US Senate Ethics Committee opens investigation of Senator Roland Burris

The Senate Ethics Committee has opened a preliminary inquiry into Sen. Roland Burris’s (D-Ill.) conflicting testimony on the circumstances surrounding his appointment while Senate Democrats and Republicans take a wait-and-see approach to the potential impact on the 2010 election.

A spokeswoman for Ethics Committee Chairwoman Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) confirmed the investigation Tuesday night.

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