Senate Dems retreat on Burris; Obama steps in (AP) [7 mins][Lubbock, TX]
AP - Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from senators irked that the standoff was draining attention and putting them in a bad light. Burris said with a smile he expected to join them "very shortly." | U.S. presses to jail Madoff on diamonds, watches mail (Reuters) [26 mins][Kansas]
Reuters - Accused swindler Bernard Madoff should be jailed for violating a court order by mailing $1 million worth of diamonds, watches and other jewelry to friends and family, U.S. prosecutors told a court on Wednesday. |