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Burris acknowledges trying to raise money for gov.
Associated Press ^ | Feb. 17, 2009

Posted on 02/17/2009 12:13:40 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged trying to raise money for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich before being appointed to the Senate.

According to a transcript posted on the Chicago Tribune's Web site, Burris told reporters in Peoria Monday night that he talked to some friends about putting together a fundraiser after being called by the ex-governor's brother

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 111th; burris; chicagocorruption; corruptdems; obamacorruption; obamasfault
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Oh, c’mon, everyone!! Y’know, it’s Roland. He’s just sloppy!! (heh heh) Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy! That’s just the way he is! He didn’t mean any harm!

/sarc off


21 posted on 02/17/2009 1:03:18 PM PST by ScottinVA (Make my world PURRRFECT, Lord Obama!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

As usual: NO PARTY IDENT!! I guess he`s an out of the desert anomally. New party: the “C”s CORRUPT


22 posted on 02/17/2009 1:04:13 PM PST by He who knoweth not his name
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To: TexasRedeye

I just found this:

Snowe and Collins sold out the country for $87,142,555.50 each! That is ONLY .0045% of the $38,101,898,173 in total Infrastructure money! (Source: house Committee on transportation and infrastructure) Talk about cheap “hoses”!


23 posted on 02/17/2009 1:04:40 PM PST by WellyP
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Leave him there. This is a seat we can take in ‘010


24 posted on 02/17/2009 1:39:54 PM PST by Nonstatist
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Another liar from Chicago? What a surprise!


25 posted on 02/17/2009 1:49:17 PM PST by FreedBird (o)
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To: woofie

Why did Obama go to Chicago this weekend with the “stimulus bill” unsigned by him after the emergency passage in Congress?
Valentine’s Day my foot. CYA work re Burr and Blog.

It should be the Burr, Blog and Bama scandal - but he put a stop to that.


26 posted on 02/17/2009 2:01:16 PM PST by ValerieTexas
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To: Free State Four

I wonder which FBI tape Obama is on?


27 posted on 02/17/2009 3:48:07 PM PST by tractorman
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This is IL. There simply is no other way to do business there. The FEDs should call it a victory because they got the price for the seat down so low.


28 posted on 02/17/2009 5:35:35 PM PST by festus (Politics makes for strange bedfellows)
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