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betsyspage.blogspot.com - 1/3/2009
What the GOP senators should do about Burris
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When Roland Burris shows up at the Senate asking or demanding to be seated, Harry Reid has stated that the Democrats in the Senate will refuse to seat him. There will need to be a vote on the question and the Republicans, although they don't have the power to determine what happens, will have to ...

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Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: 'We are the senator' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Lynn Sweet
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: 'We are the senator' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Lynn Sweet
— suntimes.com — NO CIRCUS? | Says he'll try to avoid a scene when he shows up to claim seat WASHINGTON -- Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: "We are the senator." And we, that is he, the former Illinois attorney general, ... (more) Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: 'We are the senator'  ...

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Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/4/2009
Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama replacement pick
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — A quick update on the Democrats' molten stew that is the scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his controversial appointment of Roland Burris as the state's new senator to fill the vacant seat of president-elect Barack Obama .  ... (more) Blagojevich says Sen. Reid sought to influence his Obama ...

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Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
firedoglake.com - 1/2/2009
Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
— firedoglake.com — 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 ... (more) Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken

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The Party Of Racism? Which One?
DownWithTyranny! — ... not believe the three men were electable. He feared losing the seat to a Republican in a future election. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero confirmed that Reid (D-Nev.) and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)-- the new chief of the Senate Democratic political operation-- each called Blagojevich’s campaign office separately Dec. 3. Sources believe that at least portions of the phone conversations are on tape. Very nice. And you can count on Senate Republicans making it even worse and making Reid look like even more of a fool and a scoundrel than ...

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