Burris On Tape: Listen to Entire Call (TPM)

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... Here is a link to the entire tape:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7691031&page=1

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Or you can read the full transcript:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/6468098/Roland-Burris-Transcript ...

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1. Burris: Anxious to talk to prosecutor's office (State Journal-Register)

THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
Posted May 27, 2009 @ 11:30 PM
Last update May 28, 2009 @ 12:52 AM

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Wednesday that he’s anxious to be interviewed by Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Schmidt’s office, but no timetable has been arranged.

Schmidt’s top assistant said later he’s working to arrange a meeting “hopefully in the near future.”

Burris said he wants to demonstrate that he didn’t perjure himself when he testified before an Illinois House committee that recommended the impeachment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Burris added that he has nothing to hide ...

http://www.sj-r.com/homepage/x702313890/Burris-Anxious-to-talk-to-prosecutors-office

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2. Burris touring central Illinois

Burris touring central Illinois

Associated Press
2:18 AM CDT, May 28, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is continuing a tour of central Illinois amid the release of a federal wiretap where he talked to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother about his Senate appointment.

Burris was scheduled Thursday to be in the state capital, visiting an Illinois National Guard facility and the Illinois Department of Employment Security in Springfield ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-burris-tour,0,7858661.story