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Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat
blogs.abcnews.com 12/30/2008 — Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. Then-state senator Obama backed Burris over ...
Blagojevich Appoints Roland Burris
patterico.com 12/31/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ]
Embattled Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris as Senator to fill the unexpired term of Barack Obama:
“The people of Illinois are entitled to have two United States ...
Senate won't accept Blago choice Burris
swamppolitics.com 12/31/2008 — by James Oliphant
In a statement released minutes ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats would not allow Roland Burris, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's apparent choice as Illinois' next senator, to be seated as a member of the Senate.
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Blagojevich Names Roland Burris to Replace Obama in U.S. Senate
firedoglake.com 12/30/2008 — Woah :
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone appointed by the disgraced governor who faces criminal charges of trying to sell the post, sources familiar with the decision said.
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Blago's Hail Mary Pass
politicalwire.com 12/31/2008 — Dan Conley, a former speechwriter for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and a keen observer of Illinois politics, offers his take on today's attempt by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to appoint a new senator. The selection of former Illinois Attorney General ...
Breaking: Blago To Fill Obama's Seat
minx.cc 12/31/2008 — Chutzpah, defiance and the hair...that's the Blago we've come to know and loathe. Gov. Blagojevich today is expected to name former state Comptroller and Attorney General Roland Burris to Illinois' vacant U.S. Senate seat, a knowledgeable source said ...
Roland Burris’s monument to himself.
thinkprogress.org 12/31/2008 — Politico notes that former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris, whom Gov. Rod Blagojevich chose to fill President-elect Obama’s Senate seat, has already erected his “ future grave ” in a Chicago cemetery. The grave “lists ...
Blagojevich to appoint Burris to Obama's seat
dailykos.com 12/30/2008 — Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone ...
Blagojevich to Name Roland Burris to Replace Obama in US Senate
theneweditor.com 12/30/2008 — Chicago and Illinois politics at its finest . Pass the popcorn.
Update : In an ironic twist, Roland Burris was appointed to his first state government job in 1973 by Illinois Governor Dan Walker -- who later went to the hoosegow, one of three ...
Who Is Roland Burris?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — So who is Roland Burris, the man who will reportedly be appointed by Rod Blagojevich to Barack Obama's Senate seat?
Burris is an experienced and respected hand in Illinois politics, who offered himself up as a potential appointee about two and a ...
Bobby Rush: Don't "hang or lynch" Burris
politico.com 12/30/2008 — In one of the most surreal press conferences of a year festooned with them, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) more or less dared any Democrat to oppose Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojovich's appointment of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in the Senate.
A passionate Rush, appearing besides the ...
The Blago/Burris Press Conference: A Sight To Behold
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — Rod Blagojevich and Roland Burris just held their press conference to announce the attempted appointment of Burris to the Senate -- and it was a train wreck if there ever was one.
Blagojevich forcefully said that the people of Illinois should not ...
Burris Predicts "Major Outcry" From People Of Illinois If He's Not Seated
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — You really do have to wonder what planet Roland Burris is living on right now.
In an appearance just now on MSNBC, Burris was asked about the possibility of the Senate refusing to seat him. "Well, I think you will see a major outcry from the ...
Taint
theglitteringeye.com 12/31/2008 — The sad thing about Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s nomination of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois is that merely by doing so he inevitably taints a politician who’s always seemed like a pretty decent guy. ...
"I Am the Junior Senator From Illinois"
thepage.time.com 12/31/2008 —
Roland Burris stands firm on his Senate appointment, insisting to the WSJ that Gov. Blagojevich's decision is legitimate and suggesting he'll fight any effort to block him.
"We think they will come around and recognize that the appointment is ...
UPDATE: Can They Do That?
swampland.blogs.time.com 12/31/2008 — Commenter sgwhiteinfla asks:
How can Reid stop Burris from being seated even if he wanted to[?]
That's a good question. Jeff Greenfield, looking at the precedents, doesn't think he can :
In the past, the Senate has ruled on appointments where ...
So Illinois has a new senator -- or does it? —
DownWithTyranny!
Former state Att'y Gen. Roland Burris is named by Governor Rod. First the announcement: Blagojevich Names Obama Replacement CHICAGO (Dec. 30) – Defying U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland ...
Next Illinois Senator, Attorney General Roland Burris? —
Queers United
Attorney General Roland Burris will be appointed to the U.S. senate by governor Blagojevich of Illinois. The governor is currently in a scandal over allegations that he was selling Barack Obama's former senate seat to the highest bidder. Whether the senate appointment will stick is anyone's ...
Blago picking a senator —
Ben Smith's Blog
Governor Blagojevich, showing now sign of conceding, is planning to report a former Illinois Attorney General, Roland Burris, to Obama's seat, the Trib reports .
This could spread the Illinois crisis to Washington, where the Senate would have to consider whether to seat Burris, and whether it ...
Mr. Burris Goes to Washington —
RedState: Conservative News and Community
Rod Blagojevich has laid hands in the pocket of Roland Burris and extracted a United States Senate appointment for him.
That Burris would accept such an appointment means he is (A) an idiot; (B) corrupt as hell; or (C) all of the above.
Harry Reid has already leaked that Burris is ...
Governor Ass-Maggot To Appoint Obama Successor —
The Jawa Report
Or Suck-sessor maybe. What part of, "NO!", doesn't Blagojevich understand?Via CNN: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday will name former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, sources familiar with the decision say. Burris' appointment would fill President-elect...
IL-Sen: Blagojevich Names Roland Burris —
Swing State Project
Well, he isn't quite as obscure as Tim Ted Kaufman, but Blagojevich has named his pick for the vacant Illinois senate seat and it's someone who wasn't on anybody's watch list: former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris . Burris is the first African-American to win statewide office in ...
Does Burris have a chance? —
Political Animal
DOES BURRIS HAVE A CHANCE?.... In the previous post, a reader in Illinois summarizes a point I've heard quite a bit this afternoon about former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, Rod Blagojevich's apparent choice to fill Barack Obama's seat in...
Roland Burris to fill Obama's Senate Seat —
Politicol News
Politicol News Breaking Story: Unconfirmed sources indicate that Governor Blagojevich will announce his choice for Barack Obama will be former Attorney General Roland W. Burris who served as Comptroller of the state of Illinois from 1979 for 12 years. Burris who was raised in Illinois attended ...
Who is Roland Burris? —
Politics Daily
The Chicago Tribune just announced that former Attorney General of Illinois Roland Burris is Rod Blagojevich's choice to replace Obama in the Senate. The first question on everyone's mind, of course, is how much did Mr. Burris spend to get the seat? We may never know, but here is what we do ...
Roland Burris —
TIME.com Top Politics Stories
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's defiant nomination of the state's former Attorney General to take up Barack Obama's Senate seat prompts one question: Who is Roland Burris?
Obama supported Burris over Blago —
First Read
From NBC's Savannah Guthrie, Marcie Rickun and Carrie Dann When Roland Burris ran against Rod Blagojevich for governor in 2002, the former state attorney general had the support of none other than current President-elect Barack Obama .
The ...
Blago to appoint former IL AG —
First Read
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro and Chuck ToddIn a surprise move, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to name former state Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Chicago Tribune and others ...
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