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Roland's roil

The bizarre saga that is Illinois politics careened further down the path of the absurd when a federal judge unsealed a recorded conversation between Sen. Roland Burris and Robert Blagojevich, brother and chief campaign fundraiser to indicted former state governor Rod Blagojevich. In the recording, Burris is heard discussing whether he might contribute to the Blagojevich campaign and if such a contribution might merit consideration for appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. One month after that November chat, Blagojevich appointed Burris to the Senate.

Despite the recording's smoking gun flavor, Burris and his aides say they believe it exonerates the 71-year-old Democrat of any wrongdoing. What's more, Burris denies all allegations that he misrepresented under oath his relationship and interaction with Blagojevich's staff.

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June 20, 2009, Vol. 24, No. 12

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