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firedoglake.com - 11/19/2008
Connecticut Hates Lieberman
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Brutal : 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 today would you to reelect Joe Lieberman would you consider voting for another candidate or would you vote to ...
weeklystandard.com - 11/19/2008
Won't Take Yes for an Answer
— weeklystandard.com — What is best in life ? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to... hear the lamentation of their women. This is precisely what the Democratic party achieved with Barack Obama’s historic victory on November 4. The Democrats increased ... (more) Won't Take Yes for an Answer

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thehill.com - 11/19/2008
Obama exerts his power
— thehill.com — President-elect Barack Obama, in the latest of several moves to heal election wounds, persuaded Democrats to reject... stiff punishment for Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) despite his campaign efforts for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Lieberman is the ... (more) Obama exerts his power

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openleft.com - 11/20/2008
Obama and the Blogosphere
— openleft.com — Since it has been the subject of multiple front-page articles today on Open Left, and since I... will be on Radio Times on Friday discussing this very subject, I feel the need to weigh in on the relationship between President-elect Obama and the ... (more) Obama and the Blogosphere

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Whiskey Fire — ... I mean, the people who just got pushed around by Joe Lieberman are Senate Democrats. This pompous little droopy freak who has no constituency just showed he can speak at the other party's convention for the other party's candidate and his closest colleagues will say "that's great"! ...

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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 ...
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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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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. ...
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 : President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against Senator ...
The Case Against Lieberman
blogs.tnr.com 11/18/2008 —   Jamie has an online article making the case for why Joe Lieberman should get to keep his position as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the Senate. I did not find his case persuasive. The premise of Jamie's argument is that ...
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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 ...
The Associated Press: McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair
google.com 11/18/2008 — 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign. The Connecticut independent will ...
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.
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 may keep committee chair — msnbc.com: Politics 11/18/2008
Sen. Joe Lieberman appears likely to hold onto his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee despite lingering hard feelings over his vocal support for GOP nominee John McCain.
Democrats claim victory over Alaskan Senator Stevens (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/19/2008
AFP - Democrats in Alaska claimed victory in their hard-fought election battle to oust scandal-tainted Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate.
Alaska Democrat says beats Republican Sen. Stevens — Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich claimed victory on Tuesday as the first Democrat elected to Congress by Alaska in more than a quarter of a century, unseating powerful Sen. Ted Stevens who was convicted last month of ...
Senate Democrats Allow Lieberman to Retain Key Chairmanship — Wash Post In Congress 11/19/2008
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) easily won a vote yesterday to remain chairman of a key committee and will stay in the Senate Democratic caucus despite his high-profile criticism of President-elect Barack Obama and his support of Sen. John McCain ...
Sen. Ted Stevens Loses Reelection Bid — Wash Post Elections 11/19/2008
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) defeated Sen. Ted Stevens, ending the tenure of the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, after the counting of more ballots yesterday gave him a larger lead than the number of votes still untallied, Alaska ...