Roland Burris Senate Appointment

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Burris Strongly Denies Perjury Charges In Face Of Resignation Calls

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 03.19.2009 | 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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GOP Leader Calls On Burris To Resign, Lawmakers Seek Perjury Investigation

AP | RUPA SHENOY | Posted 03.18.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagoj...

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Burris: Blagojevich Asked For Campaign Money Before Senate Appointment

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 03.17.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Raising fresh questions about his appointment to Congress, Sen. Roland Burris admitted in a document released Saturday that ...

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Roland Burris Cramming In "Senate School"

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 03.04.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON -- Thursday morning, Sen. Roland Burris was in "Senate school," learning, with other new senators huddled around the podium in the Senate c...

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Do the Right Thing

Susan Greenhalgh | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics

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The Senate is doing the right thing by seating Burris, now Burris should do the right thing and pledge to resign if Blagojevich is convicted.

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Dem Congresswoman May Run For Burris's Seat In 2010

Politico | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) is open to running against Roland Burris in 2010, potentially setting up a contested Democratic primary for the scanda...

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Mr. Burris Goes to Washington (Finally)

Zondra Hughes | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago

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The only thing missing from this scandal is sex. (Oh, wait. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is an alum of People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" hall of fame, so there ya' go.)

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Supreme Court Decision Means Senate Is Stuck With Burris

Jeff Norman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Friday's decision by the Illinois Supreme Court reinforces what I've been saying for days: Harry Reid and his colleagues are faced with only two choic...

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Burris: No Quid Pro Quo With Blagojevich

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Roland Burris cleared a key hurdle Thursday on his way to filling President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, te...

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What The Impeachment Panel Will Ask Burris

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney, Chris Fusco and Lynn Sweet | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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Democratic Senate leaders outlined a road map Wednesday allowing Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, despite being appoi...

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House Panel: Impeach Blagojevich

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A key panel unanimously recommended impeachment for Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, setting up a vote that could make him ...

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Blago for Senate Majority Leader

Mary Lyon | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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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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Race A 'Diversion' In Burris Issue: Rev. Jesse Jackson

Crain's Chicago Business | Robert Herguth | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson says race should not be part of the debate over Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate seat previously held by President...

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Burris Says He Had Only One Conversation With Blagojevich

Associated Press | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD-- In a formal affidavit, Roland Burris says he had only one limited conversation with Governor Rod Blagojevich before accepting his appoin...

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Senate Violates the Constitution in Turning Away Roland Burris

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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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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Blagojevich vs. the Senate

Stanley Kutler | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

In this contest of wills -- the governor's rightful authority to appoint a senator as opposed to the Senate's power to judge the qualification of its members -- the last word simply belongs to the Senate.

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A Lesser Class of Rogue

Allison Silver | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Though Blagojevich is regularly described as the apotheosis of the shady Illinois politician, he does not come close to the finesse and style embodied by masterful machine politicians. He's no McGinty.

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Harry Reid: The Most Corrupt of the Corrupt?

Jeff Norman | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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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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Roland Burris Heads To Washington: 'I'm Here To Take My Seat'

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a Un...

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Senate Sergeant At Arms Expects No Trouble From Burris, An Old Acquaintance

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders plan to grant few if any privileges next week to Roland Burris, the man picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blago...

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Senator Roland W. Burris of Illinois?

Tom Baer | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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It is now proposed by the Senate's leaders that Mr. Burris' appointment be referred to a Senate committee to investigate the circumstances of his appointment.

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