Sen. Roland Burris cleared, reprimanded by ethics committee

By GottaLaff

MSNBC is reporting that Roland Burris has been cleared. More from WaPo:

In a three-page "public letter of qualified admonition" issued Friday, the committee formally reprimanded Burris for statements -- some made under oath to an Illinois legislative committee -- in which he denied trying to raise any campaign contributions for indicted former governor Rod Blagojevich for his political committees. [...]

A letter of admonition is the mildest form of rebuke that the ethics committee can administer.

More here.