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thehill.com - 1/4/2009
Reid cracks Senate door open for Burris
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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 the Senate has the legal authority to deny ...
news.yahoo.com - 1/4/2009
Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois pick - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that "legal authority" exists under the Constitution to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, but added there ... (more) Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois ...

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Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/4/2009
Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — A quick update on the Democrats' molten stew that is the scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his controversial appointment of Roland Burris as the state's new senator to fill the vacant seat of president-elect Barack Obama .  ... (more) Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama ...

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progressillinois.com - 1/4/2009
Burris on NBC 5: "I Am The Senator" (Plus: Durbin on ABC, Reid on MTP)
— progressillinois.com — This morning, NBC 5's City Desk aired an interview with Roland Burris, who told reporter Mary Ann Ahern at the outset, "I am the senator." Burris went on to explain how he came to accept the appointment, what his plans are for Tuesday on Capitol ... (more) Burris on NBC 5: "I Am The Senator" (Plus: ...

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Politics Daily:  Harry Reid Might Accept Burris if We'll All Stop Talking About the Harry Reid Scandal

TPM Election Central:  Election Central Sunday Roundup

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Harry Reid Might Accept Burris if We'll All Stop Talking About the Harry Reid Scandal
Politics Daily — ... Reid and the Senate Democrats are unwilling, under any circumstance, to seat Roland Burris as the next Senator from Illinois. But this morning on Meet the Press, we learned that there's one factor that could override Burris's dealings with corrupt Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich... Harry Reid's dealings with corrupt Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. So now, in what seems to be an attempt to get his name out of the news, Reid is softening his stance on Burris... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ...

Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... to force the U.S. Senate to seat him in the Senate. Meanwhile, Harry Reid says the Senate is on firm legal ground in denying Burris his place in the Senate -- but did seem to leave the door open to negotiation on this point. ...

Senate Secretary Rejects Burris Appointment; More on Blago Scandal
Politics Daily — ... Althou Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hasas left the door open just a bit for Burris to possibly be considered by the Senate, it seems he's pretty much going to demand to be sworn in. His lawyer, Timothy Wright, told The Hill that a federal lawsuit is likely if Reid prevents Burris from being sworn in on Tuesday, and that the former attorney general plans to attempt to be seated either with or without Senate-approved credentials. ...

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Burris will likely get seat, after all
boston.com 1/7/2009 — After repeatedly saying they wouldn't accept him and turning him away Tuesday, it now appears that Senate Democrats eventually plan to seat Roland Burris after all. After Burris met privately with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Dick ...
The Ugly Legal Optics of Harry Reid’s Burris Battle
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — h/t MCCS1977 Earlier this morning, Jane wrote a fantastic post, "Burris and Blago: What Happens Now?" , that lays out most all of the concerns with the obstreperous position taken by Harry Reid and the Democratic leadership. I would ...
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 ...
Change in Burris' story?
suntimes.com 1/9/2009 — 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.
Who Is Roland Burris?
dcexaminer.com 1/13/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has climbed down from his initial refusal to allow the seating of Roland Burris to succeed  President-elect Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illionis. Burris was appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod ...
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 ...
Fiasco Watch: Blagojevich And Burris
dailykos.com 1/3/2009 — With only three days until the potential showdown between Roland Burris and the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, there's quite a bit of news on the Blagojevich-Burris front. Yesterday, Burris filed an emergency request : ... urging the Illinois Supreme ...
knoxnews.com: News stories by the Associated Press
hosted.ap.org 2/16/2009 — CHICAGO (AP) -- One month after Roland Burris was sworn in to the U.S. Senate to represent Illinois and fill Barack Obama's vacant seat, he's hearing calls for his resignation. "I can't believe anything that comes out of Mr. Burris at this point," ...
Senate leader leaves door ajar for Burris
chicagobreakingnews.com 1/7/2009 — 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 ...
The Battle of Burris
spectator.org 1/6/2009 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may not have the most finely developed code of ethics, but his sense of the dramatic is impeccable. Clinging desperately to his hold on power, which has been tenuous since his arrest on federal corruption charges ...
Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois pick — Reuters: Politics 1/4/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that "legal authority" exists under the U.S. Constitution to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, but said ...
Reid on Burris: 'We are going to do what we have to do' — CNN Political Ticker 1/4/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D Nevada, is not pulling any punches in what is increasingly shaping up to be a likely confrontation between Senate Democrats and Roland Burris, who has been named by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod ...
Sunday Talk: Senate Leaders Stand Ground Against Burris — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/4/2009
Naftali Bendavid reports from Washington on the Sunday morning talk shows. Democratic Senate leaders Sunday insisted on their right to refuse to seat Roland Burris , who has been named by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the ...
With Senate Set to Return, Uncertainty Over Obama’s Seat — NYT > Politics 1/4/2009
As Roland W. Burris prepared to claim his seat, the majority leader insisted the Senate has the legal authority to bar him. >
Reid denies trying to nix Black choices to replace Obama — CNN Political Ticker 1/4/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D Nevada, took great exception Sunday to suggestions that he does not want another African-American to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. Related: Reid on his plan to deal with ...