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Roland Burris Senate Appointment

Goodies Galore: Here's How to Cajole Roland Burris Into Voting for the Heath Care Bill

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago

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Carol Felsenthal

Whether he wins or not, maybe Sen. Burris could have "Nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize" carved on his much-ridiculed tombstone.

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Roland Burris Still Under Senate Investigation

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 10.10.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Sen. Roland Burris might be a lame duck, but the Senate's ethics committee isn't letting him out of its sights. ...

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Burris Senate Appointment Still Being Challenged In Court

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 09.17.2009 | Chicago

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The controversy over Sen. Roland Burris' appointment to Illinois' junior senate seat may seem like a lifetime ago. But a group of well-known local att...

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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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Washington Post Calls For Burris' Resignation

The Washington Post | Posted 07.09.2009 | Chicago

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WE DON'T know where to begin with the latest mess that has ensnared Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.). No, "ensnared" isn't the right word. That would im...

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Blago: Brother's Taped Call With Burris Shows 'Nothing Inappropriate'

AP | Posted 07.08.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says a recently released phone conversation taped secretly by federal authorities shows his broth...

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Why Roland Burris Must Go

Rep. Jack Franks | Posted 06.28.2009 | Chicago

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Rep. Jack Franks

Sen. Burris only had to tell the truth to the House Special Investigative Committee, of which I was a member, to be seated in the Senate. He did not fulfill that requirement.

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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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No Recovery For Burris' Image: AP

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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DECATUR, Ill. — Sen. Roland Burris said Wednesday he did not tell an Illinois House impeachment committee that he promised to help then-Gov. Rod...

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Would Burris Have Sent Blago a Check? Probably, but Then Blago Got Arrested

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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Carol Felsenthal

Does anyone believe that Burris, who was panting after the Senate appointment as the capstone to his headstone, would not have delivered the check had Blagojevich not been arrested?

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Durbin: I Won't Support Burris Again (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois' senior Senator Dick Durbin said Wednesday he would not support his embattled colleague Roland Burris for a second term in 2010. On Tuesday ...

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Burris Maintains Innocence As He Embarks On Tour Of Central Illinois

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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DECATUR, Ill. — Sen. Roland Burris said Wednesday he did not tell an Illinois House impeachment committee that he promised to help then-Gov. Rod...

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Burris Says He Didn't Do Anything Wrong (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris says he never participated in a pay-to-play scheme despite the release of a transcript in which he offers to "...

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Roland Burris, Off The Hook

Marcel Pacatte | Posted 06.26.2009 | Chicago

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Marcel Pacatte

Burris knows exactly what he is doing. All these years I thought he was decent but dim. Turns out it was an act that I, and many others in Illinois, bought.

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Burris Promised He'd 'Do Something' For Blagojevich Before Senate Appointment

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 06.26.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Sen. Roland Burris promised to "personally do something" for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund while pressing the then-governor's b...

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Secret Recordings Between Burris And Blagojevich's Brother To Be Released

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 06.26.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Sen. Roland Burris promised to "personally do something" for Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund while pressing for the then-Illinois gove...

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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 Won't Say If He'll Run In 2010

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago

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MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) -- Roland Burris said Monday he's enjoying being Barack Obama's appointed successor in the U.S. Senate and will decide in due ti...

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Burris: Blago Indictment 'Has Nothing To Do With Me'

The Hill | Aaron Blake and J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 05.03.2009 | Chicago

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With former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) expected to be indicted Thursday by the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, the man he controversially ap...

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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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Burris Seeks Permission For Legal Defense Fund

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 04.19.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON--Embattled Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is asking the Senate Select Committee on Ethics for permission to open a legal expense fund, I've le...

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Durbin Testifies On Burris Before Senate Ethics Committee

AP | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago

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Sen. Richard Durbin says he's spoken with an Illinois prosecutor and the Senate ethics committee about embattled Sen. Roland Burris. The Senate's No....

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Burris Product Of Chicago Machine: "No One Took Him Seriously"

The New Yorker | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Roland Burris still occupies temporary office space in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in a suite far from the floor of the United States Senate, ...

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