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iowaindependent.com - 10/30/2009
Harkin: Lieberman will come around
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While once again renewing his call that a Congressional health care reform will bill with a public option will be passed and on Pres. Barack Obama’s desk by Christmas, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin suggested that there are several reasons why speculation that Connecticut’s independent ...
Lieberman Marching Further Right in 2010
abcnews.go.com - 10/30/2009
Lieberman Marching Further Right in 2010
— abcnews.go.com — Subway series: Forrmer Dem veep candidate plans to campaign for GOP.... (more) Lieberman Marching Further Right in 2010

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blogs.courant.com - 29 days ago
Joe Lieberman: "I feel relevant"
— blogs.courant.com — Ralph Nader called him the nation's leading political hermaphrodite . To Ghengis Conn, he's an attention-craving  political... outcast with a meager record of accomplishment since 2006. Slate magazine paints him as a pawn of the state's ... (more) Joe Lieberman: "I feel relevant"

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huffingtonpost.com - 30 days ago
Lieberman In '94: The Filibuster "Ails Washington" And Should Be Eliminated
— huffingtonpost.com — Senator Joseph Lieberman's (I-Conn) threat to filibuster health care legislation that includes a public option for insurance... coverage has sent minor shock-waves throughout Washington. Among Republicans, the Connecticut Independent inspired a round ... (more) Lieberman In '94: The Filibuster "Ails Washington" And ...

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Harkin warns Lieberman: healthcare filibuster could put chairmanship at risk
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Warning Shot
The Page by Mark Halperin — Getty Harkin says the fact that Lieberman "enjoys his chairmanship... will cross his mind before the final vote” on health care. Meanwhile: Joe says he'll ...

Harkin's hints about Lieberman
Political Animal — HARKIN'S HINTS ABOUT LIEBERMAN.... Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) doesn't have a whole lot to gain from siding with Republicans against health care reform. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), however, offered some subtle speculation this week about something Lieberman still has to lose. "[Lieberman] still wants to be a part of the Democratic Party although he is a registered independent," Harkin said. "He wants to caucus with us and, of course, he enjoys his chairmanship of the [Homeland Security] committee because of the indulgence of the Democratic Caucus. So, I'm sure all of those ...

Lieberman Expects to Campaign for Republicans in 2010
WSJ.com: Washington Wire — ... In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Iowa Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin suggested that Lieberman will come around on health care. ...

Harkin on Lieberman's bluff
Daily Kos — Tom Harkin isn't worried about Joe Lieberman's bluff: "As I said before, when it comes down to getting the 60 votes necessary to pass this bill, I do not believe that Joe Lieberman would want to be the one person who caucuses with the Democrats ... to bring this bill down. I don’t think he wants to go down in history like that," Harkin said. "He still wants to be a part of the Democratic Party although he is a registered independent. He wants to caucus with us and, of course, he enjoys his chairmanship of the [Homeland ...

Harkin gives Lieberman something to think about
MyDD — ... Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin told reporters yesterday that he does not expect Senator Joe Lieberman to join a Republican filibuster to block the health care reform bill: ...

Warning Shot
The Page by Mark Halperin — Getty Harkin says the fact that Lieberman "enjoys his chairmanship... will cross his mind before the final vote” on health care. Meanwhile: Joe says he'll ...

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"[Lieberman] still wants to be a part of the Democratic Party although he is a registered independent," Harkin said. "He wants to caucus with us and, of course, he enjoys his chairmanship of the [Homeland Security] committee because of the indulgence of the Democratic Caucus. So, I'm sure all ...
Joe Lieberman, 15 years ago... — Daily Kos
Hypocrite : Fifteen years ago, as a freshman Democrat, Lieberman actually worked to have the filibuster killed. He deemed the parliamentary maneuver "a dinosaur" that had become "a symbol of a lot that ails Washington today." And, in tandem with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), he introduced ...
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One of the leading Senate Democrats on healthcare reform fired a warning shot Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) yesterday, previewing the possible consequences of joining a GOP filibuster. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, told reporters that Lieberman ought to ...
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Source: [b]Talking Points Memo[/b] Harkin, Again, Hints At Consequences For Off-The-Reservation Chairmen Brian Beutler | October 30, 2009, 9:17AM Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)--chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee is rare among senior Senate Democrats. Whereas ...
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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)--chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee is rare among senior Senate Democrats. Whereas many in the party view seniority as akin to tenure, Harkin thinks it should come with responsibility. And when powerful chairmen stray, he doesn't keep ...