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videocafe.crooksandliars.com - 11/10/2008
Harry Reid Still Defending Joe Lieberman: One of the Most Progressive People Ever To Come From the State of CT
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Download | Play    Download | Play From Late Edition Nov. 9, 2008. Reid: Joe Lieberman told me yesterday "We got a big job to do. I'm going to do everything I can to help Barack Obama." King: Does he owe him an apology? Reid: Well I don't know, you know this is not a high school ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/10/2008
Obama Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus
— huffingtonpost.com — President-elect Barack Obama has informed Senate leadership that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate Democratic aides tell the Huffington Post. Obama's decision could tie the hands of ... (more) Obama Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008
Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman, Doesn't See Need For ...
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against Senator Joe Lieberman for opposing his presidential candidacy, and will not take any position on the question of whether Lieberman should be permitted to keep his plum chairmanship of ... (more) Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" ...

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Schumer and Durbin Want Lieberman Stripped of Homeland Security Chair
firedoglake.com - 11/11/2008
Schumer and Durbin Want Lieberman Stripped of Homeland Security Chair
— firedoglake.com — Newsweek's Howard Fineman on Keith Olbermann: [Obama's] going to leave it up to a vote I think. What my sources tell me is that there's likely to be a vote next Tuesday. The Senate Democrats will caucus when they come back for the lame ... (more) Schumer and Durbin Want Lieberman Stripped of Homeland ...

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The Moderate Voice — ... The Controversy Among Democrats Over Sen. Joe Lieberman’s Future in the Senate pecking order goes on. But if feelers are any indication, Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to defuse it. Feelings are running high among some Democrats ...

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