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Sen. Roland Burris (D., Ill.) wants you to know that he did not pay for his seat, and he didn't, but is that enough?(political corruption investigated)(Brief article)

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Sen. Roland Burris (D., Ill.) wants you to know that he did not pay for his seat, and he didn't, but is that enough? Burris was taped by feds investigating former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich (who has since been indicted) on corruption charges. The aspiring solon had a seven-minute conversation with Robert B., the governor's brother and fundraiser, last November, in which he made a number of points. First: "I want to help Rod." Second: If he held a fundraiser, "then Rod and I [are] both going to catch hell." Third: "I might be able ...

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