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Now, even Republicans who frowned heavily on the Burris appointment appear to be leaning towards seating him. "[Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell, maintaining his call for a special election to fill Obama's seat, would not speculate on how he or his</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Congress: Republicans warm to Burris</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737969.aspx#1737975</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:18:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1737975</guid><dc:creator>BURRIS.   PLAYING THE 'RACE CARD' WINS!</dc:creator><description>BURRIS. &amp;nbsp; PLAYING THE 'RACE CARD' WINS!</description></item><item><title>Congress: Republicans warm to Burris</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737969.aspx#1737981</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:22:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1737981</guid><dc:creator>Eric, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Yeah make the repugnant ones work on Sunday doing the People's Work. &amp;nbsp;About time to get that lingering public lands bill passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Burris should be seated the sooner the better. &amp;nbsp;We need every Democrat in the Senate we can get so that we can see them make progress against any opposition from the repugnant ones.</description></item><item><title>Congress: Republicans warm to Burris</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737969.aspx#1737990</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:27:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1737990</guid><dc:creator>bonnie315@charter.net</dc:creator><description>Of course republicans are warming to Burris, like sharks warm to blood in the water. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Besides, he shares their religious vision. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Congress: Republicans warm to Burris</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737969.aspx#1737994</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:30:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1737994</guid><dc:creator>Seattle Sue</dc:creator><description>Something is up if Mitch McConnell(the man of Wax) is leaning to support Roland Burris. Normally these Republicans will not support anything The Democrats bring up,</description></item><item><title>Congress: Republicans warm to Burris</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737969.aspx#1738015</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:40:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1738015</guid><dc:creator>jawillie, Philadelphia, PA.</dc:creator><description>As a Democrat, I'm becoming increasingly of the opinion that it's time for Reid to step aside. &amp;nbsp;At the very least he should quit the chest-thumping grandstanding he's been doing lately (and you have to wonder where his balls were when it came time for him to stand up to Bush).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think in dealing with Reid and Pelosi is where Obama is going to have to show that &amp;quot;spine of steel&amp;quot; Biden talked about.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;11 Days Until Inauguration Day!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://jawillie.blog.com"&gt;http://jawillie.blog.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Congress: Republicans warm to Burris</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737969.aspx#1738046</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:57:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1738046</guid><dc:creator>Russell Fox     Wells, Me</dc:creator><description>gee washington hasnt changed and its till politics as usual....Some like to throw there weight around and try make themselves look like a controlling force....You have better things to do...I would think..Or maybe i shouldnt think...Once again because the democrats are now incharge &amp;nbsp; the republicans are realizing that they dont have much say any more...Well you have for the last eight years and look what it got ous...If you cant take the heat get out of the kitchen...As a matter of fact get out of the kitchen and let those who will work to get this country back on its feet in....Some of you Dems and rep are just as bad and continue down that path of a power struggle to obviously create news.....Our grand kids, families will be down this path of distruction for ever because of Washington Politcs as usual, tired of hearing that story also...You have done a good job. Get back to what you were elected to do.</description></item><item><title>Congress: Republicans warm to Burris</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737969.aspx#1738063</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:10:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1738063</guid><dc:creator>Blue Dogg</dc:creator><description>Bush said his proudest achievement was his attempt to privatize Social Security. ‘It was just curious to me that of all things, that the president would have said something that I think was bad policy, but also that he did not succeed with,’ she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;==========&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a few years, that will also be the defining moment for the Democrats as the ponzi scheme known as Social Security becomes bankrupt, and the nation looks at Nancy and company as the ones that killed off any reform to the system.</description></item></channel></rss>