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Dems poised to let Lieberman keep title (Politico)

 

Published 11/18/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News

Politico - After weeks of tough talk and threats, Senate Democrats are poised to let Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee despite his support for John McCain — and criticism of Barack Obama — in the presidential race. (link)

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