Burris’ Ethics Bubble Bursts, May Be Out The Door
By News One February 18, 2009 8:55 am
From Sam Stein at The Huffington Post:
By admitting that he tried, without success, to raise money for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich prior to Blagojevich appointing him to the U.S. Senate, Sen. Roland Burris has exposed himself to whole new set of complex and potentially damaging legal hurdles, ethics lawyers say.
TAGS: Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris
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