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thinkprogress.org - 11/11/2008

Joe Lieberman: The Progressive Who Lost His Way

— 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 ... (more) Joe Lieberman: The Progressive Who Lost His Way

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008

Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman, Doesn't See Need For ...

— 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 ... (more) Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008

It's Official: Full Dem Caucus Will Vote On Lieberman's Fate

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — The full Democratic caucus will vote on whether Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of... the Homeland Security committee at its caucus meeting next week, a leadership aide confirms to us. Previously, Reid's office had held this ... (more) It's Official: Full Dem Caucus Will Vote On Lieberman's Fate

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Obama team responds to Lieberman dilemma
Daily Kos — ... statement. Nowhere does Cutter say that Lieberman should keep his chairmanship, and nowhere does he demand that Lieberman caucus with the Democrats. Saying "we'd be happy to have Sen. Lieberman caucus with the Democrats" isn't any huge shakes because, quite frankly, no one is seriously demanding that Lieberman be kicked out of the caucus. The question is whether he should keep his committee chairmanship, and on that front, Obama's team has punted. What's more, here's Hillary Clinton: Two Clinton aides said she is not making calls on ...

Obama team leaves Lieberman decision up to Reid
Daily Kos — ... statement. Nowhere does Cutter say that Lieberman should keep his chairmanship, and nowhere does he demand that Lieberman caucus with the Democrats. Saying "we'd be happy to have Sen. Lieberman caucus with the Democrats" isn't any huge shakes because, quite frankly, no one is seriously demanding that Lieberman be kicked out of the caucus. The question is whether he should keep his committee chairmanship, and on that front, Obama's team has punted. What's more, here's Hillary Clinton: Two Clinton aides said she is not making calls on ...

It's Official: Full Dem Caucus Will Vote On Lieberman's Fate
TPM Election Central — ... The news comes amid signs that Lieberman is losing support among his fellow Senators. The Huffington Post reports, for instance, that the Clintons are not making any calls on Lieberman's behalf. And Senators Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin are ...

Remainders, Nov. 11, 2008
Ben Smith's Blog — Happy Veterans Day. TPM's Greg Sargent confirms the entire Dem caucus will vote on Lieberman's chairmanship next week. JMart's handy summary of O's new lobbying rules. Stan Greenberg's done with McComb County and Reagan Dems. Grim, in the Crypt (!): Hillary meets with W, punts on Lieb stance. Sam Stein tries to get to the bottom of this whole Lieberman-Clinton thing. Cillizza says Podesta says Obama says there's no tension between himself and Bush. Paul Broun talks Brown Shirts and Barack ...

Lieberman's Limbo
Opinionator — ... in a country club as a matter of feel-good ‘bipartisanship.’ There’s actually a job that needs doing here, and when Chris Dodd and Evan Bayh say that they want Lieberman to retain his chairmanship, they are saying that the extraordinary waste, graft, greed and cronyism that have built the Department of Homeland Security to a bloated, ineffectual taxpayer-funded behemoth under Joe Lieberman is just fine.” While Sam Stein at Huffington Post is sure that certain former president is on the sidelines : Reports emerged on Monday afternoon that Bill Clinton was placing calls to ...

What's To Be Done With Treacherous Joe Lieberman Now That McCain Has Lost And Lieberman Has Come Crawling Back?
DownWithTyranny! — ... midst. Evan Bayh and other reactionary Democrats came to his defense and Reid has now declared he would leave it to the caucus to decide. Obama has said he holds no grudge but certainly hasn't said he wants Lieberman to hold onto his chairmanship. Two of the most senior Democrats in the caucus, Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin, have publicly come out and announced that Lieberman doesn't merit the chair he insists on. And, as always, the Clinton's have some kind of murky, unsavory and serpentine relationship to all this. Jane at Firedoglake (and ...