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knoxnews.com: News stories by the Associated Press

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CHICAGO (AP) -- One month after Roland Burris was sworn in to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois and fill Barack Obama's vacant seat, he's hearing calls for his resignation. "I can't believe anything that comes out of Mr. Burris at this point," state Rep. Jim Durkin said. "I think it would ...

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chicagotribune.com - 2/14/2009

Burris changes story on Senate seat -

— chicagotribune.com — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris , who repeatedly denied anyone tied to disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich solicited... him for cash in exchange for his seat, now acknowledges Blagojevich's brother asked him three times to help with fundraising. Leading House ... (more) Burris changes story on Senate seat -

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hotair.com - 2/14/2009

Burris covered up Blago solicitation

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blogs.suntimes.com - 2/15/2009

Here's what Burris said. Was he forthcoming?

— blogs.suntimes.com — Here's how the question and answer session went when U.S. Sen. Roland Burris testified under oath before... a House impeachment panel on Jan. 8. Burris changed his answer Feb. 5 in a quietly filed affidavit. In a statement to us, Burris said he wasn't ... (more) Here's what Burris said. Was he forthcoming?

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Somebody Warned Burris
Daily Pundit — knoxnews.com: News stories by the Associated Press But Burris explained Sunday that he voluntarily gave the committee a Feb. 4 affidavit disclosing the contact with Robert Blagojevich because questioning during his January testimony abruptly changed course and he never got a chance to answer a direct question about Blagojevich’s brother. Transcripts of Burris’ testimony, however, show he had opportunities to provide a full response to Illinois legislators. In one instance, when asked directly about speaking to Robert Blagojevich and other associates of the former governor, Burris consulted with his attorney before responding. The affidavit, ...

Why did Roland Burris lie?
Power Line — ... What prompted Burris's correction of his testimony? The Sun-Times notes that one of Burris's three conversations with the governor's brother was likely recorded by the FBI. In an interesting story on Burris's affidavit, the AP reports that Robert Blagojevich's attorney states his client believes one of the conversations was recorded by the FBI. Surely the thought must also have occurred to Burris. ...