Wiretap reveals campaign-donation talk; Burris agonized with governor's brother
A month before his appointment to the Senate, Roland Burris agonized with the brother of then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about how to raise campaign cash for the governor without creating the perception he was buying his way into Congress, according to a federal wiretap unveiled Tuesday.
Burris said he would make a personal donation but worried that both he and the governor could "catch hell" for any campaign help Burris gave as he lobbied for ...
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