Sen. Roland Burris' image may be hard to recover after taped conversation released

Thursday, May 28, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Roland Burris again finds himself denying any role in a pay-to-play scheme as newly revealed wiretaps show him begging for his Senate seat and offering to donate to former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's campaign.

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