AP) Senator Roland Burris admitted Saturday that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich brother asked him for a campaign contribution before the governor appointed Burris to the Senate. The disclosure is at odds with Burris' testimony in January when an Illinois House impeachment committee specifically asked if he had ever spoken to Robert Blagojevich or other aides to the now-deposed governor about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. Burris issued a statement Saturday saying he voluntarily gave the committee a Feb. 4 affidavit disclosing the contact with Robert Blagojevich because "there were several facts that I was not given the opportunity to make during my testimony to the impeachment committee." The affidavit, released Saturday by Burris' office, said Robert Blagojevich called him three times - once in October and twice after the November election - to seek his fundraising assistance. Burris, a Democrat like the governor, said he told Blagojevich he would not raise money because it would look like he was trying to win favor from the governor for his appointment.
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