Roland Burris Senate

Burris Aided Blagojevich In 2006 Re-Election Campaign

Chicago Tribune | David Kidwell and John Chase | Posted 02.11.2009 | Chicago

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Just days after Gov. Rod Blagojevich accepted his party's nod for re-election in 2006, a letter arrived at state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka's office ...

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Roland Burris Says He Won't Be "Rubber Stamp" For Obama In Senate

Chicago Tribune | John Chase and Rick Pearson | Posted 02.10.2009 | Chicago

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In a Tribune interview, Roland Burris sketched the outlines of his positions on key issues for the first time, acknowledging that he has much to learn...

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Burris May Return To DC To Demand Seat

Politico | JOHN BRESNAHAN | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

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Roland Burris may return to Washington next week to demand that he be accepted as the legitimate Senate appointee to replace President-elect Barack Ob...

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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 Could Win Election In 2010: Rich Miller

Chicago Sun-Times | Rich Miller | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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There's been a lot of talk lately that Roland Burris can't possibly win a full term if he's seated in the United States Senate. I'm not 100 percent c...

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Durbin: Senate Won't Seat Burris Without Secretary Of State Signature

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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Senator Dick Durbin said Friday that the Senate will not seat Roland Burris without a signature from Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, putting ...

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Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Burris On Senate Signature

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday that Roland Burris should not be seated in the U.S. Senate because he has failed to get the secretar...

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Durbin: Burris Testimony Will Get 'Careful Review'

Associated Press | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he and his colleagues will "carefully review" Roland Burris' testimony before an Illinois House panel that h...

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Poll: 52 Percent Of Illinois Voters Oppose Burris Appointment

ABC 7 | Andy Shaw | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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Roland Burris is paying the price for an appointment that is tarnished and tainted by the cloud of corruption and scandal that hovers menacingly over ...

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Burris: White Says He Should've Signed Senate Appointment (VIDEO)

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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"Roland Burris -- the senator-designate from Illinois -- said upon landing at Midway Airport Wednesday that Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to...

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It's Time for the Senate to Hold Its Nose and Seat Burris

Mitchell Bard | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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What is the worst case scenario? Burris runs for re-election in 2010 and loses? If a Democrat loses a U.S. Senate race in Illinois, Roland Burris will be the least of the Democrats' problems.

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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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Burris Impeachment Panel Testimony Key To Senate Seating

Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

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After meeting yesterday with Roland Burris, who is a Democrat and a former attorney general of Illinois, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.)...

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White Doesn't Have To Sign Burris Appointment: Madigan

NBC Chicago | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says it's not his fault that Roland Burris was denied a senate seat yesterday. And his attorney agrees. Attor...

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Fox News Ate My Brain (I Swear!) - Of Chaos Theory & Roland Burris

Brian Ross | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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The Fox News spin on Roland Burris was interspersed with video and misstatements of the event, trying to weave in the racism angle, or trying to paint Reid as the bad guy.

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Reid Gives Burris A Pass On Race-Card Playing (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media

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Roland Burris path to getting some new resume details to engrave on his graveside monolith got a little less obstructed today. President-elect Barack ...

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Dem Aide: Obama Team Pushed To Seat Burris

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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The apparent decision to seat Roland Burris came after aides to President-elect Barack Obama contacted senior Senate Democrats and suggested that they...

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Burris Should Withdraw: Tribune

Chicago Tribune | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

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The Senate leadership is right to block this appointment and let it be settled in court if it has to be. The Senate has taken a stand based on princip...

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Secretary Of State Jesse White: Senate Made Me 'Fall Guy' In Burris Drama

Chicago Tribune | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White said this morning he has been made "the fall guy" by the U.S. Senate, which he said is using him as an excuse ...

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Senate Opposition To Burris Weakening

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, ...

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Burris Hoping to be Crowned Emperor of Universe

Andy Borowitz | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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Just hours after being denied a seat in the U.S. Senate, Roland W. Burris said that he was no longer interested in that position and would instead seek to be crowned Emperor of the Universe.

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Congressional Black Caucus Vice Chair Contradicts Rush: Obama Seat Not A 'Black Seat'

CNN Political Ticker | Deirdre Walsh | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, the new vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said Tuesday President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat should not ...

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Burris Rejects Blagojevich's Offer Of Washington Office Space

CNN Political Ticker | Mark Preston | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has offered Burris space in the state's Washington office, which rests at the foot of Capitol Hill. "The way we look at...

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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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