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politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
Video: Senate Showdowns
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The 2009 Senate has holes in it; the race in Minnesota is going to the courts, and the Senate refused to seat the Blagojevich appointee Roland Burris. Wyatt Andrews reports.
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/12/2009
Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week
— chicagobreakingnews.com — WASHINGTON--Roland Burris won his battle to succeed Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois this afternoon... as Senate Democrats dropped their objections and said he should be seated this week. The agreement came after Senat lawyers said Burris ... (more) Senate Democrats agree to seat Burris this week

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In Criminal Complaint
— huffingtonpost.com — Inches away from securing a seat in the United States Senate, Roland Burris suffered what could be... a serious setback on Thursday. Appearing before an Illinois House impeachment committee in regards to the role by which he became the Senate ... (more) Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In ...

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swampland.blogs.time.com - 1/2/2009
Blagojevich v. The Senate: Going To The Mat
— swampland.blogs.time.com — Get ready for the standoff of Roland Burris to get even weirder, as Senate Democrats map out... their options for dealing with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Barack Obama. Suffice it to say that none of them is pretty.  ... (more) Blagojevich v. The Senate: Going To The Mat

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