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Sen. Burris: Marriage Is For Bloodlines

Sen. Roland Burris (D), the man who was appointed by deposed Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to replace Barack Obama in the Senate, has an odd viewpoint on marriage. "My concept of marriage is a male and a female for the perpetuation of the species, for children to be born and identify the bloodline and the heritage. "But I'm pretty sure, as things are moving along, that that will probably...

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SSP Daily Digest: 6/30

? IL-Sen : Here's a fairly big-name entrant to the Illinois Senate: Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson, who just formed an exploratory committee. Jackson had occasionally been rumored to be interested (to the extent that Jan Schakowksy's internal poll included her, where she got 17% when explicitly substituted for Burris) but hadn't taken concrete steps. Jackson has two demographic positives:...

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Burris won’t face perjury charge

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Senator Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee because there isn’t enough evidence to support the charge, the state prosecutor investigating the case said yesterday.

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Prosecutor says Burris did not commit perjury

CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris provided incomplete and vague answers to state lawmakers investigating his controversial appointment by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

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Roland Burris - Moron

We thought this was a joke when we first heard it : How lame of a Senator is Roland Burris, the hack brought in by Illinois’ indicted ex-governor to take Barack Obama’s seat? The guy has himself an appointment to the Armed Services Committee. Which means he oversees the Pentagon, in theory. But during last week’s proceedings of that committee, Burris seemed genuinely shocked to discover...

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Burris cleared of perjury

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris did not commit perjury last year when he testified before a state panel about how he was appointed to the seat by ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois state's attorney investigating the case has determined.

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Burris won't face perjury charge

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | U.S. Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee, the state prosecutor investigating the case said Friday. Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Schmidt said that while some of Burris’ statements about the circumstances surrounding his controversial appointment to the Senate by Rod...

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State's attorney: Burris did not commit perjury

Busy days at work today...I started at 6am and left at 7:15pm. Rough. Anyway, I have some catching up to do... The big local news comes from Springfield and the State Journal-Register: A four-month investigation by the Sangamon County state's attorney's office has found insufficient evidence to charge U.S. Sen. Roland Burris with perjury. Burris, D-Ill., was under investigation for possible perjury...

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Senate ethics committee next up for Roland Burris

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris won't face a perjury charge over statements he made to state lawmakers investigating how he got his job, but the junior senator still faces the task of salvaging his political future and shaking the stigma of his link to the disgraced former governor who put him in office.

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Roland Burris-No Perjury Charges

Roland Burris, the one speck of pepper in the salt shaker Senate will not be charged with perjury. Burris will remain the only black US Senator. “While some of Burris’ statements about the circumstances surrounding his controversial appointment to the Senate by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich were vague, they wouldn’t support a perjury charge,” Sangamon County State’s Attorney...

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Burris won’t face perjury charge

An Illinois prosecutor says Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee because there isn't enough evidence.

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Prosecutor: Sen. Burris won't face perjury charge

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois prosecutor says Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee because there isn't enough evidence....

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Prosecutor: Sen. Burris won't face perjury charge

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois prosecutor says Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee because there isn't enough evidence.

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Prosecutor: Sen. Burris won't face perjury charge

An Illinois prosecutor says Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee because there isn't enough evidence.

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Burris won't face perjury charges

The Springfield-area prosecutor said today there isn't enough evidence to charge U.S. Sen. Roland Burris with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois House impeachment committee.Sangamon County State's Attorney John Schmidt said that while some of Burris' statements were vague, they wouldn't support a perjury charge. Burris was appointed to President Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat by former...