Roland Burris
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Burris, in Iraq, refuses to talk about ethics rebukeSen. 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 questions about his ethics rebuke. The Illinois Democrat... In this article: Roland Burris, Iraq, United States, Illinois, Tom Udall, Baghdad, C-130 transport plane, Jeff Merkley, and Ray Odierno |
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NBC | 3 days ago
Sen. Burris Talks Iraq, Won't Talk Rebuke
Said he was "doing my responsibility" Updated 12:45 PM CST, Mon, Nov 23, 2009 Speaking from the Baghdad Green Zone today, Sen. Roland Burris today repeated claims that Iraq's security was improving while refusing to answer questions about...
In this article: Iraq, American Airlines, Raymond Odierno, Ron Wyden, and Tom Udall
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Chicago Tribune | 3 days ago
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 before Thanksgiving. Burris, 72, sits on the Senate...
In this article: Tax, Iraq, Tom Udall, Waste, Unemployment, Bankruptcy, and Jeff Merkley
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L.A. Times - Politics | 6 days ago
Senate ethics panel admonishes Burris
...in the Senate seat and ways he might join in Blagojevich fundraising events hosted by others or contribute money through Burris associates. Burris' qualified admonition was the first such action by the Senate Ethics Committee this year.
In this article: Roland W. Burris, Senate Ethics Committee, Rod R. Blagojevich, Barack Obama, and Illinois
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Burris reproved by Senate ethics panel
...brother. In that call, intercepted by the FBI, the men explicitly discussed raising money for the governor. Burris asked Robert to remind his brother of Burris's interest in being appointed to the Senate seat. "This conversation was...
In this article: Roland W. Burris, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, Richard J. Durbin, FBI, Senate Ethics Committee, Johnny Isakson, and Barbara Boxer
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CBS | 6 days ago
Burris Blasted By Senate Ethics Committee
...By Senate Ethics Committee But Committee Rules He Broke No Laws The Senate Ethics Committee has concluded that U.S. Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) broke no laws, but blasted him for providing "incorrect, inconsistent, misleading or...
In this article: Senate Ethics Committee, Rod Blagojevich, E mail, Mark Kirk, Barack Obama, and Sangamon County, Ill.
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Senate ethics committee admonishes Burris
Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.) has been admonished by the Senate ethics committee for his public comments about his appointment last December to the body. In a three-page "public letter of qualified admonition" issued Friday, the committee...
In this article: Roland W. Burris, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, Richard Durbin, FBI, Senate Ethics Committee, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, and Illinois General Assembly
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack...
In this article: Senate Ethics Committee, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, Illinois House of Representatives, and Barack Obama
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CNN | 6 days ago
Senate panel clears Burris of legal wrongdoing
Senate Ethics Committee clears Illinois senator of legal wrongdoing The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Sen. Roland Burris for failing to meet "a much higher standard of conduct." Burris appointed to seat in December by former Gov....
In this article: Rod Blagojevich, Senate Ethics Committee, Barack Obama, E mail, Illinois, Sangamon County, Illinois, and Attorney General
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Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is the junior United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party. He is the third black U.S. Senator from Illinois, after Carol Moseley Braun and Barack Obama. Burris is currently the only African-American in the U.S. Senate.
Under controversial circumstances, Burris was appointed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to replace President-Elect Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois. Prior to Burris's appointment, Obama was the U.S. Senate's only African American; he resigned his Senate seat after being elected President of the United States. Blagojevich and Burris are both subjects of ethics probes.
In 1978, Burris was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois, when he was elected Illinois Comptroller. He served in that office until his election as Illinois Attorney General in 1990. Since then, he has run for office four more times unsuccessfully.
- Birth Date:
- August 03, 1937
- Birthplace:
- Centralia, Illinois
- Religion:
- Baptist
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
- Berlean M. Burris
- Residence:
- Chatham, Chicago, Illinois
- University Attended:
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- Howard University School of Law
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Occupation:
- Attorney, former financial executive
- Political party:
- Office:
- Illinois Comptroller
- Represents:
- Illinois
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