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Black Pastors Who Backed Burris Will Ask Him To Resign: AP

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris kept out of sight Friday as longtime friend Gov. Pat Quinn joined the roster of fellow Democrats calling for h...

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Obama Teaches Senate The Chicago Way With Burris Push: John Kass

Chicago Tribune | John Kass | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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So the Chicago Way hauled off and slapped the U.S. Senate in the face--one of those backhands with the knuckles to unsuspecting lips--and guess who bl...

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Democrat: Blagojevich "Called Our Bluff" On Senate Pick

CNN | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Senate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone about Roland Burris becoming a U.S. senator because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich "called our...

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Blago for Senate Majority Leader

Mary Lyon | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Mary Lyon

1 7 09 Blago for Senate Majority Leader By Mary Lyon There! I said it. Yes. I know embattled and ethically - well, um - relaxed Illinois Governor ...

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Senate Violates the Constitution in Turning Away Roland Burris

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

From a legal and Constitutional perspective, the question of whether or not Burris should be allowed to take his seat as the Junior Senator from Illinois is not especially difficult. He should.

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Harry Reid: The Most Corrupt of the Corrupt?

Jeff Norman | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Jeff Norman

It now seems fair to consider the possibility that Reid and his allies might have decided to oppose any Blogojevich appointee ( as an act of political vindictiveness

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Burris' Senate Chances Helped If He Pledges Not To Run In 2010: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) opened the door Sunday for Roland Burris to be sworn in as a senator from Illinois. "There's ...

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Burris' Lawyer Urges Senate Leaders To Seat Client

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 02.03.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois' embattled governor complained through his spokesman Saturday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is guilty of a conflict ...

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ROLAND BURRIS: Who Is Blagojevich's Pick For Illinois Senator? (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

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Disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill President-elect Obama's vacant Sen...

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