huffingtonpost.com - 1/9/2009
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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 indicates that 52 percent of Illinois voters oppose ...
suntimes.com - 1/9/2009
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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.
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Change in Burris' story?
huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
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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 ...
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Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In ...
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Blago Impeached; Tide Turning (Again) on Burris?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... Item. New poll from Glengariff Group says that Illinoisans opposed to seating Burris by 53-32 margin. More Illinoisans strongly opposed to seating Burris than in favor. More support for either a Pat Quinn appointment and a special election. ...
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Another Victory for Roland Burris —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/9/2009
Susan Davis reports on Congress.
Illinois Senate nominee Roland Burris won another victory today in his battle with Senate Democratic leaders to recognize his appointment by scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill President-elect ...
Ill. Sec/State: 'Don't ask me to sign anything' —
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