http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Roland_BurrisFind stories, videos, and photos about Roland Burris from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:50:23 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/09/16/ethics.investigation/tztop.jesse.jackson.jr.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Roland_Burris14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Roland Burris from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/ethics.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/ethics.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextA House ethics panel said it is investigating allegations against three lawmakers, including Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/burris.perjury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/burris.perjury/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Roland Burris will not face state perjury charges in connection with his sworn testimony about an alleged "pay-for-play" scheme to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Obama, an Illinois state prosecutor said Friday.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextEmbattled Sen. Roland Burris insisted Wednesday that recordings of secretly taped conversations between him and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother show no evidence of corruption in his U.S. Senate appointment.Thu, 28 May 2009 02:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/blagojevich.secret.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/blagojevich.secret.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge on Tuesday approved sending to the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee recordings of secretly taped conversations between Sen. Roland Burris and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother, which took place before the Burris appointment.Wed, 27 May 2009 02:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/burris.quinn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/burris.quinn/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn called again Friday for a special election to replace Sen. Roland Burris, whose appointment to fill President Obama's former Senate seat has subjected the state to what Quinn called a "cloud of scandal."Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/burris.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/burris.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn called Friday for Sen. Roland Burris to resign.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Wednesday that a Senate ethics panel is investigating Sen. Roland Burris after his disclosure that he had spoken with the brother of Rod Blagojevich about raising money for the disgraced former governor while seeking appointment to the Senate.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/burris.erkes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/burris.erkes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA spokesman for Illinois Sen. Roland Burris resigned Thursday in the wake of new disclosures about requests that Burris raise money for disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich while seeking a U.S. Senate appointment.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/campbell.brown.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/campbell.brown.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe recently appointed senator from Illinois, Roland Burris, asked us to look beyond the Blagojevich scandal and judge him independently.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/15/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/15/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Republican leaders on Sunday called for a perjury investigation of Sen. Roland Burris, questioning whether he "purposely deceived the public" last month by failing to tell state lawmakers that then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother solicited him for campaign cash.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/14/burris.funds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/14/burris.funds/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother asked Roland Burris to contribute or help raise up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Burris was named a U.S. senator on December 30, according to a Burris spokesman.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoland Burris said Tuesday that he "can understand" the position of those who objected to his appointment to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, but he always knew that the appointment was legal.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/12/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/12/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Senate-designate Roland Burris said Monday afternoon that he is "truly humbled and honored" to learn he will be seated in the Senate later this week.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/blagojevich.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/blagojevich.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTextHours after being impeached by an overwhelming vote in the Illinois House of Representatives, a defiant Gov. Rod Blagojevich proclaimed Friday that he was not guilty of impeachable offenses and would fight "every step of the way."Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois' highest court validated the appointment of Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat Friday, ruling that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on it.Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/burris.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/burris.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoland Burris on Thursday denied any quid pro quo with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his appointment to the U.S. Senate during testimony before a panel weighing whether to impeach Blagojevich.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone about Roland Burris becoming a U.S. senator because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich "called our bluff" in appointing someone over their objections, a senior Democratic congressional source conceded Wednesday.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/burris.blagojevich.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/burris.blagojevich.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextDid Roland Burris secure his appointment to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat through some kind of pay-to-play politics of the very sort that have tainted the man who appointed him, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich?Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/martin.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/martin.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is total hypocrisy for the naysayers of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to assert that he didn't have the legal right to appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/congress.convenes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/congress.convenes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first session of the 111th Congress officially convened at noon Tuesday, with the troubled economy at the top of its agenda.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/rollins.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/rollins.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo most Democrats and many Americans, the Bush/Cheney nightmare is over!Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/burris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/burris/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson has rejected Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate, an aide to the secretary told CNN.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/burris.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/burris.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN's Wolf Blitzer spoke Monday with Roland Burris, picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. Below is a full transcript of the interview:Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/03/illinois.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/03/illinois.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders have scheduled a meeting with Roland Burris, who was chosen by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, a Democratic source said Saturday.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/02/illinois.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/02/illinois.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTextA clash over the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama will intensify next week on Capitol Hill when Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill that seat arrives in Washington.Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/01/navarrette.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/01/navarrette.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is growing on me. You see, I like chutzpah and I don't mind chaos.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/01/illinois.senate.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/01/illinois.senate.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man tapped by Illinois' embattled governor to fill an open U.S. Senate seat will be turned away if he arrives for Tuesday's inauguration of new members, according to two Democratic aides.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/01/illinois.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/01/illinois.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Senate is considered the most exclusive legislative body in the country, and members of its majority say they will not accept Roland Burris -- tapped by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill a vacant seat -- into their own.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoland Burris, the man embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich has appointed to fill President-elect Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate, is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to confirm that nomination.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/burris.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/burris.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnyone who doubts Roland Burris' qualifications to serve as the next senator from Illinois may want to head to Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/senate.appointment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/senate.appointment/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. Rod Blagojevich's pick of a prominent African-American to succeed Barack Obama in the Senate has led to suggestions that the move is calculated, but the governor says he's just doing his job.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday it is disappointing that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ignored warnings from Senate Democrats about appointing a successor to his Senate seat.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/burris.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/burris.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat was the first African-American to be elected to statewide office in Illinois, winning the first of three terms as comptroller in 1978.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/burris.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/30/burris.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoland Burris, the longtime Illinois politician appointed to fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, spoke to CNN's Tom Foreman on Tuesday night. Here is a transcript of that interview.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:03:00 EST