politico.com - 12/30/2008
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Harry Reid's office put out this statement from the Senate Democratic leadership, saying that Burris "will not be seated by the Democratic Caucus."
"This is not about Mr. Burris," the statement says, "It is about the integrity of a governor accused of attempting to ...
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
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/6/2009
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In a statement given to Election Central, Harry
Reid's office says that he will not attempt to...
seat Al Franken in the Senate tomorrow -- though they are reiterating Reid's call for Norm Coleman to concede the race rather than drag it out. The ...
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Reid Spokesman: He Will Not Try To Seat Franken Tomorrow
blogs.dailymail.com - 1/3/2009
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Chicago Sun-Times: Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid lobbied
Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich for Reid’s choice for the...
Senate.
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Unclean hands
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... Harry Reid insists that Burris won’t be seated (though with the re-election for that seat due in just two years, and given Burris’ history of losing primary challenges, he wouldn’t last long anyway) but it appears as though he ...
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