2010-11-28T19:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/412328 tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887610 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z NWH (Nothing Wrong Here) after the GOP decided to refrain from giving themselves earmarks--Sen. Kyl slipped a $200 million earmark into larger bill wanted by President Obama. Sen. Kyl&#39;s press people say it really isn&#39;t an earmark after all, however. ... Roland Burris is t<br /><br /><a href="http://nwhnothingwronghere.blogspot.com/2010/11/thankful-for-republicans-so-much-to.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887609 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z Politics Washington (CNN) -- The Republican senator who opposes ratification this year of a new nuclear. ... Democrat Roland Burris, who was appointed to fill Obama&#39;s former seat, retired instead of seeking re-election, and Kirk defeated Democrat Alexi Giannou<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dragonparadox.com/politics/politics-liberal-candidate-candidates-politicalscience-politicalnews-politicaldata-politicsnews-2/politics-senators-show-that-politics-not-policy-is-holding-up-start-treaty/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887608 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z Progress Illinois U.S. Sen.-elect Mark Kirk will be sworn in today, replacing Roland Burris as the junior Senator from Illinois. Almost immediately, Kirk will vote on key bills such as the food safety legislation sponsored by Sen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2010/11/29/kirk-gets-sworn-today">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887605 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z CBS Chicago - News, Sports, Weather, Traffic,... The five-term congressman from Chicago&#39;s north suburbs won the seat held once held by President Barack Obama and most recently by Democrat Roland Burris. Burris was appointed by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2010/11/29/kirk-to-be-sworn-in-as-senator-monday/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887603 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z Change.org's Women's Rights Blog But as a necessary immediate measure, I fully support the bill introduced by Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) that would at least allow for pre-paid, privately funded abortions in military facilities. The issue of the military abortion ban has ...<br /><br /><a href="http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/we_need_the_repeal_of_the_military_abortion_ban">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887602 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z The Note THE NEWEST SENATOR. Vice President Joe Biden swears in Sen-elect Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, today at 5:30 p.m. at the Capitol. Kirk is replacing Democratic Sen. Roland Burris, who was appointed to the seat by ousted Illinois Gov. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/11/the-note-let-the-bipartisanship-begin.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887601 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z Wonk Room Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL), who has held the seat, has been a strong proponent of repeal and voted against the ban in September. Meanwhile, Joe Sudbay points out that Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AK), who was one of two Democrats along with Sen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/11/29/kirk-dadt/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-28:/commentary/9887600 2010-11-28T19:00:00Z The Huffington Post | Full News Feed Kirk will be sworn in at 4:30 p.m. Monday by Vice President Joe Biden in the United States Senate Chambers, the Associated Press reports. Kirk will fill the remainder of Sen. Roland Burris&#39; term, which will give him the opportunity to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/29/mark-kirk-sworn-in-will-o_n_789074.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-27:/commentary/9887604 2010-11-27T19:00:00Z Panviman Koh Chang Democrat Roland Burris, who was appointed to fill Obama&#39;s former seat, retired instead of seeking re-election, and Kirk defeated Democrat Alexi Giannoulias in the election. If the treaty ratification gets put off until next year, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://8thai.com/panvimankohchang/2010/11/29/u-s-senator-politics-delay-start-treaty/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-27:/commentary/9878126 2010-11-27T19:00:00Z DemConWatch The Senate will see a big change as Roland Burris is replaced with the swearing in of Mark Kirk. I&#39;ll miss Senator Burris (potentially not for long, as while HE is still considering, his supporters filed papers for hm to run for Mayor ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.demconwatchblog.com/diary/4205/sunday-with-the-senators-lock-and-load-edition">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-27:/commentary/9878124 2010-11-27T19:00:00Z Y Not Share State of the Union (CNN) 9 a.m. ET. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.); Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.); former President George W. Bush; former Florida Governor Jeb Bush; and White House photographer Pete Souza. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ynotshare.com/sunday-agenda-fbi-foils-elaborate-bomb-plot-in-oregon/25951/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-27:/commentary/9878123 2010-11-27T19:00:00Z WickedGayBlog.com But only 60 - and one of those Democrats, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), is going to be replaced soon by a Republican, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who already voted against repeal once this year. Among the other targeted senators are Scott ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wickedgayblog.com/2010/11/counting-votes-dadt-dont-ask-dont-tell.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-26:/commentary/9878125 2010-11-26T19:00:00Z Clout St Kirk will be seated during the final days of the lame-duck session after winning a court-ordered special election to replace appointed Democratic Sen. Roland Burris. The Republican said his chief concern for the final days of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/11/mark-kirk-heads-to-dc-preaching-financial-discipline-bipartisanship.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-26:/commentary/9876007 2010-11-26T19:00:00Z Marathon Pundit It&#39;s time for Roland Burris, the Rod Blagojevich-appointee who has held that seat since early 2009, to pack his bags. This will be the first time I&#39;ve had a Republican legislator represent me at any level of government since Obama ...<br /><br /><a href="http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2010/11/sen-elect-kirk-meets-with-north-shore.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-26:/commentary/9876006 2010-11-26T19:00:00Z WGLB Targeting: The U.S. Senate, The U.S. House of Representatives, Sen. Roland Burris (IL), Sen. Ben Cardin (MD), Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA), Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53), Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wglb-tv.blogspot.com/2010/11/contact-congress-letter-writing.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-26:/commentary/9869165 2010-11-26T19:00:00Z Ethiopian Review Kirk will be seated during the final days of the lame-duck session after winning a court-ordered special election to replace appointed Democratic Sen. Roland Burris. The Republican said his chief concern for the final days of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ethiopianreview.com/news/201002/?p=12898">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-26:/commentary/9869164 2010-11-26T19:00:00Z Red Dog Report Like Manchin and Coons, Kirk will take over his predecessor&#39;s office — the Russell 387 suite of Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), who was appointed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) to fill out President Obama&#39;s term. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://reddogreport.com/2010/11/illinois-republican-senator-mark-kirk-to-be-sworn-in-monday/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-25:/commentary/9885319 2010-11-25T19:00:00Z Media Matters For America-Fact Check If that wasn&#39;t bad enough, Democrat Senator Roland Burris went so far as to sponsor an amendment that would allow the use of military facilities around the world for &quot;pre-paid&quot; abortions. According to a September Gallup poll, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mmfafactcheck.blogspot.com/2010/11/mmfa-continues-its-dream-act-lies.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-25:/commentary/9865838 2010-11-25T19:00:00Z The Politico ...Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the war in Afghanistan and other military issues. TV One’s “Washington Watch” has outgoing Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), who’s weighing a race for mayor of Chicago in a crowded field that includes former White House <br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.politico.com/click.phdo?i=5db7d3fe36086f9592e23e6af41773c4">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-25:/commentary/9865832 2010-11-25T19:00:00Z Marathon Pundit Danny Davis at 7-1, state Senator James Meeks at 12-1, and former US Senator Carole Moseley Braun at 15-1. I imagine Moseley Braun will drop like a rock once most Chicagoans starting thinking about the race. In last is Miguel del Valle, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2010/11/chicago-mayoral-race-laying-down-odds.html">Go to article</a>