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mediamatters.org - 1/7/2009
On Hardball , Buchanan said Reid doesn't want Burris seated "[b]ecause he's an African-American"
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On the January 6 edition of MSNBC's Hardball , political analyst Pat Buchanan said of Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate and the Senate leadership's refusal to seat him: "[W]hy does [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid not want this guy? Why can't he get elected? Because he's ...

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pandagon.net - we are the public option:  Democrats come out for puppies and rainbows, conservative watchdog groups send out the alarm

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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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009
Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
— chicagobreakingnews.com — WASHINGTON -- A day after the U.S. Senate barred Roland Burris from being seated, Majority Leader Harry Reid left the door open to his admittance. After a 45-minute meeting this morning between Burris, Reid and his lieutenant, Sen.Dick Durbin, Reid ... (more) Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
— huffingtonpost.com — The apparent decision to seat Roland Burris came after aides to President-elect Barack Obama contacted senior Senate Democrats and suggested that they reverse course and accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial appointment, according to a senior ... (more) Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris

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Democrats come out for puppies and rainbows, conservative watchdog groups send out the alarm
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... For instance, why do they give a shit if Roland Burris does or doesn’t get a seat?  If you’d asked me a month ago that you’d have Pat Buchanan on TV lying his ass off in order to get a Democrat seated in the Senate, and a black man at that, I would have told you to lay off the PCP.  It’s nakedly cynical for Republicans to root for Burris, because it’s clear that their thinking begins and ends with, “If the Senate Democrats want X, we must sell our ...

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