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| Burris denies any improper deals for Senate seat |
| 2009-01-09 |
| Roland Burris cleared a key hurdle Thursday on his way to filling President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, testifying under oath that he didn't strike any deals with Gov. Rod Blagojevich to get the plum appointment. The testimony was one condition Senate leaders - who once vowed not to seat anyone appointed by the scandal-clouded Blagojevich - set this week as they softened their position on Burris. "I can before this committee state that there was nothing ... legal, personal, or political exchanged for my appointment to this seat," Burris testified to an Illinois House committee investigating whether to impeach the governor. Later in the day, the committee recommended impeachment, setting up a vote as early as Friday in the full House. Burris declined to answer questions about whether he would have gone to federal authorities if he'd been offered such a deal. He also declined to say whether Blagojevich should resign or be impeached, saying he has no control over those issues. The governor picked Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat after being arrested on federal charges that include allegations he schemed to sell the seat to the highest bidder. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Congressional hypocrisy of the highest form. Shameless, Pay for Play Virgins, the lot. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-09 07:52 |