Cynthia Gordy: Senator Roland Burris "Not Playing Games" on the Public Option
As the Senate gears up for floor debate on its healthcare reform bill, Illinois Senator Roland Burris says he's through making concessions. "I've already compromised...
The Huffington Post,
Mon Nov 30 07:00:05 PST 2009
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Roland Burris insists that a public option be included
Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., promises not to vote on any health care bill that doesn't have a "strong public option."
USA Today,
Sun Nov 29 14:54:29 PST 2009
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Eight influential senators play key roles in health care debate
As the Senate begins debate this week on a 10 year, $848 billion health care bill, a few lawmakers are positioned to exert enormous influence over President Obama's top priority as the legi...
USA Today,
Sun Nov 29 23:06:12 PST 2009
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Politics Today: Crunch Time for Obama
The President Will Address his Most Important Domestic and Foreign Policy Agenda Items this Week, from Jobs to Afghanistan
CBS News,
Mon Nov 30 06:12:00 PST 2009
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The Ballistics of the Health Care Shootout
"Victory has a thousand fathers," John F. Kennedy said, "defeat is an orphan." The U.S. Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, soon will rediscover this wisdom.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Sun Nov 29 23:27:27 PST 2009
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Burris, in Iraq, refuses to talk about ethics rebuke
Sen. Roland Burris, in Iraq to meet with U.S. military and diplomatic officials, spoke to reporters today during a conference call from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, but turned aside questio...
Chicago Tribune,
Mon Nov 23 12:36:53 PST 2009
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POLITICAL ASYLUM: Calming down, Democrats' trouble
Associated Press - November 30, 2009 5:14 AM ET CHICAGO (AP) - The volume gets turned down a notch in the rhetoric over bringing Guantanamo Bay detainees to an Illinois prison.
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport,
Mon Nov 30 02:23:19 PST 2009
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Burris, in Iraq, refuses to talk about ethics rebuke
Sen. Roland Burris, in Iraq to meet with U.S. military and diplomatic officials, spoke to reporters today during a conference call from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, but turned aside questio...
Chicago Tribune,
Mon Nov 23 12:29:51 PST 2009
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Sen. Burris heads to Iraq
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Roland Burris, an Illinois Democrat, left Saturday for a trip to Iraq to examine security and political developments in the region, an aide said Sunday. He is to return b...
Chicago Tribune,
Mon Nov 23 09:59:51 PST 2009
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Public option expected to dominate Senate debate on health reform this week
The Associated Press: "... the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already. ... Some Democratic senators say they'll jump ship from the bil...
News-Medical-Net,
Sun Nov 29 20:45:04 PST 2009
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Senate divided as health debate begins
Senate leaders on Tuesday are scheduled to take up the Democrats' health care reform bill in what's expected to be a raucous debate through at least the end of the year. The bill would esta...
The Washington Times,
Sun Nov 29 03:14:17 PST 2009
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Sen. John Cornyn faces Republican rift in fight for Senate seats
As his party's campaign chief, the Texas senator sees opportunities in numerous states President Barack Obama won last year, and he's been pushing moderate candidates, which has not sat wel...
Dallas Morning News,
Fri Nov 27 21:59:00 PST 2009
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Sen. Burris Talks Iraq, Won't Talk Rebuke
Burris is now an expert on the Green Zone, dodging questions.
NBC Chicago,
Mon Nov 23 10:51:28 PST 2009
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Prep football playoff preview capsules
Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:56 a.m. Time: 7:30 p.m.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal,
Fri Nov 27 00:25:58 PST 2009
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News Wrap: Democrats Win Key Moderate's Support for Health Bill
In other news, Senate Democrats won over a key moderate as they move to bring health care reform to the floor, and a congressional ethics committee has formally admonished Illinois Sen. Rol...
The Online NewsHour,
Mon Nov 23 07:56:35 PST 2009
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Health public option fight - symbol over substance
The fight over a U.S. government-run public insurance plan may be getting louder and noisier, but for now the program's political symbolism far exceeds its practical impact on expanding hea...
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Wed Nov 25 09:15:30 PST 2009
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Giannoulias Releases Tax Returns
Received $70 million in payouts in 2007 and 2008.
NBC Chicago,
Thu Nov 26 05:36:28 PST 2009
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Ill. Democrats: Keeping Obama Senate seat not easy
The White House and Illinois Democrats said Tuesday that their bid to hold on to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat won't be easy and their difficulties aren't just because of the sca...
MSNBC,
Wed Nov 25 04:20:27 PST 2009
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Kirk Supports Sending More Troops To Afghanistan
Congressman Mark Kirk says Afghanistan is where the government should be spending taxpayer dollars. The five-term Republican Congressman from the Chicago area was in Peoria Wednesday mornin...
WEEK-TV Peoria,
Wed Nov 25 10:06:17 PST 2009
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