Burris says he's senator _ but Dems won't seat him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" and flew to the capital to claim President-elect Barack Obama 's old seat in Congress.
Even as he sought to pressure fellow Democrats , Burris signaled there were limits to his rebelliousness. "I'm not going to make a scene. I don't wan...
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