Roland Burris to be Seated in Senate

It was announced today by the Democratic leadership that Roland Burris would be seated in the US Senate. He was appointed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojovich to replace President-Elect Barack Obama amid a cloud of corruption wherein the Governor has been accused of trying to sell the seat. The Democratic leadership had initially indicated that they would refuse to seat any nominee put forth by Blagojovich. When he presented his credentials last week, Burris was refused his seat. The stated reason was that his paperwork did not contain the signature of the Illinois Seceretary of State Jesse White. In a joint statement, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois indicated that Burris, barring objections from the Minority, would be sworn in later this week.