cbsnews.com - 1/7/2009
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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 Durbin are denying the report. ( See update ...
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
cbs2chicago.com - 1/7/2009
huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
The apparent decision to seat Roland Burris came
after aides to President-elect Barack Obama contacted senior Senate...
Democrats and suggested that they reverse course and accept Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial appointment, according to a senior ...
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Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
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burris will be seated
skippy the bush kangaroo —
... 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. - cbs news and ...
Burris Will Get Senate Seat And The Circus Will Be Over
The Democratic Daily —
... Both CBS and AP are reporting that Roland Burris will be confirmed in his Senate seat. While Reid flatly denies the report, the Illinois Secretary of State said her signature was not necessary and was ‘ceremonial’. Reid has said he was waiting for confirmation of that fact for their Supreme Court. Here’s the lastest followed by a comment from Barack Obama. ...
Seating Burris
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
... Of course, even if we were to assume for the sake of argument that the courts should defer to the legislatures in this instance, there would still be the political question of whether the Senate should exercise its authority. I don't think it has any good reason not to seat Burris even if the courts would permit it, so I hope that reports that Reid will ultimately acquiesce are accurate. ...
Burris To The Senate
JustOneMinute —
Senate "Leader" Harry Reid reprises a cheap suitcase. Background from J Sullum at Reason . MY BAD: Since it is a football week I should strike the "cheap suitcase" and substitute "backpedaling like a Ravens D-back." I am embittered because my flash of genius - David Patterson of NY appoints a black man (possibly himself) to Hillary's seat, thereby solving his Caroline Kennedy problem and the Senate's "whites only" problem - is now passe.
Proud to be a Democrat
The Reaction —
... to seat Burris, but the whole sordid episode has made Reid look bad. Not at bad as Blago, to be sure, but Reid clearly isn't what the Dems need in a leader. His recent ...
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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.
DID DEMOCRATS COVER UP BURRIS LIES TO GET STIM BILL PASSED?
rightwingnuthouse.com 2/18/2009 — My friend Tom Elia at the New Editor raised this question in an email and it bears looking into.
The fact is, if this mess with Burris had been made public back on February 5 when the Illinois senator submitted his “corrected” affadavit ...
Burris To Be Seated
openleft.com 1/13/2009 — "Barring objections from Republicans," Roland Burris will be the next Senator from Illinois :
Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday ...
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," ...
Obama talks about Burris, deficits
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/7/2009 —
From NBC's Athena Jones WASHINGTON -- In his first press conference of the new year, President-elect Obama said the decision to seat Roland Burris was a "Senate matter."
"I know Roland Burris," Obama said. "I think he's a fine public ...
Burris to be Sworn In This Week
firedoglake.com 1/13/2009 — W ho could have predicted ?
Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this ...
Burris blocked!
althouse.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — Just now. That's it? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday that Burris would not be permitted to take his seat because Burris "has not been certified by the state of Illinois," a reference to incomplete paperwork that only touches ...
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 ...
Democrats to seat Burris? - Manu Raju
politico.com 1/7/2009 — Democratic aides are disputing reports that there is a deal to seat Roland Burris, even as Burris sits behind closed doors negotiating with Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin. The Associated Press reported a deal had been made, ...
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 ...
Democrats to seat Burris —
First Read 1/7/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayThe AP's breaking news: "Senate Democrats plan to embrace Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant seat."
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