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Out of the frying pan into the fire: just when it seemed things couldn't get any hotter for Senator Roland Burris (D-Ill.), the appointee to Barack Obama's vacant seat, another senator called for his resignation.(POLITICS)
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Just when it looked like things couldn't get any worse for Illinois Sen. Roland Burris, it got worse. The state's governor and its senior U.S. senator, Majority Whip Richard Durbin, had already called for his resignation over his conflicting testimonies about his contacts with Rod Blagojevich, the scandal-rich governor who appointed Burris to the Senate seat formerly held by Barack Obama.
Then Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana called on Burris to step down, though Vitter has, for the better part of two years, ignored calls for his own resignation. In July of 2007, Vitter was identified in published reports as a client of "D.C. Madam" ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) November 21, 2009 700+ words
...elections. Mr. Burris' stunning appointment...month after Mr. Blagojevich was arrested...probe of Mr. Blagojevich, which resulted...2009, Mr. Burris gave sworn testimony...appointment. Mr. Burris had in fact spoken to Mr. Blagojevich's brother...
- We at National Review believed that the Senate should seat Roland Burris,...
- Magazine article from: National Review March 9, 2009 700+ words
...should seat Roland Burris, Barack Obama...Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, the man who appointed...the grounds that Burris himself was untainted...spoken with Brother Blagojevich three times in October and November. Burris then claimed he...
- NR argued that, while the Senate may have had the right to reject the...
- Magazine article from: National Review February 9, 2009 700+ words
...may have had the right to reject the appointment of Roland Burris to Barack Obama's vacated seat, it would be unwise to do...corruption of the process inhering in the appointer, Governor Blagojevich, not the appointee. There was never any question that the...
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Paulson, Amanda January 7, 2009 700+ words
...selected him, Governor Blagojevich. By appointing Burris, a*it may be that...weeks. When it comes to Burris's appointment, some say Blagojevich outsmarted the legislature...adds. In appointing Burris, Blagojevich settled on someone with...
- Burris to occupy Senate seat vacated by Obama.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. January 13, 2009 700+ words
...the document by which Blagojevich officially appointed Burris, signed a separate sheet, acknowledging Burris. Blagojevich's appointment and White...parliamentarian when Burris' attorney and Blagojevich's chief of staff presented...
- Burris will step aside with tarnished legacy
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL) July 12, 2009 700+ words
...appointment from our radioactive governor, Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich anointed Burris, just as the governor was getting tossed...secret FBI recording of a conversation between Burris and Blagojevich's brother. Burris had explanations for...
- Judge approves release of Burris conversation.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire May 26, 2009 700+ words
...told attorneys for Robert Blagojevich, Burris and the government that...exchange for the Senate seat. Blagojevich appointed Burris just before being kicked...recorded conversation between Burris and Robert Blagojevich. "Let's wait until...
Source: HighBeam Research, Out of the frying pan into the fire: just when it seemed things...