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Burris denied seat in US Senate to succeed Obama
By LAURIE KELLMAN and ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writers Laurie Kellman And Ann Sanner, Associated Press Writers 28 mins ago WASHINGTON – Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama's Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds as lawmakers awaited the gaveling of the 111th Congress into session. Standing amid a huge throng of reporters and television cameras in a cold and steady rain, Burris, 71, declared that he had been informed that "my credentials are not in order and will not be accepted." The former Illinois attorney general said he was "not seeking to have any type of confrontation" over taking the seat that he was appointed to by embattled Gov.Key senators may rebuff Obama on health care
WASHINGTON – The Democrats' control of a hefty majority in the Senate — plus the House — would suggest that President Barack Obama is within reach of overhauling the nation's health care system this fall. But the numbers mask a more complicated reality: Obama and Democratic leaders have modest leverage over several pivotal Senate Democrats who are more concerned about their next election or feel they have little to lose by opposing their party's hierarchy. One is still smarting from being forced to abandon next year's election.Blaskos pick to replace Obama in the Senate sought death for innocent man
Burris sought death for innocent man By BEN PROTESS-- PROPUBLICA | 1/1/09 2:47 PM EST Text Size: Roland Burris is no stranger to controversy after continuing to prosecute the wrong man for a high-profile murder. Photo: AP Former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris, embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Barack Obama in the Senate, is no stranger to controversy.Blagojevich to Name Burris to Obama’s Senate Seat
* PUBLIC POST ** Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will appoint former state Attorney General Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat, a person familiar with the decision said.Will the Democrats let Obama put the country ahead of the party?
The Note, 1/9/09: Obama Pressed From Left on Stimulus January 09, 2009 8:37 AM By RICK KLEIN With the rollout comes the blowback. And with them both comes the presidential-sized challenge for the not-yet president. It turns out you don’t have to look very hard to find the fault lines in President-elect Barack Obama’s bid for a massive stimulus bill.Debates inside the party highlight the real problem: What is their vision?
I know some of you will harp that this is all liberal bias, its an opinion piece so can we please not get into that? I wanted to post this because of what it says about the GOP in Pennsylvania, something that is near and dear to me and my family. Todd: Yes, it’s that bad for the GOP Debates inside the party highlight the real problem: What is their vision?O-Bummer: Dems Spoil President-Elect’s D.C. Debut.
O-Bummer: Dems Spoil President-Elect’s D.C. Debut. By JONATHAN MARTIN | 1/8/09 8:13 PM EST The conspicuous absence of Howard Dean from Thursday’s press conference announcing Tim Kaine’s appointment as Democratic National Committee chairman was no accident, according to Dean loyalists.
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