chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/9/2009
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President-elect Barack Obama told Senate leadership this week that he wanted the Burris issue resolved quickly, putting pressure on Durbin and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). The two senators offered no immediate reaction today, but Durbin has scheduled a 3:30 p.m. news conference. ...
suntimes.com - 1/9/2009
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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.
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Illinois Supreme Court Rules Against Burris on Senate Signature
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The state's high court rejects Burris' effort to compel Secretary of State White to sign his certification of appointment in a ruling Friday.
Says the secretary's sole responsibility was to register the appointment, which he did.
U.S. Senate leaders cited the lack of White's signature as a reason not to allow Burris into Congress earlier this week. ...
Video: Hair-helmeted antihero recites poem, goofed on by Shep Smith
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Dude, I think we should make him governor for life. Exit question: Did the Illinois Supreme Court just breathe new life into the “block Burris” movement? ...
Impasse
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... Several media outlets are reporting that Roland Burris “won” in the Illinois Supreme Court. What they actually did was reject his lawsuit requesting that the court force the Illinois secretary of state to sign his appointment. The Illinois Supreme Court today rejected Roland Burris’ effort to get the signature he needs to complete his appointment to the U.S. Senate. The court’s unanimous ruling tosses the issue back to Washington. Democratic U.S. Senate leaders, including Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, now will have to decide whether to hold firm to their insistence that ...
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cbsnews.com 1/7/2009 — 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 ...
Burris to be Sworn In This Week
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Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this ...
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thehill.com 1/12/2009 — Lawyers for Roland Burris will be in Washington Monday to meet with Senate attorneys and press their case for seating Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (D) controversial appointee. A senior Senate Democratic aide said the various legal teams will ...
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."
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Another Victory for Roland Burris —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/9/2009
Susan Davis reports on Congress.
Illinois Senate nominee Roland Burris won another victory today in his battle with Senate Democratic leaders to recognize his appointment by scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill President-elect ...
Ill. Sec/State: 'Don't ask me to sign anything' —
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From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum Following Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn , Secretary of State Jesse White took the microphone in Chicago and opened up with a joke. "Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "don't ask me ...
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