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Senate Leader Now Says Burris May Take Obama’s Seat
nytimes.com - 1/8/2009
Senate Leader Now Says Burris May Take Obama’s Seat
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Reversing themselves, Senate Democratic leaders opened the door to allowing Roland W. Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. >
chicagotribune.com - 1/8/2009
Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris -
— chicagotribune.com — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority opened the way Wednesday for Roland Burris to become Illinois'... next senator, pressured by President-elect Barack Obama to remove a politically consuming distraction less than two weeks before he ... (more) Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris -

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris
— 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 ... (more) Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris

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Report: Burris Will Get Obama Senate Seat - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com - 1/7/2009
Report: Burris Will Get Obama Senate Seat - Political Hotsheet
— cbsnews.com — 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 ... (more) Report: Burris Will Get Obama Senate Seat - Political ...

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The Early Word: Obama Defends Economic Plan
The Caucus — ... in agency red tape or brushed aside by the ongoing economic meltdown and international crises. Half a dozen new White House positions have been filled by well-known leaders with experience navigating Washington turf wars.” On the Hill Roland W. Burris might officially become the next Senator from Illinois after all, senior Democrats on Capitol Hill indicated on Wednesday. The Times’s Carl Hulse writes that Senatr Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois “outlined conditions” under which Mr. Burris could take office: Only last week, ...

Illinois Court Finds Burris's Senate Appointment Valid
The Caucus — ... Mr. Blagojevich by a near-unanimous vote.) Senate Democrats retreated from their initially stiff opposition to Mr. Burris’s appointment after the highly publicized spectacle surrounding his efforts to be seated on Tuesday, when he was turned away from the Senate in a cold, steady downpour. Without official standing, Mr. Burris, 71, was forced to hold a news conference in the wintry rain across Constitution Avenue, with a horde of media cornering and jostling him as he methodically plodded to and from the microphones. He received a groundswell of support this ...

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