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Nation's 1st primary sets stage for Illinois showdown
10:03 AM on 02/02/2010
CHICAGO (AP) - The governor's office isn't the only GOP target. They also hope Democratic disarray will let them capture the Senate seat formerly held by President Obama...
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Senator Roland Burris is scolded for 'misleading' statements
12:03 PM on 11/20/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. "Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished a Democratic senator for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements...
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Once shunned, Senator Burris is now key player in health care debate
11:00 AM on 10/19/2009
A Democratic Senator, shunned by some members of his own party who were reluctant to even seat him, may now be a key player in the health care debate...
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Chicago Urban League president in race for U.S. Senate
8:52 AM on 08/12/2009
From Essence.com: Cheryle Jackson has announced her campaign to run for President Obama's old Senate seat, now currently held by Roland Burris... READ MORE > Visit our friends: tnj.com colorlines.com hiphollywood.com jackandjillpolitics.com thedailybeast.com Essence.com...
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Not enough evidence to charge Sen. Roland Burris for perjury
11:33 AM on 06/19/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) -- An Illinois prosecutor says the US Senator appointed to fill President Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat will not be charged with perjury. State's Attorney John Schmidt said Friday Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged...
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Questions continue after audio from FBI wiretap is released (video)
11:15 AM on 05/28/2009
Did Roland Burris offer to give then-Governor Rod Blagojevich a campaign donation and ask for the Senate appointment in the same phone call? Audio was released Wednesday from a November conversation caught on an FBI wiretap in which Burris promised Governor Blagojevich's brother that he'd write the governor a campaign...
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Burris reacts to transcripts of his conversation with Blago's brother (video)
5:08 PM on 05/27/2009
CHICAGO - U.S. Senator Roland Burris of Illinois is reacting today to phone transcripts that, some say, implicate him in a "pay-to-play" scheme to get the senate seat. Burris took time before his departure for a two-day tour of central Illinois to talk to reporters outside his Chicago home. He...
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