bobgeiger.blogspot.com - 11/14/2008
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The United States Senate is a relatively small legislative body where members typically enjoy long tenure and develop deep political bonds and personal friendships. So I understand that it must be incredibly difficult for Senate Democrats to do what they must and deny Senator Joe Lieberman ...
thehill.com - 11/17/2008
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thehill.com —
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a close ally of
Sen. Joe Lieberman, said the Connecticut Independent should pay...
a price for his campaign attacks against President-elect Barack Obama. "There need to be consequences, and they cannot be insignificant," Carper ...
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Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/17/2008
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com —
From NBC's Ken StricklandTomorrow, Senate Democrats gather to
decide if Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-D) should keep his...
position as chairman of Homeland Security Committee, and it looks like he just may. Several Democrats and Democratic-leaning groups were ...
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Lieberman to stay put?
dailykos.com - 11/17/2008
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dailykos.com —
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 ...
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"Lieberman Has Revealed Beliefs And Values Inconsistent With The Democratic Party"
TPM Election Central —
... This is great, great stuff. Bob Geiger dreams up an imaginary, but awfully convincing, press release that Senators can attach their names to in announcing why they intend to vote against Joe Lieberman continuing as chair of the Homeland Security committee: ...
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Open Left - Front Page —
... "President-elect Obama inherits significant economic and political challenges when he takes office in January and, under a Democratic Senate, a committee as vital as Homeland Security can simply no longer be led by one who has abandoned our party's core principles and who stood by mutely and with no oversight as President Bush debased our Constitution and our national creed, while also diminishing our nation's security posture." (Draft press releases for Senators, produced by Bob Geiger) ...
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According to Greg Sargent , Howard Fineman is reporting that Obama has now expressed his clear support not only for Joe Lieberman staying in the caucus, but for retaining his ...
Lieberman keeps Homeland Security post
politico.com 11/18/2008 — Senate Democrats have voted to allow Joseph Lieberman to keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- despite his support for John McCain and criticism of Barack Obama during the ...
Lieberman
obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/17/2008 — by hilzoy
From the Hartford Courant :
"Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- a post from which he oversees ...
Lieberman Keeps Committee Chair In Senate Vote
huffingtonpost.com 11/18/2008 — CNN reports :
Senate Democrats have voted to allow Sen. Joe Lieberman to retain his chairmanship of the powerful Homeland Security Committee.
The secret-ballot vote was 42-13.
Lieberman is losing his chairmanship on an environmental ...
Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — Lieberman From the Hartford Courant: "Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- a post from which he oversees U.S. ...
Lieberman looking like a 'sure bet'
washingtonmonthly.com 11/18/2008 — LIEBERMAN LOOKING LIKE A 'SURE BET'.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet in about an hour and a half, and at the top of the agenda is Joe Lieberman's fate. For those hoping to see Lieberman face consequences for his...
Giving Lieberman a pass?
dailykos.com 11/10/2008 — I've also heard from a Senate staffer that Obama has sent word that he wants Lieberman in the caucus. Now to be clear, the word isn't "let Lieberman chair Homeland Security", it's "keep him around". The logic is pretty obvious -- it allows Obama to ...
Lieberman
swampland.blogs.time.com 11/7/2008 — I'm not a big fan of post-election vindictiveness. If McCain had won I'd be giving him the benefit of the doubt now, even though I thought he ran a reprehensible campaign. Presidential honeymoons, within reason, are good for the spirit of democracy. ...
Today in The Nation: Lieberman Out?
thenation.com 11/12/2008 — Jane Hamsher A vote on the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman is imminent. Some influential Democrats say he should lose his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship.
How Joe Lieberman Kept His Post
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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