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Burris Presides Over Senate, Gives Speech Day After Being Told To Resign

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 03.28.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris went back to work Wednesday, giving a speech on the Senate floor and presiding over a body he's been told by man...

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Illinois GOP Chief: Senate Should Boot Burris If He Won't Resign

Associated Press | Posted 03.27.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The head of the Illinois Republican Party says the U.S. Senate should kick Roland Burris out of office since he won't resign...

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Durbin: Burris Should Resign (VIDEO)

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 03.27.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris refused to resign on Tuesday, rebuffing the call from the Senate's No. 2 Democrat who made it clear that the emb...

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Burris Attending Obama's Speech To Congress After White House Warning

AP | Posted 03.26.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris plans to return to Washington in time to attend President Barack Obama's address to a joint sessi...

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U.S. Nationalizes Illinois Senate Seat

Andy Borowitz | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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The White House quickly defended the measure, arguing that Burris' seat had become a "zombie seat" that was a drain on the rest of the Senate.

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Burris Returns To Senate Under Cloud Of Controversy

The Hill | J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 03.26.2009 | Chicago

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This week will be a critical test of Burris's hold on that seat. The three-week-old senator shut out the press this weekend, forgoing any public appea...

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Roland W. Burris Will You Please Go Now!

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago

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In the words of the infinitely wise Dr. Seuss: The charade is over/Leave your title behind. The time has come/So please resign.

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White House To Burris: Think About Your Future This Weekend

AP | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday called on embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris to take the weekend to think about his future. White Hou...

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Despite Senate Fight, Burris Gets Solid Committee Assignments

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 02.22.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON--Newly appointed Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is getting assignments from the Democratic leaders that will give him credentials in areas whe...

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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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As Attorney General, Roland Burris Steered State Business To Friends, Gave Jobs To Family

ProPublica | Ben Protess | Posted 02.16.2009 | Chicago

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Politicians and the media [1] largely have portrayed Sen. Roland Burris as an upstanding public official. As Barack Obama described his replacement in...

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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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Illinois GOP Rips Democrats Over Burris

AP | Posted 02.15.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- On the day Roland Burris was sworn in as a new U.S. senator, the Illinois Republican Party blasted Democrats for letting the state bec...

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Roland Burris Sworn Into U.S. Senate, Officially Replaces Obama

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.15.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Roland Burris took his place as Barack Obama's successor in the Senate on Thursday, ending a standoff that embarrassed the presiden...

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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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Durbin To Hold Reception For Burris After Initially Opposing Seating

Chicago Tribune | Jill Zuckman | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago

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Appointed U.S. Sen. Roland Burris will be sworn in Thursday, ending the saga of his selection by impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Vice President Dick ...

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Burris Celebrated By City Council: He 'Untainted The Process'

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.13.2009 | Chicago

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On the cusp of being sworn in as the junior senator from Illinois, Roland Burris spent nearly an hour soaking in accolades at City Hall Tuesday. The ...

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Burris: I Never Doubted I Would Be Seated

AP | JULIE HIRSHFELD DAVIS | Posted 02.13.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Senate appointee Roland Burris will be sworn into office Thursday, his office said, closing a painful and protracted certification ...

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Republicans Unlikely To Block Burris

MSNBC | Ken Strickland | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago

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The only thing that could stop Burris from being seated quickly as a U.S. Senator is an "objection" from the Senate floor, specifically from Republica...

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Burris Likely To Be Seated This Week

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Se...

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Burris To Be Seated This Week

Chicago Tribune | Jill Zuckman and Rick Pearson | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago

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Roland Burris won his battle to succeed Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois this afternoon as Senate lawyers agreed that he met the chamb...

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Politics Gone Wild

Hermene Hartman | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago

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Our politicians are looking like lunatics at this hour and we, the people of Illinois, deserve better.

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Burris Staying In Chicago As Lawyers Go To DC

AP | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago

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Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris plans to stay in Chicago Monday while attorneys head to Washington to urge the Senate to accept his app...

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Burris' Fate Could Be Decided Monday

cnn.com | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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The fate of Senate-appointee Roland Burris could be decided as soon as Monday, Democratic sources said, as the Senate's Parliamentarian and legal coun...

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Durbin Easing On Senate Appointment: 'We Want To Be Fair To Roland Burris'

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 02.11.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — The Senate's second-in-command, Sen. Dick Durbin, said Sunday that he is moving away from resisting former Illinois Attorney Genera...

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