Burris set to replace Obama in Senate

September 30th, 2009 US: Engagement won't replace sanctions in MyanmarWASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it will not ease harsh sanctions against military-run Myanmar (mee-an-MAWR') even as it pursues a new policy of dialogue with the Southeast Asian nation's ruling generals. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says lifting sanctions without democratic progress in Myanmar "would be a mistake." Democratic Sen.

July 11th, 2009 Burris out of 2010 run, Ill. Senate race wide openCHICAGO — Embattled Sen.

July 10th, 2009 AP sources: Burris won't run for full Senate termWASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov.

July 10th, 2009 AP source: Burris won't run for full Senate termWASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov.

July 8th, 2009 Aide: Ill. atty gen. won't run for gov., SenateCHICAGO — An aide says Illinois' powerful attorney general, Lisa Madigan, has decided not to run for governor or U.S. Senate. Madigan's political director, Mary Morrissey, says the Chicago Democrat will seek another term as attorney general.

June 11th, 2009 Senate confirms commanders for Afghanistan, NATOWASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nominations of Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to be the next commander of U.S.

June 10th, 2009 Panel OKs new commanders for Afghanistan and NATOWASHINGTON — A Senate panel on Tuesday approved the nominations of Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to be the next commander of U.S.

June 8th, 2009 Schakowsky to run again for House, not SenateWASHINGTON — Rep. Jan Schakowsky said Monday that she has decided to seek re-election to her House seat, passing on a bid for the Senate and a potentially crowded Illinois Democratic primary.

June 1st, 2009 Burris is an outcast in clubby SenateWASHINGTON — Even in a Senate club famous for how it ostracizes the unwanted, the shunning of Democratic Sen. Roland Burris is unprecedented.

May 21st, 2009 CHICAGO - Chris Kennedy, the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, will run for the Illinois Senate seat that was once occupied by President Barack Obama.

February 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Illinois Senator Roland Burris, who filled Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat last month, acknowledged in documents made public Saturday that the state governor's brother sought donations from him. Burris, 71, claimed that he didn't respond to the request, which came in the months before his appointment as senator.

January 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Illinois Senate Monday began the impeachment trial of Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested last month for trying to sell President Barack Obama's vacant US Senate seat. Blagojevich, 52, was impeached by the state's House of Representatives earlier this month.

January 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - As embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial began, he hit the media circuit saying he reached into history to draw inspiration from major political figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela who overcame adversity. Blagojevich, accused among other things of trying to auction President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, appeared Monday on ABC's 'Good Morning America', 'The View' and CNN's 'Larry King Live' answering questions about Oprah Winfrey, foul language and why he wasn't resigning.

January 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The new US Congress was sworn in Tuesday with stronger Democratic majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate that are expected to help president-elect Barack Obama push through his legislative agenda. But the first day of the 111th Congress was overshadowed by controversy, as the Senate refused to seat Roland Burris, the candidate selected by embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill Obama's vacated Senate seat.

December 30th, 2008 WASHINGTON - A defiant Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder, picked a former state attorney general for the post to send the Democratic political machine into a tizzy. The governor's surprise appointment of Roland Burris - a lobbyist and Blagojevich campaign donor - Tuesday marked another unexpected turn in the federal corruption case that surfaced with his Dec 9 arrest by FBI agents in Chicago.