Lynn Sweet, Burris apparently said "we are the Senator." I am assuming the "we" he is referring to is he and Blago, because that is how the Republicans will certainly portray it. Speaking for me only ...

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