WASHINGTON - Sen. Roland Burris wants to be known for his work on Capitol Hill. But once again he's finding it hard to escape the cloud that followed him to the Senate.
Tainted from the day he was appointed, Burris on Wednesday denied new allegations of a pay-to-play scheme as newly revealed wiretaps showed him begging for his Senate seat and offering to donate to the campaign of Rod Blagojevich, later ousted as governor of Illinois.
By HENRY C. JACKSON Associated Press Writer
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