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Durbin Reasserts Senate Authority to Deny Burris Seat

By Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 11, 2009, 11:42 a.m.

While arguing he wants the matter resolved quickly, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) insisted Sunday that Democratic leaders still have the right to refuse the appointment of former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama.

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