Blagojevich to name Roland Burris to Obama's Senate seat

Chicago Sun Times by Dave McKinney | Dec. 30, 2008 (News Report)

Ignoring threats from the U.S. Senate Democratic leadership to block his pick, Gov. Blagojevich this afternoon said he's appointing Roland Burris to President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

"The people of Illinois are entitled to have two U.S. Senators," said Blagojevich, whose arrest on corruption charges earlier this month places Burris' appointment under a cloud. "If I don't make this appointment then the people of Illinois will ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Law, U.S. Congress, Democrats, Midterm Elections
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Dec 30, 2008 - 12:48 PM PST
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 30, 2008

The times page provides links to other reactions and aspects of the story. There is only moderate depth, but it seems good coverage of a breaking story.

Burris has paid to play, it seems. It is interesting to speculate why he would accept the "appointment" when it seems doomed to disappointment.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Dec. 30, 2008
Fabrice posted this story.
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Tyler King
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 by Tyler King - Dec. 30, 2008

This article is informative but it does not get to the larger question of the appointment's relevance to the corruption charges. It may be the case that this appointment will have no relevance to the corruption charges, and if so, I would like to know why...

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