huffingtonpost.com - 1/2/2009
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Harry Reid's back is against the wall. He thinks that if he doesn't oppose Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, John Cornyn and the Republicans will make the Democrats wear Blago around their necks for the rest of their natural lives. And on ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
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In a statement given to Election Central, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Norm Coleman
to concede defeat in the Minnesota Senate race. Reid also reminded Coleman of his own calls early on in this process for Franken to concede and ...
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Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
msnbc.msn.com - 1/4/2009
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Transcript of the Jan. 4, 2009 broadcast of
NBC's 'Meet the Press,' featuring Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid, Richard Engel, Jeffrey Goldberg, Katty Kay, Hisham Melhem, Andrea Mitchell and David Sanger.
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Jan. 4: Harry Reid, Richard Engel, roundtable
news.yahoo.com - 1/4/2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said
on Sunday that "legal authority" exists under the Constitution
to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, but added there ...
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Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois ...
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... Over at HuffPo, Jane Hamsher gets it right... Harry Reid's back is against the wall. Founder, FireDogLake.com Posted January 2, 2009 | 12:30 PM (EST) ... [Harry Reid] thinks that if he doesn't oppose Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, John Cornyn and the Republicans will make the Democrats wear Blago around their necks for the rest of their natural lives. And on that count, he's probably right. But the decisions Reid is making right now are politically ...
IL-Sen: Harry Reid On Meet The Press
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... In regards to this specific appointment, the bottom line for me is that is not a good enough reason to deny someone entry into the United States Senate. This is particularly the case because the Senate, under Reid's leadership, has repeatedly taken action not because of the rule of law, but rather because of the perceived political outcome. Enough is enough with this course of action in the Democratic Senate. ...
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boston.com 1/7/2009 — After repeatedly saying they wouldn't accept him and turning him away Tuesday, it now appears that Senate Democrats eventually plan to seat Roland Burris after all. After Burris met privately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Dick ...
I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
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From NBC's Pete Williams In a tellingly candid statement, a senior aide to Senate Democrats this week said, "we're examining the precedents" and looking to see if "there may be grounds" for refusing to seat Roland Burris as the replacement for ...
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