politico.com - 1/1/2009
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has issued a statement on the appointment of Roland Burris as the next senator from Illinois, saying he would not be seated next Congress. Here's the full statement:
“It is truly regrettable that despite requests from all 50 Democratic Senators and ...
politico.com - 12/30/2008
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politico.com —
The Senate will not seat Roland Burris if
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attempts to appoint him, a...
Democratic leadership aide said. Majority Leader Harry Reid views Burris as "unacceptable," the aide said.
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Senate Leadership: Burris 'unacceptable'
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
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In a statement given to Election Central, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Norm Coleman...
to concede defeat in the Minnesota Senate race. Reid also reminded Coleman of his own calls early on in this process for Franken to concede and ...
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Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
huffingtonpost.com - 12/31/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Rod Blagojevich's decision to appoint Roland Burris to
Illinois' vacant Senate seat, even as the governor faces...
intense criminal scrutiny, is being treated as a crazy political power grab. It also seems very likely to be permanent. A legal scholar ...
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Roland Burris Almost Certain To Be Seated, Legal ...
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Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris
Well it's not like he's going to get the Illinois job.
He won't be taken seriously in Colorado until he shucks a couple Rocky Mountain ...
ThinkFast: January 6, 2009
Think Progress —
... Yesterday, the Secretary of the Senate rejected Roland Burris’s appointment to the legislative body “because his certificate of appointment was missing the signature of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White.” White has refused to sign the certificate, siding with Senate leadership in believing that Burris should not be seated. Burris, nevertheless, is heading to Washington and ...
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 1/7/2009 — 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 ...
Reid Has Few Ways to Block Burris Appointment
fivethirtyeight.com 1/1/2009 — I'm going to be repeating myself here, but as the reporting on this story has been poor (save for the Huffington Post and a couple of other outlets), it appears to be necessary. The notion that the Democrats can refuse to seat Roland Burris out of ...
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.
Burris writes Reid
politico.com 1/4/2009 — In a letter to Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, and Dianne Feinstein, a lawyer for Roland Burris forwards his formal appointment documents.
"I write to ensure his smooth transition," writes Timothy Wright III, the lawyer, citing Marbury v. ...
Reid: ‘I don’t work for Obama’
thehill.com 1/7/2009 — Reid, entering his second term as majority leader, is faced with high expectations over the next two years. And, as he is working to move a slew of bills to Obama’s desk, Reid will be raising millions of dollars for what he expects to be a challenging ...
Roland Burris: Reid Meeting Top Republican To Plan
huffingtonpost.com 1/5/2009 — WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to meet with the chamber's top Republican to see if they can come to a bipartisan solution on what to do about Senate appointee Roland Burris.
Burris is the Democrat picked by Illinois ...
Burris Backs Reid Into a Corner - The Fix
voices.washingtonpost.com 1/6/2009 — Burris has come off as a fool and a crook pretending he is innocent of wrong doing in receiving his appointment. He is a loser and I think he will lose one more time, but cause a lot of damage before he goes. I don't think voters would elect him dog ...
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