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Ensign: McCain makes Senate races more difficult
Nevada Sen. John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, on Monday said John McCain s presidential run is making Senate races more difficult for the GOP. Ensign said there is a fair possibility that Democrats could gain 60 seats in the Senate. There's no question ...
Sen. Lieberman likely to lose his gavel in massive reshuffle being discussed
thehill.com — Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship. Lieberman, a former Democrat ... (more) Sen. Lieberman likely to lose his gavel in massive ...
Lieberman: Working hard for McCain; prepared to bring people together if he fails - The Advocate
Lieberman: Working hard for McCain; prepared to bring people together if he fails - The Advocate
stamfordadvocate.com — STAMFORD - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman Friday continued to stand by Republican John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate. But when asked by The Advocate if Palin is ready to be president from day one, Lieberman said "thank ... (more) Lieberman: Working hard for McCain; prepared to bring ...
Lieberman hasn't been paying attention to himself
washingtonmonthly.com — LIEBERMAN HASN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO HIMSELF.... Joe Lieberman adopted the role of Republican attack dog early on, but as the election draws near, he's hoping the political world has a very short memory. Lieberman, a self-proclaimed "independent ... (more) Lieberman hasn't been paying attention to himself
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The Circular Firing Squad Begins Blasting Away... NRSC Blames McCain For Their Disaster
DownWithTyranny! — ... Senate incumbents get re-elected, make sure the retiring Republicans are replaced with new Republicans, and then see if he can pick up some Democratic seats. He's failing-- miserably-- on all three charges. Earlier today he was looking to shift some blame onto Ted Stevens' corruption-- calling the twilight of the Senate's longest serving Republican's career a "disgrace"-- but by late afternoon he went public with something he's been grousing about for months: the disaster of being saddled with McCain. He said aloud what Republicans were loathe to even ...

Stevens convicted; Ensign blames McCain because Republican Senators can't get re-elected
The Next Right — What is the relationship between these two stories from the Hill? Ted Stevens getting convicted of all counts for, in essence, corruption: Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of all seven felony charges for making false statements. John Ensign trying to blame John McCain for a disastrous Senate Republican showing: Nevada Sen. John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, on Monday said John McCain’s ...

Stevens indicted; Ensign blames McCain because Republican Senators can't get re-elected
The Next Right — What is the relationship between these two stories from the Hill? Ted Stevens getting convicted of all counts for, in essence, corruption: Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history and patriarch of Alaska politics, was found guilty of all seven felony charges for making false statements. John Ensign trying to blame John McCain for a disastrous Senate Republican showing: Nevada Sen. John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, on Monday said John McCain’s ...

Senate Conservatives Would ‘Welcome Lieberman With Open Arms’ Next Congress
Think Progress — ... of Democrats gaining a “supermajority” in the Senate, Senate conservatives appear to have their sights set on Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). Interviewed on MSNBC today, Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) said that he would welcome Lieberman into his caucus “with open arms“: ...

Head of GOP Senate Committee blames McCain for "making it a lot more difficult"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Senator John Ensign from Nevada is the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. It's his job to help Republicans win Senate seats. Tough job this year. But, Ensign isn't too blame. No, he thinks Mccain is hurting the Republican Senate candidates: ...

Senate Conservatives Would ?Welcome Lieberman With Open Arms? Next Congress
The Hollywood Liberal — ... of Democrats gaining a “supermajority” in the Senate, Senate conservatives appear to have their sights set on Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). Interviewed on MSNBC today, Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) said that he would welcome Lieberman into his caucus “ with open arms “: “ We welcome Joe. I think Joe’s a terrific guy with a lot of integrity and does what he believes,” Ensign stated. “But, you know, it’ll be interesting to see how the Democrats handle Joe Lieberman after what he’s done in this presidential race. But as far as Republicans are concerned, we welcome him with open arms.” ...

The Circular Firing Squad Begins Blasting Away... NRSC Blames McCain For Their Disaster
DownWithTyranny! — ... Senate incumbents get re-elected, make sure the retiring Republicans are replaced with new Republicans, and then see if he can pick up some Democratic seats. He's failing-- miserably-- on all three charges. Earlier today he was looking to shift some blame onto Ted Stevens' corruption-- calling the twilight of the Senate's longest serving Republican's career a "disgrace"-- but by late afternoon he went public with something he's been grousing about for months: the disaster of being saddled with McCain. He said aloud what Republicans were loathe to even ...

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And then there were four?
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reuters.com 11/18/2008 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday yielded to the wishes of President-elect Barack Obama and allowed Joe Lieberman to keep his committee chairmanship despite having backed Republican John McCain for the White House. At a closed-door ...
The Associated Press: McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair
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