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Burris admonished by Senate ethics panel
In its three-page "public letter of qualified admonition," the committee reprimanded Burris for statements he made in which he denied trying to raise campaign funds for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his political committees. Blagojevich was impeached, removed from office, and is under indictment on accusations he tried to sell President Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder. Blagojevich appointed Burris after being indicted.
"You gave multiple and at times contradictory explanations for failing to disclose off your contacts with the governor's associates, which individually and collectively gave the appearance that you were being less than candid," the letter said.
In the time between making the statements and being sworn in, Burris amended his testimony to say that he had discussed trying to raise money for Blagojevich.
"You should have known that you were providing incorrect, inconsistent, misleading or incomplete information to the public, the Senate, and those conducting legitimate inquiries into your appointment to the Senate," the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, comprised of three Democrats and three Republicans, said in its unanimous opinion.
A letter of admonition is the mildest form of rebuke that the ethics committee can deliver.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 11/20/2009
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11-22-2009 13:02
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The only sham is that this is not RELIGIOUS news.
Perhaps a category called "US Politics". They can also use a category looking for 'vaccine' related news.
Perhaps a category called "US Politics". They can also use a category looking for 'vaccine' related news.
11-21-2009 12:24
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This is just too absurd to even comment on! A sham of JUSTICE!
11-20-2009 16:22
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RELIGIOUS news??????????
I don't think so!
The placement of this story in RELIGIOUS news is an attempt by editors to bury this story so people don't see the HYPOCRISY of the Dems.
[Mod note: That'd be the system using a word filter to sort news, not some devious conspiracy on the part of the editors. We don't have that much time on our hands. Also, save some of those question marks -- you might need them later.]
The placement of this story in RELIGIOUS news is an attempt by editors to bury this story so people don't see the HYPOCRISY of the Dems.
[Mod note: That'd be the system using a word filter to sort news, not some devious conspiracy on the part of the editors. We don't have that much time on our hands. Also, save some of those question marks -- you might need them later.]
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