Senator Burris admonished by Senate ethics committee

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The Senate Ethics Committee Friday in a three-page letter admonished Sen. Roland Burris, a Democrat, over his “shifting explanations” and “inappropriate” behavior prior to being hand picked then-Gov, Rod Blagojevich to fill the vacant Illinois senate seat.

The committee, headed by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said it did not find that Burris broke any laws or official rules of the Senate.

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