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Showdown: Senate rejects Burris’s certificate of appointment
hotair.com - 1/5/2009
Showdown: Senate rejects Burris’s certificate of appointment
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No signature from the secretary of state means no admittance means a glorious Democratic meltdown on the floor tomorrow. [...] Read the rest »
Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 1/6/2009
Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a... defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" despite boiling controversy over his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's seat in ... (more) Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP)

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Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/5/2009
Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) — An aide to Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson tells CNN that this morning she... rejected Roland Burris' certificate of appointment to the Senate. Robert Baxter says Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because it does not conform with ... (more) Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment

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Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris' appointment :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Politics
suntimes.com - 1/5/2009
Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris' appointment :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Politics
— suntimes.com — Judge also grants prosecutors 90-day extension to indict Blagojevich, former chief of staff Firing the first shot... in Washington in the fight over the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, Gov. Blagojevich's acting chief of staff ... (more) Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris' appointment :: ...

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Ace of Spades HQ:  Awesome: Senate Rejects Burris

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Awesome: Senate Rejects Burris
Ace of Spades HQ — Awesome: Senate Rejects Burris Now this is getting fun. (CNN) – The secretary of the U.S. Senate on Monday rejected the certificiate of appointment for Roland Burris, named by Illinois' controversial governor to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, according to an aide to the secretary. The aide said Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because it does not conform with the Senate rule requiring that the secretary of state — in this case, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White — must sign the certificate of appointment along with the governor. White ...

Blago, Burris, and Reid, Oh my!
RedState: Conservative News and Community — And so it begins. Secretary of the Senate rejects Burris appointment (CNN) – The secretary of the U.S. Senate on Monday rejected the certificiate of appointment for Roland Burris, named by Illinois’ controversial governor to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat, according to an aide to the secretary. The aide said Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson rejected Burris’ appointment because it does not conform with the Senate rule requiring that the secretary of state — in this case, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White — ...

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Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/5/2009
AP - Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" despite boiling controversy over his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's seat in ...