Roland Burris Perjury

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ROLAND BURRIS WON'T FACE PERJURY CHARGES

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 07.20.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris won't face a perjury charge over statements he made to state lawmakers investigating how he got his ...

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Burris: Blame Impeachment Panel For Bad Questions, Not Me

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 06.28.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Thursday that he did not mislead lawmakers investigating his Senate appointment because they fa...

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Burris Says Legal Bills Now At $500,000

Associated Press | Posted 05.10.2009 | Chicago

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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris says he's rung up $500,000 in legal expenses tied to investigations surrounding his appointment by ...

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Burris Promises To Cooperate With Perjury Investigation

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.09.2009 | Chicago

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GRANITE CITY, Ill. — Flashing his easy smile and wearing a power suit, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris signed autographs and shook hands after helping b...

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Burris Yet To Release Promised Memo Clearing Him Of Perjury

ProPublica | Ben Protess | Posted 04.28.2009 | Chicago

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Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) claims he has proof he never made an inconsistent statement about his appointment to the Senate, only he can't show it to yo...

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Former Burris Aide Questioned In Senator's Perjury Investigation

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE MCKINNEY | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago

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The Downstate perjury probe into Sen. Roland Burris has widened to include a former aide who raised questions about a possible quid pro quo between Bu...

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Prosecutor Wants Any Burris Tapes From Feds For Perjury Investigation

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 04.06.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A county prosecutor exploring the possibility of perjury charges against U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has asked federal officials for FBI t...

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Quinn Investigating How Burris' Son Got State Job From Blago Administration

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 03.29.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn is reviewing how the son of embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris got a state job as a housing-agency lawyer unde...

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Burris Still Has Senate Clout, Despite Furor

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 03.29.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite the furor surrounding Sen. Roland Burris, experts say Illinois is unlikely to suffer much from having a senator who'...

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For Burris, It's Hail Mary Time

James Warren | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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It's time for an A-Rod-like press conference but with some substantive answers and a set of assurances about Burris' political future.

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Burris Perjury Case No 'Slam Dunk': Former US Attorney

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 03.24.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — With the impeachment of a governor, Illinois has already had more political fireworks this year than it has seen in decades. Could the...

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Roland Burris Perjury Questions: More Omissions In Testimony

ProPublica | Ben Protess | Posted 03.24.2009 | Chicago

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Roland Burris has blamed state lawmakers for his shifting accounts of how he became a Senator. The lawmakers, he said, failed to elicit the full story...

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Burris May Have Lied To State Supreme Court In Affidavit

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE MCKINNEY AND NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago

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If Sen. Roland Burris misled an Illinois House impeachment panel with a false account of his appointment, he did the same thing with the Illinois Supr...

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Daley Dodges Burris Controversy

Associated Press | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley clearly doesn't want to get involved in the ongoing debate over the future of embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris. Burris i...

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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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Burris Had More Contacts With Blago Aide Than He Reported In Sworn Documents: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI AND DAVE MCKINNEY | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Sen. Roland Burris had more contacts with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief of staff before being appointed to his Senate seat than he disclosed ...

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Roland Burris Pleads For His Career: 'Stop The Rush To Judgment'

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson and John Chase | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago

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Embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris defended himself today in the midst of the multiple probes into the circumstances surrounding his appointment by for...

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Burris Facing Investigations As Newspapers, Politicians Call For His Resignation

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Should he resign? Can he be forced out? Will he face criminal charges? Illinoisans who thought they had put one big mess behind them ...

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Washington Post, Tribune, Local Democrats Call For Burris Resignation

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago

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SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES Barely a month after being sworn in as a U.S. Senator, Roland Burris is being called on to resign by the Chicago T...

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As Burris Storm Brews, Durbin In Greece With Potential Foe Giannoulias

Associated Press | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago

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As a political storm brewed around new U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Tuesday, fellow Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin kept mum, traveling out of the country wit...

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Burris Invites Senate Ethics Investigation (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Tuesday that he is open to a Senate ethics investigation into how he came to be appointed by impeached former Gov. Rod Bl...

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Burris Won't Resign In Face Of Perjury Allegations

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris insisted Monday he voluntarily sent state lawmakers an affidavit outlining contacts with ousted Gov. Rod Blago...

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Roland Burris' Blago Affidavit (READ), Press Conference Videos (WATCH)

AP | Posted 03.19.2009 | Chicago

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The following is the text of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris' affidavit to Illinois state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, chairman of the Illinois House impeachmen...

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