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chicagotribune.com - 2/18/2009

Blame for Burris mess isn't Blagojevich's alone -

— chicagotribune.com — Sen. Roland "Tombstone" Burris (D-Lying Weasel) hatches his lies by the minute; they bubble out of his mouth like insect larvae from the mud. Once their wings are dry, they launch from our senator's lips and buzz. Yet with all the buzzing, let's ... (more) Blame for Burris mess isn't Blagojevich's alone -

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chicagotribune.com - 2/18/2009

Roland Burris changes story: Roland Burris changes story again -

— chicagotribune.com — About the affidavit Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., talks to the media about an affidavit that he filed Feb. 5 with the Illinois House committee. ( Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo / February 15, 2009) (more) Roland Burris changes story: Roland Burris changes story ...

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nytimes.com - 2/18/2009

Burris Tried to Raise Money for Blagojevich

— nytimes.com — Roland W. Burris admitted for the first time that he tried, without success, to raise money for the former Illinois governor. > (more) Burris Tried to Raise Money for Blagojevich

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Don’t Throw Burris Under Bus
Pundits Blog — ... — even though he didn’t make one. And he tried to raise money for Blago from his friends — even though he couldn’t find anybody who would contribute. Did Burris tell the whole truth when he should have? No. Did he lie about it under oath? Maybe not, but he sure gave a slippery answer. So should he be forced to resign , or expelled from the Senate? No way. Sure, Burris’s showed bad judgment in not immediately revealing his contacts with Blagojevich’s brother, nor his failed efforts to line up contributions to the former governor. But he wrote no check. He raised not a dime. He ...

Hare Calls for Burris to Resign
ArchPundit — More like this please: I’m troubled by [Burris' evolving explanations] because he either has a tremendous lack of memory or he wasn’t being forthright with the committee,” Hare said, referring to the state House Impeachment Committee. “This was pay-to-play with the former governor … I’m done with this whole Blagojevich thing.” Burris “has been a good public servant for the state for 30 years, but you’ve got to answer questions when you’re under oath,” Hare continued. “What Illinois deserves ...

More on the Burris Affair
Pundits Blog — ... from the Senate or chooses resignation —making it tough on his plans to etch "senator" onto his mausoleum — both parties want to be prepared for the special election of 2010 or one that could come far sooner. With the chorus for resignation ...

Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... today that he's done nothing wrong. Around the same time, Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.) became the first member of Congress to call on Burris to resign. * Alan Greenspan, oddly enough, ...

Illinois Rep. Costello calls for Burris to step down
News — ... Just in from The Hill's J. Taylor Rushing : The second member of Illinois' Democratic congressional delegation is calling on Sen. Roland Burris to resign from the Senate. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), who represents a downstate district, joined Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.), who became the first Democratic Illinois congressman on Thursday to call for Burris's resignation . Costello spokesman David Gillies said Costello believes resignation "is appropriate at this time. "His ability to be effective has been compromised," Gillies said. Costello did not, however, side with Gov. Pat ...