Read more Roland Burris stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37197/roland-burris.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:45:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74524/ethics-panel-slaps-burris-on-the-wrist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate Ethics Committee today issued a “public letter of qualified admonition,” its gentlest censure, to Roland Burris. The Illinois Democrat had been required to come clean about his dealings with then-governor Rod Blagojevich before his appointment to replace Barack Obama, which he did—before amending his testimony. "You should...http://www.newser.com/story/74524/ethics-panel-slaps-burris-on-the-wrist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74134/dems-may-lose-obamas-old-senate-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Democratic field for President Obama’s old Illinois Senate seat is anemic enough to make a GOP win a real possibility, Lynn Sweet writes. The candidates—only one of whom has run for office, ever —haven’t phased the Republican frontrunner, Rep. Mark Kirk. The statewide Dem establishment seems apathetic about...http://www.newser.com/story/74134/dems-may-lose-obamas-old-senate-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72017/burris-its-public-option-or-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor 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. Rod Blagojevich's appointee says he'll only vote for a...http://www.newser.com/story/72017/burris-its-public-option-or-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 8:28:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71701/six-senate-swing-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs health care reform bills merge and change on the Senate floor, the pool of legislators to watch has grown. The Wall Street Journal takes a look: Olympia Snowe, R-Maine: Her vote for the Finance Committee bill was clutch, but "doesn't forecast what my vote will be tomorrow," she says....http://www.newser.com/story/71701/six-senate-swing-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 12:55:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64103/its-official-burris-wont-run.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoland Burris made it official this afternoon: He won't run for a full term next year, the Chicago Tribune reports. “I love serving the people of Illinois,” the current holder of President Obama's old Senate seat said. But “political races have become far too expensive in this country. And in...http://www.newser.com/story/64103/its-official-burris-wont-run.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 15:06:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64003/burris-wont-run-for-re-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoland Burris won't run for re-election to his Senate seat, both Chicago papers are reporting. The Illinois senator intends to stay in office through the end of his term in January 2011 but figures he can't raise enough money to mount a re-election campaign. In fact, he's raised a measly...http://www.newser.com/story/64003/burris-wont-run-for-re-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 17:53:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62353/burris-wont-face-perjury-charges-ill-prosecutor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for neglecting to tell an Illinois House impeachment panel about additional discussions he had with associates of then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the State Journal-Register reports. While Burris did omit conversations about the Senate appointment with members of Blagojevich’s inner circle, they were...http://www.newser.com/story/62353/burris-wont-face-perjury-charges-ill-prosecutor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 14:11:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60341/pinning-burris-for-perjury-difficult-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagControversy surrounding Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate has heated up after the release of his conversations with Rod Blagojevich’s brother, taped by the FBI, but a criminal case against him is still iffy, Politico reports. The possibility of perjury charges over inconsistencies in Burris’ statements is slim, experts say,...http://www.newser.com/story/60341/pinning-burris-for-perjury-difficult-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 9:11:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60164/burris-offered-blagojevich-a-personal-check.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate Ethics Committee will have an interesting conversation to ponder as it considers whether Roland Burris engaged in any shady business before being appointed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . In an exchange secretly taped by the FBI between Burris and Blago's brother before the gubernatorial scandal...http://www.newser.com/story/60164/burris-offered-blagojevich-a-personal-check.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 19:32:16 CDT