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AUDIO: Leahy Says Lieberman Should Lose His Chairmanship
thinkprogress.org - 11/14/2008
AUDIO: Leahy Says Lieberman Should Lose His Chairmanship
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Since the election, Senate Democrats have been reluctant to punish Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) for the ad hominem attacks he levied at Barack Obama while supporting Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the election. While a few senators have said that they’d like to see Lieberman apologize , most ...
Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In Demanding Ouster Of Lieberman From Chairmanship
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/14/2008
Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In Demanding Ouster Of Lieberman From Chairmanship
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Okay, we now have a second Senator who's stepped up and joined Senator Patrick Leahy in calling... on Democrats to boot Joe Lieberman from his plum slot atop the Homeland Security committee. Bernie Sanders, also of Vermont, sent us a hard-hitting ... (more) Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In Demanding Ouster Of ...

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Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For Committee Chairman
thinkprogress.org - 11/16/2008
Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For Committee Chairman
— thinkprogress.org — After Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) spoke at the Republican National Convention this summer, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)... expressed his frustration: “ Everybody is just profoundly disappointed with what Joe did ,” Dorgan said. Today on Fox News Sunday, ... (more) Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For ...

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dailykos.com - 11/14/2008
CT-Sen: Hatin' Joe in Connecticut
— dailykos.com — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 11/11-13. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 6/30-7/2 results) Do you approve or... disapprove of the job Joe Lieberman is doing as U.S. senator? Approve 36 (45) Disapprove 61 (43) If the 2012 election for U.S. Senate were held ... (more) CT-Sen: Hatin' Joe in Connecticut

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Blogometer:  11/17: Chairman Lieberman? Secretary Clinton?

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A Lieberman critic emerges
Political Animal — ... , a Daily Kos diarist, caught Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) addressing the controversy during an interview on Vermont Public Radio. ThinkProgress has the audio and provided this transcript . "I'm one who does not feel that somebody should be rewarded with a major chairmanship after doing what he did.... I felt that some of the attacks that he was involved in against Sen. Obama, whom I did support -- I was one of the first in the Congress to support him -- I thought they went way beyond the pale. I thought that they were not fair. I thought they were ...

What to do about Joe Lieberman? (update 3)
The Reaction — ... pale. I thought they were not fair, I thought they were not legitimate, I thought they perpetuated some of these horrible myths that were being run about Senator Obama. I would feel that had I done something similar, that I would not be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress. In other words, no Homeland Security chairmanship for Lieberman. Let's hope Leahy's colleagues agree. Think Progress has the audio of Leahy's remarks, which were picked up by Kos diarist ...

11/17: Chairman Lieberman? Secretary Clinton?
Blogometer — November 17, 2008 11/17: Chairman Lieberman? Secretary Clinton? With less than 24 hours before Senate Dems decide by secret ballot whether or not to take away ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman 's chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee, the netroots are making their final lobbying push . Senators who spoke out against Lieberman (such as VT Sen. Pat Leahy , VT Sen. Bernie Sanders , and ND Sen. Byron Dorgan ) were on the receiving end of considerable netroots praise this past weekend. Meanwhile, lefty bloggers are restating ...

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anonymousliberal.com 11/19/2008 — Let me preface what I'm about to say be making it clear that I think Joe Lieberman was shown far more leniency today that he should have been. He really should have lost his chairmanship, and had I been voting, that's what I would have voted for. That ...
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huffingtonpost.com 11/19/2008 — On Tuesday, the Democratic Senate caucus decided to let Joe Lieberman retain his chairmanship atop the Homeland Security committee. But by the time the Connecticut independent's future came to a vote, the outcome was for all intents and purposes a ...
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Latest on Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/11/2008 — LATEST ON LIEBERMAN.... Barack Obama reportedly sent word to the Hill yesterday that he'd prefer to see Joe Lieberman stay in the Democratic caucus next year. That's not too big a surprise -- Obama's big on magnanimity -- and it's...
Not acceptable
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — Roll Call (subscription only): When Senate Democrats meet Tuesday to decide Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (ID-Conn.) fate, leaders are expected to propose that he keep his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee but lose his ...
Northeast lawmakers want Lieberman ousted as chair (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/14/2008
AP - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's chances of holding onto his committee chairmanship suffered a blow Friday when two key New England Democratic senators came out against him.
Key Democrat Wants Lieberman Ousted as Chairman — FOXNews.com 11/14/2008
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's chances of holding onto his committee chairmanship suffered a blow when a key New England Democrat came out against him
Leahy says Lieberman should lose committee chairmanship — CNN Political Ticker 11/14/2008
Sen. Patrick Leahy took a hard line on Lieberman Friday. (CNN) – A senior Democratic senator has gone on the record saying Joe Lieberman should lose his committee chairmanship when the party's full Senate caucus votes on the issue next ...
Sen. Patrick Leahy: Lieberman Doesn't Deserve Position — FOXNews.com 11/15/2008
Sen. Patrick Leahy says you shouldn't reward someone with a major chairmanship "after doing what he did."   
GOP senator: Republicans would 'love to have' Lieberman — CNN Political Ticker 11/16/2008
Lieberman may lose his committee chairmanship this week, as Senate Democrats meet on the issue. (CNN) – Two members of the Senate’s Democratic caucus have called for Joe Lieberman to lose his committee chairmanship. On Sunday, North Dakota ...