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From NBC's Ken Strickland Roland Burris and Al Franken will not be seated as U.S. senators today, nor will they be allowed on the Senate floor. This is because both men have yet to produce election certificates approved by Senate rules.
Under Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule II, the "recommended" certificate of election and appointment should include the signature of both the state's governor AND the state's secretary of state. (One Senate staffer made a point to note the word ...
Can Franken Give Burris His Daily Affirmation?
fivethirtyeight.com 1/5/2009 — One of the quirks of the unresolved senate race in Minnesota and Illinois is that it really does the Democrats no good to have just one of Al Franken and Roland Burris seated -- they only gain ground if and when both get sworn in. This is why. ...
Burris, Franken to be blocked from taking office
boston.com 1/3/2009 — It appears likely that when the new US Senate takes office on Tuesday, two of the 100 seats will be empty. The top Republican says the GOP caucus will fight any effort to seat Democrat Al Franken, who is embroiled...
Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — Over at Swampland, K-Tum has the inside scoop on how the Democrats plan to keep Burris from being sworn in:
The first thing the Senate leadership plans to do is to demand, under Rule 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a certificate ...
Capitol Idea: Seat Burris And Franken
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 1/8/2009 — It is to Reid's credit that he is trying, with skill and honor, to find a solution to the Burris mess. Yet it is puzzling and confounding that while he is taking on the controversy surrounding Burris, the Senate leader appears to be punting the other major showdown in the Senate: seating Al Franken.
Senate Democrats May Try To Seat Franken
cqpolitics.com 1/5/2009 — CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE Jan. 5, 2009 – 1:55 p.m. Senate Democrats May Try To Seat Franken Senate Democrats may try to seat Al Franken this week, assuming he is declared the winner of his hotly contested election battle with GOP Sen. Norm Coleman of ...
Senator Franken, At Last?
truthdig.com 1/5/2009 — After recounting 2.4 million ballots, Minnesota officials are expected to name Al Franken the state’s next senator, winning by a mere 225 votes. Franken’s rival, Sen. Norm Coleman, will likely fight the decision in the state supreme ...
Senate Democrats May Seat Franken Before Coleman Lawsuit Is Resolved
cqpolitics.com 1/11/2009 — Senate Democratic leaders won’t shut the door on the possibility of seating Democrat Al Franken before the state of Minnesota issues a certificate declaring a winner in the race. Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday appeared to back away somewhat ...
The Battle of Burris
spectator.org 1/6/2009 —
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may not have the most finely
developed code of ethics, but his sense of the dramatic is
impeccable. Clinging desperately to his hold on power, which has
been tenuous since his arrest on federal corruption charges ...
There’s Hope For Franken Yet
truthdig.com 12/19/2008 — BradBlog has the latest from the endless recount battle in Minnesota, where Al Franken has apparently pulled into a two-vote lead. Results are day-to-day, but the Star Tribune is predicting Franken will win out by fewer than 100 votes.
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I wouldn't have said it this way...
dailykos.com 1/10/2009 — The Star-Trib sees a problem for Franken: Democratic leaders made Burris' claim on the seat contingent on his ability to secure a formal election certificate from the state of Illinois, a document Franken will not have until Norm Coleman's ...
Burris shut out by Senate secretary —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
Burris told reporters Tuesday he was turned away from the Senate.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, named by Illinois' controversial governor to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, said Tuesday morning that he ...
Durbin invites Burris to swearing-in ceremony —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin stood with Democratic leaders Tuesday denying fellow Illinois Democrat Roland Burris the right to take the Senate oath, but the state’s senior senator did extend an invitation for Burris to watch the ...
Democrat Roland Burris blocked from Senate —
Reuters: Politics 1/6/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man named by the scandal-plagued governor of Illinois to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate failed to gain entry on Tuesday when the chamber's secretary rejected as incomplete his credentials for the ...
Burris offered Capitol Hill office space —
CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has offered Senate Appointee Roland Burris office space not far from the Capitol.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Now that Roland Burris has been turned away from the Senate, where will he hang his hat?
Since Burris has not been ...
Roland Burris Scores Key Senate Ally —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/6/2009
Susan Davis reports on Congress.
Roland Burris found a powerful ally in his quest to be formally recognized as the junior senator from Illinois: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein , who chairs the Senate Rules Committee, and put her support ...
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