politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/7/2009
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is talking to reporters after meeting with Burris.
(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday the Senate is not yet ready to seat Burris.
Watch the press conference on CNN.com/live
firedoglake.com - 1/7/2009
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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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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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Political Animal —
... without a deal, yet seem perilously close to saying Burris was very likely to prevail. It's not so much that the leadership has moved the goalposts, but rather, they've set the goalposts in surprisingly convenient locations. As recently as, say, a few days ago, Reid's position was that the Senate couldn't possibly seat Burris, because his appointment comes by way of a corrupt governor who tried to sell the seat in question. As of this morning, Reid's position is that the Senate might seat Burris if the Illinois Secretary of State certifies his appointment, and if Burris ...
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Obama, Reid, Burris and the Chicago Way
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thehill.com 1/4/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated Sunday that there is a chance that controversial Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris could be seated in the upper chamber. SEE RELATED STORY Reid, who appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said ...
Reid Leaves Senate Door Open for Burris
online.wsj.com 1/5/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the chamber has the authority to block the appointment of Roland Burris but left open the possibility that he could still be seated.
UPDATE: Reid aide denies Senate seating Burris
politico.com 1/7/2009 — A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is denying an AP report that Roland Burris will be seated in the Senate. The report is "wrong," said Reid spokesman Jim Manley.
"There are have been no decisons," Manley said.
First thoughts: No drama Washington? —
First Read 1/7/2009
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** No drama Washington? It appears that all the preparation we in the media have been doing to cover controversy -- be it Burris, the recount in Minnesota, or Panetta -- is beginning to ...
Source: Obama and Reid spoke about Burris —
CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Senate Democratic leadership aide tells CNN that President-elect Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke about the Roland Burris situation Monday. "They agreed on the need for an amicable
resolution to this ...
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