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Senate Dems retreat on Burris; Obama steps in (AP)
AP - Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from senators irked that the standoff was draining attention and putting them in a bad light. Burris said with a smile he expected to join them "very shortly."
Change in Burris' story?
Change in Burris' story?
suntimes.com — 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. (more) Change in Burris' story?
Dems stew in botched Burris imbroglio
politico.com — Some angry Democrats blame Reid, Durbin and Obama for the Burris storm as new legal events in... Illinois throw the issue back to the Senate. (more) Dems stew in botched Burris imbroglio
Burris gets OK from Illinois sec. of state
politico.com — Jesse White signs certificate saying Roland Burris' appointment document is "true and accurate."... (more) Burris gets OK from Illinois sec. of state
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Moral convictions optional in Obama/Dem leadership
Flopping Aces — AP’s Laurie Kellman has an article out today about the Senate feet beating retreat over Burris. Depending on what outlet you view it, the headlines morph. From Huffpo: Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris From Breitbart: Senate Dems retreat on Burris; Obama steps in From Yahoo News: Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris Same story… different eye catcher headline. But regardless of the soundbyte education for the average scan vs read American, the story remains the same. ...

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