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archpundit.com - 1/8/2009
More on Lon Monk
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He describes the situation as having run into Lon–apparently trying to drum up state business, and saying to Lon that Roland didn’t know what would be happening, but that Roland would be qualified and Lon agreed. While trying to drum up state business from a fricken’ ...
Change in Burris' story?
suntimes.com - 1/9/2009
Change in Burris' story?
— suntimes.com — From Blagobusted.com: A potentially troublesome new detail emerged about Roland Burris' controversial U.S. Senate appointment Thursday after... a state House panel voted unanimously to recommend Gov. Blagojevich be impeached. (more) Change in Burris' story?

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chicagotribune.com - 1/8/2009
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 -

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
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 ...

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Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In Criminal Complaint
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Grilled by members of the Illinois House, Burris said he brought the idea of filling Obama's Senate seat to Lon Monk -- the former chief of staff whose cell phone was tapped by federal agents investigating Blagojevich's pay-to-play scheme. ...

Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In Criminal Complaint
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Grilled by members of the Illinois House, Burris said he brought the idea of filling Obama's Senate seat to Lon Monk -- the former chief of staff whose cell phone was tapped by federal agents investigating Blagojevich's pay-to-play scheme. ...

The Company They Keep: Blagojevich, Monk, and Roland Burris
Firedoglake — ... Nevertheless, Burris was chatting about the seat with someone close to Blago, in the process of trying to drum up state business from that lobbyist specifically in context of his ties to Blago. ...

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