The Roland Burris Controversy

Roland Burris, a former Illinois attorney general, is poised to take the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. He was picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat, but Senate Democrats had refused to seat him, saying they would not accept any Blagojevich appointee and that he was not properly credentialed. Blagojevich has been arrested and charged with influence peddling. Yet Burris would be the only African American in the Senate.

Trotter Group members weighed in before Senate Democrats relented and reversed position.

Faye Anderson, Anderson@Large:
Hate the Game, Not the Player
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	Opposition to Burris Hangs on Thin Reid Read the column
	Burris Is Too Legit to Quit Read the column

Monroe Anderson
Blagojevich's ploy reveals Obama's seat is black
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George E. Curry, National Newspaper Publishers Association:
Mr. Burris – and Racial Politics -- Goes to Washington
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Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times:
White isn't the bad guy in Roland Burris turmoil
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Why blacks are refusing to condemn gov Read the column

Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press:
Burris shouldn't have been put in limbo over Senate appointment
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Barry Saunders, Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer:
Rush's rhetoric is passe
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DeWayne Wickham, USA Today/Gannett News Service:
Opposition to Burris might blow up on Democrats
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	Note to Senate: Judge Burris on his own merits Read the column
	Like it or not, Sen. Reid, Burris is a senator Read the column
	Democrats looks to save face in battle over Burris Read the column