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With Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White starting to distance himself from his refusal to sign the certificate of appointment, with Senate Democrats starting to splinter , with key members of the Congressional Black Caucus calling for Burris to be seated, and with Harry Reid making  ...
Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris -
chicagotribune.com — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority opened the way Wednesday for Roland Burris to become Illinois' next senator, pressured by President-elect Barack Obama to remove a politically consuming distraction less than two weeks before he ... (more) Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris -
Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In Criminal Complaint
huffingtonpost.com — Inches away from securing a seat in the United States Senate, Roland Burris suffered what could be a serious setback on Thursday. Appearing before an Illinois House impeachment committee in regards to the role by which he became the Senate ... (more) Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In ...
Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid
huffingtonpost.com — I want to play poker with Harry Reid. Really I do. Rather than call for a special election in Illinois to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, Reid sends a letter to Rod Blagojevich signed by everyone in the Democratic caucus asking him to step ... (more) Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid
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Worst Bluff Ever
Wizbang — ... (who succeeded in making me laugh at her comments for the first time in a long time....as they say, read the whole thing). Reid has embarrassed himself in a way only he could accomplish in this bizarre political story. As Jim Antle at The American Spectator hilariously noted : "...it looks like Blago won this round. He didn't get any obvious financial reward, but he proved that he still held the powers of the governor's office and forced the ball in his detractors' court. In other words, he didn't just f--king give the Senate seat away for nothing. It's a very valuable ...

First Round Goes To Blagojevich
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — ... he hadn't a care in the world. Then things get worse for Reid. The Black Caucus demands Burris be seated at the same time it is leaked to the press that Reid had spoken to Blago before all this and only supported the white candidates for the position. Then Burris gets turned away at the Senate. Reid, who at this point looks like a complete idiot, says there is "room to negotiate" on Burris after all. As Jim Antle at The American Spectator pit put it: "...it looks like Blago won this round. He didn't get any ...

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