JACKI LYDEN, host: The curious case of Illinois Senator Roland Burris just gets curioser. Today, the ranking Republican on the impeachment committee of the Illinois state house accused Burris of perjury and called for him to step down.</s>JACKI LYDEN, host: Burris defended himself at a news conference a day after admitting that he changed his story about contacts he'd had with the office of then-Governor Rod Blagojevich.</s>Senator ROLAND BURRIS (Democrat, Illinois): Yes, I had contact with representatives and friends of the former governor about the senate seat, none of it inappropriate.</s>JACKI LYDEN, host: Burris said he'd talked three times with Blagojevich's brother, Robert. Rod Blagojevich, of course, was impeached after accusations that he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder. No word yet on the next step of this saga.</s>JACKI LYDEN, host: Coming up, 20 years after they left, Soviet soldiers remember the lesson of Afghanistan. You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News.
After allegations that Illinois Sen. Roland Burris lied to state legislators, an Illinois Republican is calling for Burris to resign. Sunday afternoon, Burris sought to defend himself in a news conference.