Topic: Roland Burris
Roland Burris is the junior Senator for the state of Illinois . On July 9 , 2009, it was reported that Burris will not seek a re-election after the end of his term in 2010 and that he would formally announce this ...
Richard Durbin is the senior Democratic Full name: Senator Dick Durbin's Daughter, Christine, Dies (November 1, 2008) One of Time Magazine 's "America's 10 Best Senators" Richard Durbin was cited as one of the most effective members of the Senate in April ...
Ill. Democrat Giannoulias lags far behind GOP rival for Senate in first-quarter fundraisingDemocrat Alexi Giannoulias said Tuesday that he raised $1.2 million during the first three months of the year in his bid for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat, significantly less ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.In taking the action, the panel decided the Democratic ...
The article presents the author's opinion regarding the appointment of Illinois Senator Roland Burris by Governor Blagojevich to replace now-U.S. President Barack Obama. According to the author, Burris gained negative publicity despite the denial of Blagojevich that he is part of any ...
Ill. Sen. Roland Burris bowing out of 2010 race leaves wide open field for seat with baggageEmbattled Sen. Roland Burris may have relieved Illinois Democrats of their biggest political headache and reduced Republican chances of capturing a valuable Senate seat next year ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois prosecutor investigating the appointment of Roland Burris to President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat said on Friday there was insufficient evidence to charge Burris with perjury.Some of Burris' answers to questions posed by an Illinois legislative ...
Burris-Blagojevich wiretap becomes study of perjury versus careful word choiceRoland Burris said he went from the political doldrums to the U.S. Senate with integrity intact, never offering campaign money to coax then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich into appointing him.At least that was what ...
RFK son, Chris Kennedy, mulling bid for Senate seat Burris got in controversial appointmentA son of the late Robert F. Kennedy is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, the latest member of his family ...
Susan Davis reports on politics.. Chris Kennedy, the son of Robert F. Kennedy, is considering a 2010 Illinois Senate bid for the seat currently held by Democrat Roland Burris, who was appointed by impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A spokeswoman for Kennedy ...