1.0 link 155976 <![CDATA[Burris: Jimmy Carter Wants Me To Be Senator (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/07/burris-jimmy-carter-wants_n_155976.html Saying that it will be only a "very short" time until he has the opportunity to serve as the junior Senator from Illinois, Roland Burris added a new wrinkle into the evolving drama over his political fortunes Monday.

He has, apparently, the endorsement of former president Jimmy Carter.

"This morning, I had a great meeting with Majority Leader [Harry] Reid and Majority Whip [Dick] Durbin," Burris told reporters on Wednesday. " And in that meeting we discussed quite a few things. But...

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