Senate Democrats to swear in Burris this week News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning News Latest News: "WASHINGTON -- Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this week.
'He is now the senator-designate from Illinois and, as such, will be accorded all the rights and privileges of a senator-elect,' Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said in a joint statement."
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