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cnn.com - 2/19/2009

Spokesman for embattled Sen. Burris resigns

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Sen. Roland Burris, who is under fire to resign, arrives at a Chicago City Club luncheon to speak Wednesday.

washingtonpost.com - 2/19/2009

Clouds Gather Over Roland Burris

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Clouds Gather Over Roland Burris

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blogs.suntimes.com - 2/19/2009

Burris in the bunker. Cancels Thursday schedule. Durbin frosty Burris statement

— blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON--Embattled Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is cancelling his Thursday schedule, where he was to have met with Rockford area civic, elected and religious leaders as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent out a very frosty statement, saying Burris failed ... (more) Burris in the bunker. Cancels Thursday schedule. Durbin ...

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cqpolitics.com - 2/19/2009

Burris’ Lobbying Disclosures Don’t Add Up

— cqpolitics.com — The names of lobbying clients that Sen. Roland W. Burris declared to a state legislative panel do not match those on records he filed over the last decade with Illinois and Chicago agencies, a CQ analysis of the records has found. The discovery comes ... (more) Burris’ Lobbying Disclosures Don’t Add Up

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Sister Toldjah: CNN

Say Anything: The Clock’s Ticking: Burris Spokesman Resigns

News: Burris Spokesman Resigns

Daily Kos: Burris Watch

Instapundit: THIS CAN’T BE GOOD: Spokesman for Embattled Sen. Burris Resigns….

Political Animal: Friday's campaign round-up

The Democratic Daily: Burris… How Long Before You Go?

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Sister Toldjah — Spokesman for embattled Sen. Burris resigns

The Clock’s Ticking: Burris Spokesman Resigns
Say Anything — ... (CNN)—A spokesman for Illinois Sen. Roland Burris resigned Thursday in the wake of new disclosures about requests that Burris raise money for disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich while seeking a U.S. Senate appointment. ...

Burris Spokesman Resigns
News — ... In a move that many will undoubtedly read a lot into (including us), Sen. Roland Burris' (D-Ill.) spokesman, Jason Erkes, is resigning. "I initially began helping the senator on a temporary basis because he is a long-term friend who I served several years when he was [Illinois] attorney general," Erkes told CNN in a statement . "It is now time for me to get back to focusing on … my newly formed strategic communications business." There is almost too much to write about what has happened in the Burris fiasco in the last two days. I recommend clicking on the "Roland Burris" tag ...

Burris Watch
Daily Kos — ... ... Harry Reid commenting that Burris' story "seems to be changing day by day," and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs saying: Obviously Sen. Burris was seated based in some way on the representations that he made ... and I think that the people of Illinois deserve to know, based on some of the things that have happened over the past few days ... the full extent of any involvement. And is this the start of the rats deserting a sinking ship? A spokesman for Illinois Sen. Roland Burris resigned ...

THIS CAN’T BE GOOD: Spokesman for Embattled Sen. Burris Resigns….
Instapundit — THIS CAN’T BE GOOD: Spokesman for Embattled Sen. Burris Resigns.

Friday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — FRIDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * In another painful twist for Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), his press secretary abruptly quit yesterday. That's rarely a good sign. * Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-La.) had told reporters he was likely to vote for the economic stimulus package, but then reversed course under pressure from his fellow Republicans. Cao, who represents a heavily Democratic district, ...

Burris… How Long Before You Go?
The Democratic Daily — ... Burris is defiant and insistent that he’s done “nothing wrong” and has “absolutely nothing to hide.” Those claims are not quelling the writing on the wall however that Roland Burris’ very short days in the Senate look to be numbered. ...