foxnews.com - 1/7/2009
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A key Democrat broke with her Senate colleagues Tuesday to support Roland Burris in his controversial bid to assume Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee that soon could take up Burris' case, said Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ...
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
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voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Burris has come off as a fool and
a crook pretending he is innocent of wrong doing
in receiving his appointment. He is a loser and I think he will lose one more time, but cause a lot of damage before he goes. I don't think voters would elect him dog ...
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Burris Backs Reid Into a Corner - The Fix
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Diane Feinstein...Democrats Should Seat Burris
Ace of Spades HQ —
... over the naming of Leon Panneta to head the CIA, Diane Feinstein cuts Harry Reid off at the knees. Can't you just feel the love? A key Democrat broke with her Senate colleagues Tuesday to support Roland Burris in his controversial bid to assume Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee that soon could take up Burris' case, said Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has the right to appoint a senator despite the allegations of corruption against him. "Does the governor have the power, under law, to make the ...
Newspaper Roundup for Jan. 7, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... attack Monterrey TV station during nightly newscast Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago Public Schools' cappuccino bill: $67,000 Washington Times: Market indicators inch up Washington Times: Jeb Bush won't run for Senate Says it's 'not right time' for elective office Christian Science Monitor: A crime newspaper flourishes by printing mug shots The Slammer Fox News/AP: Congressman Wants to Reschedule Congress Around College Football Game Fox News: Sen. Feinstein Breaks With Democrats to Back Burris Appointment San Francisco Chronicle: Why ...
Dianne Feinstein Goes Rogue
Politics Daily —
... Also on Tuesday, Feinstein basically gave the finger to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid by stating that Roland Burris should be seated as a Senator, despite being suspected of buying the Senate seat from Rod Blagojevich for three cartons of cigarettes (very useful in jail). ...
Democrats cracking over Burris?
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... After all, we already knew that Senator Dianne Feinstein has repudiated the letter she signed that opposed any Blagojevich pick - thanks for showing fear, Senator; we’ll be sure to keep it in mind the next time we need something from you - and (via the ...
The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog —
Republicans and Democrats pondering new budget rules for Congress. Sounds achingly boring until you realize the new rules would restrict the spending of your money.
New Ben & Jerry flavor: "Yes, Pecan!" I wonder how many calories are in really bad puns...
Who, pray tell, is black enough to fill Obama's seat? Welcome to the post-racial world.
Obama took money from man at the center of Richardson investigation.
Dianne Feinstein is breaking with the party all over the place these days.
Ditka for Senate. ...
'I Reserve Right to Vote Against Stimulus,' Says Brave Taxpayer Hero...Diane Feinstein?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Then she broke with the rest of the Senate Democrats to support the seating of controversial Blogojevich appointee Roland Burris to Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate, making fools of her preening colleagues by conceding that the Senate would have trouble lawfully obstructing Burris. ...
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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Congress: Mr. Burris goes to DC
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/6/2009 —
The man embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich chose to succeed Obama in the Senate -- Roland Burris -- today heads to Washington. Yesterday, the Chicago Tribune writes, Burris “sought spiritual and political sustenance tonight at a church on Chicago's ...
Burris Donated Thousands to Blagojevich; Won Contracts
newsmax.com 1/1/2009 — Roland Burris, the former Illinois Attorney General named by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the U. S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, is a lobbyist who has contributed over $15,000 to the governor's campaign while also ...
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 ...
Feinstein breaks with leadership on Burris —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
(CNN) – Outgoing Senate Rules Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday she disagrees with her Democratic leadership blocking Roland Burris from being seated in the Senate.
“The question is really one, in my view, of law,” Feinstein told ...
Roland Burris Scores Key Senate Ally —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/6/2009
Susan Davis reports on Congress.
Roland Burris found a powerful ally in his quest to be formally recognized as the junior senator from Illinois: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein , who chairs the Senate Rules Committee, and put her support ...
Senators Turn Burris Away at Capitol —
Wash Post In Congress 1/7/2009
Blocked from claiming a Senate seat, a man who once said his success in politics was the result of "divine intervention" stood outside the Capitol yesterday and declared: "Members of the media, my name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the ...
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