tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/7/2009
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At their press conference just now, Harry Reid and Dick Durbin announced that there is no action being taken on Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate -- at least not yet.
"There's going to come a time when the entire Senate is going to have to act on this," Reid said. "And that day I hope ...
firedoglake.com - 1/7/2009
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firedoglake.com —
I want to play poker with Harry Reid.
Really I do. Rather than call for a special...
election in Illinois, Reid sends a letter to Blagojevich signed by everyone in the Democratic caucus asking him to step down. They assert that they will not seat ...
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I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid
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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/7/2009
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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 ...
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Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
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Eschaton —
I guess we're going to extend this one over several more news cycles.
Harry Reid: Free Ted Stevens! And Other Political Disasters
Firedoglake —
... Reid is now saying that he'll do what he should have done from the start -- let the court decide whether Burris's certification is legal without the Secretary of State's signature rather than huff and puff about an affront to his ego. Since Jesse White always said his signature wasn't necessary, I'm not preparing myself for any big surprises. ...
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The Sideshow —
... at all. Unlike Josh I was actually losing a little sleep over these shenanigans, as it opens the door for seriously playing politics with the process of seating senators. And once you open those doors, Republicans are good at running through them." Yes, I can easily imagine that, for most of the last eight years, the Republicans would have refused to seat the entire Democratic delegation if they'd thought of this at the time. (Not real thrilled about the on-again off-again nature of the discussion, either. How long can this drag on?) Meanwhile, I wonder what ...
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Reid's blocking of Burris not about race, Reid declares
latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/8/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it is totally ridiculous for "a lot of people" to suggest that his leadership of the barring of African American Roland Burris from the U.S. Senate and his reported pre-arrest recommendation to ...
Reid, Punk’d By Blago Over Burris, Rejects The Rule Of Law
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — Harry Reid's back is against the wall.
He thinks that if he doesn't oppose Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, John Cornyn and the Republicans will make the Democrats wear Blago around their ...
Now, Durbin sees new impasse on Roland Burris Senate seat
latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/11/2009 —
The never-gonna-happen-everything's-open-for-negotiation-no-you-can't-well-maybe-you-can seating of Roland Burris in Barack Obama's empty U.S. Senate seat now seems back to the never-gonna-happen stage.
In Chicago last night, Illinois' ...
End game
washingtonmonthly.com 1/8/2009 — END GAME.... After this morning's developments, we can probably guess how the Roland Burris mess is going to turn out. Democratic leaders are not going to seat Roland Burris immediately, but are waiting for the outcome of pending court cases...
Durbin Folding on Burris? Already?
firedoglake.com 1/10/2009 —
Although Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is still refusing to sign Burris's certificate of appointment, he signed a certificate yesterday saying that Blagojevich's original appointment is "true and accurate."
And after all the ...
Report: Burris Will Get Obama Senate Seat - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com 1/7/2009 — Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be allowed to take the seat, according to the Associated Press. Spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Sen. Dick ...
Durbin: We Still Won't Seat Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/9/2009 — Dick Durbin just made a very bold announcement , in the wake of the Illinois Supreme Court decision that Roland Burris does not need the Secretary of State's signature on his certificate: As far as the Senate is concerned, Burris still needs that ...
Advice to Burris? Step One... —
First Read 1/7/2009
From NBC's Ken StricklandToday, Senate Democratic leaders and aides laid out some immediate steps for Roland Burris to take before the Senate considers his appointment.
First, Burris needs to get Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to sign his ...
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