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 election or an appointment by Lt. Gov. Pat ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
—
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com —
Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for
Roland Burris to be seated as a senator from...
Illinois, after more than a weeklong spectacle surrounding the state’s corruption scandal and the questioning of Mr. Burris’s credentials. After Mr. ...
(more)
Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
—
chicagobreakingnews.com —
WASHINGTON--Roland Burris won his battle to succeed Barack
Obama as the junior senator from Illinois this afternoon...
as Senate Democrats dropped their objections and said he should be seated this week. The agreement came after Senat lawyers said Burris ...
(more)
Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
Comments
Blog Reactions
That’s Senator Burris to You, Bub
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... Although a majority of his state’s voters are opposed to his appointment (according to a recent poll), Roland Burris will be seated as the junior senator from Illinois. Senate Democrats had promised not to seat Burris, but true to tradition, ...
Related Content
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 ...
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 ...
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 arrives on the Hill
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 1/6/2009 — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, named by Illinois' controversial governor to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, arrived at the U.S. Senate Tuesday morning for the start of the 111th Congress.
The secretary of the ...
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 ...
Ill. Panel to Grill Burris on Appointment
time.com 1/8/2009 — Illinois Republicans are promising tough questions for Senate-appointee Roland Burris on why he accepted a position offered by disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich and whether he promised the governor anything in return
Illinois voters still unsure of Roland Burris
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 2/12/2009 — Roland Burris has run for statewide office multiple times but hasn’t won an election since 1990, when he was elected attorney general.
(CNN) – Illlinois senator Roland Burris has some work to do if hopes to keep his seat in 2010.
A third of the ...
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 ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
