Muck tracker – Burris admits fund-raising for Blagojevich

Sen. Roland Burris acknowledged Monday that he did, in fact, try to raise money for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the request of the governor’s brother – and that he did so while trying to get appointed to Barack Obama’s Senate seat, reports Politico. But Burris said he was unsuccessful.

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