Roland Burris

Roland Burris (born Aug. 3, 1937) is a politician from Illinois, where he was Attorney General from 1991-1995.

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Senate Health Care Bill|You are going to die(have funeral) Sooner-R.Brian Burkhardt

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US Senate is debating a Health Care Bill A Republican Senator( and doctor) has declared on the Floor of the United States Senate that if the the bill passes you will die sooner. Indeed the Bill will rob medicare of funds taking benefits away from seniors. This is one more item for a blog post entitled. ” Obama’s Plan to Funeral You” For a guy who cannot manage a White House Dinner, it appears that Funeral U does not appear to be intentional on the part of Barack Obama. Snippet from the AP A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that ... Read Full Story

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Burris Offered Blago a Personal Check for Senate Appointment

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (L) introduces former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris (R) as his choice to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama during a press conference at the Thompson Center December 30, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Blagojevich, who is serving his second term as Illinois Governor, was taken into federal custody December 9 to face corruption charges including trying to sell Obama's Senate seat. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) more pics » Roland Burris ' short tenure in the US Senate has been the subject of scrutiny since his appointment to the position was first announced December 30 by ... Read Full Story

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Ethics panel admonishes Obama US Senate replacement

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 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 Illinois senator's behavior, while "reflecting unfavorably upon the Senate," did not merit censure or expulsion from Congress. After Obama resigned from the Senate to be sworn in as president in January, Rod Blagojevich, then-governor of Illinois, considered a number of possible candidates before appointing Burris to temporarily replace him. Blagojevich was indicted in April on corruption charges, including that he tried to ... Read Full Story

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Shunned Illinois senator suddenly relevant

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For Democrats determined to get a health care bill, Sen. Roland Burris is like the house guest who couldn't be refused, won't soon be leaving and poses a plausible threat of ruining holiday dinner. Suddenly, he can no longer be ignored. The Illinois Democrat, appointed by disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, says he'll only vote for a bill to provide health care to millions more Americans as long as it allows the government to sell insurance in competition with private insurers. And he says he won't compromise. "I would not support a bill that does not have a public option," Burris, 72, said in ... Read Full Story

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Key senators may rebuff Obama on health care

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The Democrats' control of a hefty majority in the Senate — plus the House — would suggest that President Barack Obama is within reach of overhauling the nation's health care system this fall. But the numbers mask a more complicated reality: Obama and Democratic leaders have modest leverage over several pivotal Senate Democrats who are more concerned about their next election or feel they have little to lose by opposing their party's hierarchy. One is still smarting from being forced to abandon next year's election. Another had to leave the Democratic Party to stay in office. And some are from states that Obama lost ... Read Full Story

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Sen. Roland Burris admonished by ethics panel for being 'less than candid...

The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Sen. Roland Burris today for being "less than candid" about his contacts with impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the months before Burris' appointment to the Senate. In a letter to the Illinois Democrat, the ethics...

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