mydd.com - 11/17/2008
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A stunning rebuke of Joe Lieberman from the man who chaired his 2004 Presidential campaign: 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 ...
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 Vote Tomorrow
Taylor Marsh —
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bad sign.
Unexpected.
Surprising.
Stunning rebuke.
Now
even one of Joe Lieberman’s leading Senate allies appears to be turning on him.
Take action on
Lieberman now.
Just say no to Joe. ...
A Bad Sign For Connecticut Independent Senator Joe Lieberman
The Moderate Voice —
... Actually, Lieberman goes to tomorrow’s vote facing an ominous sign — THIS ONE…that indicates some votes he thought he might have…he might not have. ...
11/18: Netroots' Hopes Dashed
Blogometer —
... that Lieberman needed to suffer "consequences" for his conduct during the presidential campaign. Lefty bloggers interpreted Carper's statement as "a stunning rebuke" that suggested that Lieberman's prospects of holding onto his chairmanship were in ...
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(You can sign a letter to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee asking them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel here )
I realize it's often tough to objectively evaluate a friend and colleague, especially when you are members ...
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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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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 ...
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themoderatevoice.com 11/18/2008 — Joe Lieberman may have been a Democrat, he may now be an independent, and some progressive Democrats may think he is a closet Republican. But what is indisputable is that he is a survivor: he has come out of a meeting with Senate Democrats upset over ...
Democrats to keep Lieberman in their ranks: aides —
Reuters: Politics 11/17/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to the wishes of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Senate Democrats seem ready to do what it takes to keep Sen. Joe Lieberman in their ranks despite his support for Republican John McCain in the 2008 White House race, ...
Sources: Lieberman likely to keep chairmanship —
CNN.com - Politics 11/18/2008
Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though he campaigned vigorously for Sen. John McCain's White House bid, two sources told CNN Monday.
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