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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/12/2008
Fineman: Obama And Durbin Want Lieberman To Stay As Homeland Security Chair
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On Keith Olbermann's show last night, Howard Fineman dropped a bit of a bomb, saying that Senator Dick Durbin moving towards wanting Joe Lieberman to stay as chair of the Homeland Security Committee -- because he heard what Obama had to say about it. Worse, Fineman claimed that Obama has ...
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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michellemalkin.com - 11/12/2008
Heckuva job, McLame
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thehill.com - 11/13/2008
Bayh: Lieberman should apologize, keep chairmanship
— thehill.com — Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) called on Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to apologize for his attacks on Barack Obama, saying doing so would temporarily let him retain a key chairmanship position next Congress. Bayh warned that stripping Lieberman of his ... (more) Bayh: Lieberman should apologize, keep chairmanship

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Obama Wants Lieberman To Stay — But At What Price?
Firedoglake — ... According to Greg Sargent, Howard Fineman is reporting that Obama has now expressed his clear support not only for Joe Lieberman staying in the caucus, but for retaining his Chairmanship of the Department of Homeland Security Committee. ...

Jane Hamsher: Obama Wants Lieberman To Stay -- But At What Price?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... It's being reported that Obama has now expressed his clear support not only for Joe Lieberman staying in the caucus, but for retaining his Chairmanship of the Department of Homeland Security Committee. ...

Lieberman has a whip team?
Political Animal — ... and we need to keep him in the caucus, and this fits into Barack Obama's message of change and moving forward," said one Senate Democratic aide familiar with discussions. "The message here is that we don't want to start off a new era with retribution." The report added that Senate Democrats are exploring some kind of "token" punishment for Lieberman, which could include giving him the chairmanship he wants, but losing a different committee assignment. What's more, Newsweek's Howard Fineman told Keith Olbermann last night that even Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), ...

Wednesday Lieberman Update
Open Left - Front Page — ... Durbin shifting to Lieberman? The most disturbing report of the day is the news that Senator Durbin, #2 in the Democratic leadership, might be shifting his support to Lieberman. This report is all the more disturbing because it comes from Howard Fineman, who was the earlier source indicating that Durbin wanted Lieberman to lose his committee chair. Flipping Durbin might be just the support that Lieberman needs, both because it gives him a foothold within the leadership and because of Durbin's close, Illinois ties to Obama. When we had the entire leadership, a large pool ...

Saving Private Lieberman
N/A — ... . Everybody in the Democratic Party wants to make nice with Joe Lieberman. Obama, Durbin, Dodd . . . . Can’t we all just get along, even with a guy who campaigned against Obama? ...

Obama Backs Lieberman
Open Left - Front Page — One of the key players in fighting to strip Lieberman of his committee chairmanship is Dick Durbin, and Obama has just convinced him to let Lieberman keep his gavel.  Here's Howard Fineman: ...

Lieberman and Congressional Democrats Are on the Same Page
Comments from Left Field — ... that Senate Democrats — led by Barack Obama (who seems to be playing a much more active role in all of this than his ...

What to do about Joe Lieberman (update 2)
The Reaction — ... Well, it now seems that both Obama and Durbin want Lieberman to remain as chair of the Homeland Security Committee, at least according to Newsweek's Howard Fineman. ...

11/13: Netroots To Senate Dems: Stand Up For Yourselves!
Blogometer — ... are lobbying their colleagues in support of Lieberman, and (2.) the Senate's #2 Dem (and close Barack Obama ally) Dick Durbin reportedly wants Lieberman to keep his chairmanship. The netroots aren't going down without a fight, however, and they're blasting Senate Dems for ...

What To Do About Joe Lieberman?
The Moderate Voice — ... Well, it now seems that both Obama and Durbin want Lieberman to remain as chair of the Homeland Security Committee, at least according to Newsweek’s Howard Fineman. ...

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