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huffingtonpost.com - 1/15/2009
Roland Burris Sworn Into Senate, Replaces Obama
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WASHINGTON — Roland Burris took his place as Barack Obama's successor in the Senate on Thursday, ending a standoff that embarrassed the president-elect and fellow Democrats who initially resisted the appointment by scandal-scarred Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. "I do," Burris said with ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for Roland Burris to be seated as a senator from Illinois, after more than a weeklong spectacle surrounding the state’s corruption scandal and the questioning of Mr. Burris’s credentials. After Mr. ... (more) Burris Cleared to Take Senate Seat

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
— chicagobreakingnews.com — WASHINGTON--Roland Burris won his battle to succeed Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois this afternoon as Senate Democrats dropped their objections and said he should be seated this week. The agreement came after Senat lawyers said Burris ... (more) Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week

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politico.com - 1/12/2009
Dem Senators will swear in Burris
— politico.com — Roland Burris saga is over, as Democratic Senate leaders have accepted his credentials. (more) Dem Senators will swear in Burris

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Political Animal — ... : "Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting fire to the compound filled with hundreds of refugees as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the region on a mission to end Israel's devastating offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Ban expressed 'outrage' over the bombing. He said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told him there had been a 'grave mistake' and promised to pay extra attention to protecting U.N. installations." * Roland Burris is now the junior senator from the state of Illinois. * Eric Holder's hearing, as ...

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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.
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 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 ...
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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 ...
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nbcchicago.com 1/22/2009 — Enough about Barack Obama s first day in office. What about Rollin Roland Burris ? Around noon Wednesday, Burris' sparsely furnished office was occupied by three staffers, at least two of whom were there on a temporary basis, the Bloomington ...
Burris heads to his swearing-in — CNN Political Ticker 1/15/2009
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) – Veteran Illinois politician Roland Burris headed to Washington for his official Senate swearing-in Thursday afternoon. "It's called faith. And we knew that we were in the right. The law was on our side. And all we had ...
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The Illinois Senate designee is getting a warmer reception than he received last week when he was turned out of the Senate. But the honeymoon in his new place of work could be short.
Burris sworn in as junior senator from Illinois — CNN Political Ticker 1/15/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Veteran Illinois politician Roland Burris was sworn in as the junior U.S. senator from Illinois on Thursday afternoon, following an extended political battle to claim the seat. After being denied entry into the hallowed ...
As Biden Leaves Senate, Burris Is Sworn In — Wash Post In Congress 1/16/2009
Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Hillary Rodham Clinton, two of the most influential members of the Senate, said goodbye to their colleagues yesterday, while the chamber welcomed Illinois's Roland W. Burris, a man it had tried to keep ...
FCC Chairman Martin to Step Down Next Week — Wash Post Federal Page 1/16/2009
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin, a Bush appointee who angered many in his own party with a push to reform cable pricing, said yesterday that he will leave the agency upon the handover to the new administration.