politico.com - 10/27/2009
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Joe Lieberman sits in on a hearing. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Photo: John Shinkle
politico.com - 10/28/2009
thedailybeast.com - 10/28/2009
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thedailybeast.com —
The ex-Democrat now says he'll join the GOP
in a health-care filibuster. Paul Begala on Lieberman's latest...
and most shameless betrayal. It's journalistic shorthand to note a politician's party identification and state after his or her name. For...
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Traitor Joe
fivethirtyeight.com - 10/28/2009
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fivethirtyeight.com —
The reason this is a little scary for
Democrats is because the usual things that serve to...
motivate a Congressman don't seem to apply here. Would voting to filibuster the Democrats' health care bill (if it contains a decent public option) endear ...
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Somebody Buy Joe Lieberman a Puppy
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No More Mister Nice Blog —
Is Lieberman In, or Out? Today in Politico: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he’d back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill. Lieberman, who caucuses with Democrats and is positioning himself as a fiscal hawk on the issue, said he opposes any health care bill that includes a government-run insurance program — even if it includes a provision allowing states to opt out of the program, as Reid’s has said the Senate bill will. ...
Lieberman to support public option filibuster
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... Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he'd back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's health care reform bill. ...
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Will Joe Lieberman filibuster?
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/27/2009 — I don't know why I don't take Joe Lieberman's threat to filibuster health-care reform more seriously, but I just don't. Take what Lieberman told reporters today:
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About the Lieberman Problem
dailykos.com 10/28/2009 — Josh provides some perspective on the Lieberman situation. Basically, what else could you expect from Lieberman? He's not on either of the committees that have been the focus of the debate, so here was his chance to get in the media spotlight, his ...
Lieberman Again
ctlocalpolitics.net 10/30/2009 — As if to remind us that Connecticut has another U.S. Senator, Joe Lieberman has said a not-all-that-surprising thing which will, as usual, bring the cameras right to his door.
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