How should the Senate handle the Roland Burris appointment?
politico.com 1/4/2009 — Unless the Senate can find something fraudulent about the appointment, it should seat Roland Burris. There is nothing that should prevent him from taking his seat in the Senate; if Harry Reid and the Democrats don't want to include Burris in their ...

How should the Senate handle the Roland Burris appointment?
politico.com 1/2/2009 — As 2009 dawns, there is widespread hope that all branches of government in Washington will make a renewed commitment to the rule of law -- a commitment to resolving legal issues not by power and preference but instead on the basis of a good faith ...

Burris: "Why Don't You All Understand" That My Appointment Is Legal?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/5/2009 — While speaking to reporters earlier today, after the Secretary of the Senate rejected his certificate of appointment, Roland Burris seemed dumbfounded that there's so much controversy. "Why don't you all understand that what has been done here is ...

ROLAND BURRIS: Senate Democrats say Blagojevich appointment to replace Obama will not be seated -
chicagotribune.com 12/31/2008 — Burris family Roland Burris and his son Roland Burris II attend The Sinfonietta Gala in April 2007 in Chicago. ( Photo for the Tribune by Dianne Brogan / April 14, 2007)

Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 1/5/2009 — (CNN) — An aide to Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson tells CNN that this morning she rejected Roland Burris' certificate of appointment to the Senate. Robert Baxter says Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because it does not conform with ...

Burris goes on defense
chicagobreakingnews.com 2/16/2009 — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said today he didn't have any inappropriate contact with allies of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich about his desire for Illinois' Senate seat, and he defended his evolving explanation of what happened as an effort to make sure all the ...

Sen. Feinstein Breaks With Democrats to Back Burris Appointment - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
foxnews.com 1/7/2009 — A key Democrat broke with her Senate colleagues Tuesday to support Roland Burris in his controversial bid to assume Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee that soon could take up ...

Poll: 52 Percent Of Illinois Voters Oppose Burris Appointment
huffingtonpost.com 1/9/2009 — Roland Burris is paying the price for an appointment that is tarnished and tainted by the cloud of corruption and scandal that hovers menacingly over the head of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a new poll by the Glengariff Group. The poll ...

Most Illinois Voters Reject Burris Appointment
politicalwire.com 1/12/2009 — A new Glengariff Group poll in Illinois finds that 52% of state voters are opposed to the appointment of former Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate while just 32% support it. The preferred solution: 72% of voters want either a special ...

Roland Burris v Senate: Showdown live
swamppolitics.com 1/6/2009 — by Mike Dorning and Mark Silva "I am the senator,'' says Roland Burris, the former attorney general from Illinois appointed to fill the Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama. No, he is not, insist the Democratic leaders of the Senate ...

Senate Appointee Makes Inroads — Wash Post In Congress 1/8/2009
Roland W. Burris, an also-ran for most of his career in Illinois politics, is on the verge of winning a showdown in Washington that has pitted him against the leaders of the U.S. Senate and the president-elect.

Illinois GOP wants look at Burris, Blagojevich ties — CNN.com - Politics 1/8/2009
Did Roland Burris secure his appointment to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat through some kind of pay-to-play politics of the very sort that have tainted the man who appointed him, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich?

Illinois GOP wants closer look at Burris, Blagojevich ties — CNN Political Ticker 1/8/2009
Roland Burris told reporters in Washington on Wednesday his appointment has nothing to do with money. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (CNN) — Did Roland Burris secure his appointment to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat through some kind of pay to-play ...

Burris to face grilling on Blagojevich ties — CNN.com - Politics 1/8/2009
Roland Burris has no doubt he is a U.S. senator. But before he gets seated in the nation's Capitol, the former state attorney general will be in Springfield, Illinois, on Thursday to explain his ties to that state's tainted governor.  ...

Burris denies quid pro quo for Senate appointment — CNN Political Ticker 1/8/2009
Roland Burris says his selection for the Senate had nothing to do with money or any pay-to-play scheme. (CNN) — Roland Burris on Thursday denied any quid pro quo with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his appointment to the U.S. Senate during ...