dailykos.com - 11/10/2008
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Democrats are like battered spouses . A high-level senate Democratic source tells me former President Clinton is making calls on Sen. Lieberman's behalf.
huffingtonpost.com - 11/10/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
President-elect Barack Obama has informed Senate leadership that
he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the...
Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate Democratic aides tell the Huffington Post. Obama's decision could tie the hands of ...
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Obama Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus
thinkprogress.org - 11/11/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Download a PDF of this report HERE .
lieberman2.jpg“I’m a Democrat with a 35-year record of fighting...
for progressive causes, for the middle class, for civil rights, for women’s rights, for human rights and a lot more. I voted with my Senate Democratic ...
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Joe Lieberman: The Progressive Who Lost His Way
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against
Senator Joe Lieberman for opposing his presidential candidacy, and...
will not take any position on the question of whether Lieberman should be permitted to keep his plum chairmanship of ...
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Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" ...
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The Blogs And Obama
TalkLeft —
... What I find hypocritical is Markos' slam of Bill Clinton while he remains silent on the stance of the President-Elect. This is, in a word, ridiculous. Rip them both if you like. But to just rip President Clinton while saying nothing about President-Elect Obama demonstrates one of two things - a blind hatred for Clinton or blind devotion for Obama. Either is counterproductive. ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... unnerves Republicans, who spent much of the year howling that he's a doctrinaire liberal Pied Piper (don't go into that house, Doug Kmiec!). When Obama does outreach, it conveys strength, not weakness. Now Lieberman can't run to his pals on Fox News and complain that the liberal fascists are driving him from his party, at least not convincingly. At this moment, Obama looks magnanimous and Lieberman looks like a beggar. **** (Oh, and on the subject of "battered spouses," it's possible that Bill Clinton is acting like one as he reportedly makes ...
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The Sideshow —
... , and apparently President Bill is running around making phone calls on his behalf, too. (Bill Clinton really is a putz sometimes, y'know?) I liked the new codenames for members of the administration-in-waiting and their families, but I was most amused to learn what ...
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Obama Will Put No Pressure On Lieberman
openleft.com 11/11/2008 — Greg Sargent becomes the first person to get the Obama campaign on record about whether Lieberman should keep his committee position or not. They claim to be staying neutral :
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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...
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voices.washingtonpost.com 11/18/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman, who faces a secret ballot vote from the Democratic caucus today, may get to keep his chairmanship -- a prospect many thought impossible just a week ago. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) This morning the Senate Democratic caucus...
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thehill.com 11/7/2008 — Democrats held back punishing Sen. Joe Lieberman Thursday for his vigorous support of John McCain for president, allowing him to keep his chairmanship for the time being. However Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Lieberman's actions ...
Lieberman can still help Dems, Reid says —
CNN Political Ticker 11/9/2008
Harry Reid says it's up to the Democratic caucus to make any decision about Joe Lieberman's future.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he's still trying to keep Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman within the ...
Lieberman can still help Dems, Reid says —
CNN.com - Politics 11/9/2008
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he's still trying to keep Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman within the Democratic caucus despite anger over Lieberman's support of Republican presidential nominee John McCain.
Less Room for Breakthrough Ideas —
Wash Post In Congress 11/11/2008
President-elect Barack Obama is currently mulling one of the largest legislative agendas in modern history. He promised it and the public expects it. But if the past is prologue, his agenda is likely to be one of the smallest since the 1960s.
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