Blagojevich writes that he eventually appointed Roland Burris, in part because of Burris' famously big ego. No one else but Burris would accept the appointment and fight to be seated under the ...

And he named his children Roland and Rolanda. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, a Republican, said it is not necessarily ego - but rather political calculation - driving Burris this time.

And he named his children Roland and Rolanda. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, a Republican, said that it is not necessarily ego -- but rather political calculation -- that is driving Burris ...

Roland-Garros starts this Sunday, May 25, at Porte d’Auteuil. While the first matches of the tournament are awaited, the ...

Roland Burris, the man Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked to succeed Barack Obama in the Senate, might get to etch another accolade into the monument he built for himself if this appointment ...