cbs2chicago.com - 12/30/2008
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CHICAGO (CBS) ― There may be a hornet's nest surrounding Obama's vacant Senate sea, but a ground-breaking Illinois politician is actively campaigning for it this weekend. As CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports, this man is resurfacing after staying out of the public eye for years. Roland ...
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ROLAND BURRIS: Who Is Blagojevich's Pick For Illinois Senator?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Burris was strongly critical of Blagojevich's alleged corruption as recently as two weeks ago. At a December 13th press conference touting his interest in the Senate seat, Burris castigated Blagojevich and praised Attorney General Lisa Madigan's since-thwarted attempt to have the Illinois Supreme Court declare Blagojevich unfit to serve: ...
Roland Burris changes his tune on Blago
Daily Kos —
Here's video of of Burris on Blago, before the appointment...and after (h/t: Progress Illinois for finding the "before" video): What a difference two weeks and a senatorial appointment makes, eh? On December 13, Roland Burris said Blago should be forced from office, calling the governor's actions "appalling" and "reprehensible." But now Burris has abandoned his call for Blago to be booted from office, and has completely dropped his condemnations of the governor. Burris now simply says ...
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As poll after poll quantifies the public's immense admiration for Barack Obama as the incoming 44th president of the United States, other politicians, especially those elected to serve in the U.S. Congress, continue to yield approval numbers low ...
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