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...Republicans, the timing couldn't be better. In recent weeks, of course, Illinois' political landscape has been upended with the ouster of its former governor, Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, and the evolving imbroglio involving his handpicked replacement for Obama's Senate seat, Roland Burris, who even Illinois' new governor and high-ranking Democratic officials in Washington are strongly urging to resign. Steele himself weighed-in on the matter, saying, "The best solution to avoid taint, and the continuation of the saga, is to clear the deck and allow the people of the state to fully decide." (See pictures from...
Burris, Sen. Roland • possible - no, actually, probable - perjury...
...Illinois A New Burris-Blago Brouhaha The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee and a local Illinois prosecutor have launched investigations into Senator Roland Burris' inconsistent descriptions of his contact with Rod Blagojevich before being tapped by the then governor to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Burris recently admitted attempting to raise money for Blagojevich months earlier--a fact he neglected to mention while testifying in Blago's January impeachment hearing. Though Burris has denied any wrongdoing, lawmakers of both parties have called for his resignation...
...Just when it seemed that the Rod Blagojevich corruption scandal might actually recede from the spotlight, with the accused governor booted out of office and his seemingly unimpeachable Senate pick Roland Burris firmly ensconced in Washington, comes another baffling chapter in the saga. (See pictures of the remarkable world of Rod Blagojevich...
...spokesman Roland Herwig confirms that the calls did come in and confirms that a warning did go out to pilots yesterday to be alert to the possibility of satellite wreckage. But the critical bits of evidence - actual debris recovered on the ground - has not turned up. "We have not seen any indication of anything being found," Herwig told TIME on Sunday evening. "Our source for this would be local law enforcement." (See pictures of animals in space...