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  • Democrats No Longer Demanding Sen. Burris' Resignation

    03/05/2009 11:23:47 AM PST · by sinanju · 39 replies · 807+ views
    FoxNews.com ^ | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 | Associated Press
    The U.S. senator appointed by the disgraced ex-governor of Illinois seems to have weathered a storm of controversy. Fellow Democrats are no longer demanding that Sen. Roland Burris resign. The new Illinois governor has stopped calling for a special election to replace him. And party leaders who control the Senate and Illinois state Legislature are reluctant to risk losing his seat to Republicans. "He's not going to go anywhere. I'm convinced of that," said congressman Phil Hare, one of the first Illinois Democrats to call for Burris to step down...