Roland Burris Reprimanded By Senate Ethics Committee
A Senate ethics committee issued a mild reprimand to Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill) on Friday after an investigation into his appointment to the U.S. Sena...
A Senate ethics committee issued a mild reprimand to Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill) on Friday after an investigation into his appointment to the U.S. Sena...
Chicago Sun-Times | Laura Washington | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago
It's a heady time in African-American politics. Presidents, senators and congressmen are feeling the burn. The old political hands are nervous. The yo...
AP | Posted 04.05.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An effort to oust Democrat Roland Burris from his appointment as a U.S. senator was voted down Thursday by Illinois lawmaker...
CQ Politics | Posted 03.02.2009 | Chicago
An early look-ahead at the 2010 Senate race in Illinois when newly-appointed Democrat Roland Burris - the choice of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich - is u...
AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Roland Burris took his place as Barack Obama's successor in the Senate on Thursday, ending a standoff that embarrassed the presiden...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein and Ryan Grim | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
When disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to fill a vacant Senate seat on December 30, Senate Democrats reacted strongly, r...
AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Roland Burris will not likely take Barack Obama's Senate seat until a court in Illinois rule...
Politico | AMIE PARNES & MANU RAJU | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics
Roland Burris heads into a pivotal meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin on Wednesday with an unmistakabl...
AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and ANN SANNER | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama's Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics