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firedoglake.com - 2/14/2009
Joe Lieberman a Stimulus Hero? Not Likely
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Joe Klein calls the other Joe a "stimulus hero": That's right. It seems Lieberman played a crucial role in talking several Republicans off the ledge, thereby vindicating President Obama's refusal to be vindictive toward the Connecticut Senator, who had some nasty things to say ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/10/2009
Poll: Lieberman Would Lose 2012 Re-Election In Landslide
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — If Joe Lieberman decides to run for a fifth term in 2012, a new Quinnipiac poll suggests... that it may be a lost cause. The new poll tests Lieberman as an independent against Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The numbers: Blumenthal ... (more) Poll: Lieberman Would Lose 2012 Re-Election In Landslide

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huffingtonpost.com - 2/14/2009
Lieberman Stepped Up Role As Talks Ebbed
— huffingtonpost.com — Sen. Ben Nelson spent the last two weeks either surrounded by reporters or huddled with centrist members... of both parties, hashing out a deal to move the president's stimulus through the chamber. On the way to the most critical of those meetings ... (more) Lieberman Stepped Up Role As Talks Ebbed

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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 2/11/2009
A Stunning Israeli Election
— jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com — As I noted, I'm pretty far from Israel (geographically, that is), but my cell phone works in... the western desert, and I've been talking to friends in Tel Aviv. A number of quick observations: 1. The stunner, for me at least: The Labor Party is dead. ... (more) A Stunning Israeli Election

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a stimulus hero is something to be
skippy the bush kangaroo — joe klein thinks joe lieberman is a stimulus hero. jane hamsher disagrees. steve benen sez that repubbbs secretly liked the bill.

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Joe Lieberman Stimulus Hero
swampland.blogs.time.com 2/14/2009 — That's right. It seems Lieberman played a crucial role in talking several Republicans off the ledge, thereby vindicating President Obama's refusal to be vindictive toward the Connecticut Senator, who had some nasty things to say about Obama and ...
Joe Lieberman, my hero — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
Not really . And before anyone says "see, Joe Lieberman saved the stimulus package, so you were wrong to always criticize him" - let's review the facts. 1. Lieberman sells out repeatedly 2. As punishment, the Netroots forces Lieberman to loose his primary. 3. Lieberman forced to run as an ...
Lieberman saved the stimulus? — Political Animal
LIEBERMAN SAVED THE STIMULUS?.... Ryan Grim had an interesting item the other day, highlighting Joe Lieberman's role in the negotiations over the economic stimulus plan. Apparently, while it was Democrat Ben Nelson making concessions to Republicans like Susan Collins and...
Crow I'll Happily Eat, But Not Quite Yet — Lawyers, Guns and Money
As Ezra points out , as did a certain visiting dignitary yesterday, it must be said ( painfully in my case ) that the initial returns on Obama going with the "inside the tent pissing out" strategy with Lieberman have been positive. During the stimulus debate, at least, the urine did not end up ...
Thank you Joe Lieberman — The Moderate Voice
I never thought I’d say it. I’ve never liked or trusted Joe Lieberman. But I have been proven wrong tonight. Joe Lieberman was integral to the passage of the stimulus bill. As discussions between Senators Collins, Snowe, Nelson, Specter and Reid dragged on Joe Lieberman pushed the ...
Senate Passes The Jobs Bill Too-- But No More Republicans Were Willing To Put America First — DownWithTyranny!
Specter with one of the senators who wanted to vote for the jobs bill but was too frightened With no wiggle room at all-- and Sherrod Brown rushing back to DC from his mother's funeral and Joe Lieberman walking (on streets) to get home after the Sabbath sunset falls-- Democrats managed to ...
Lieberman Will Walk To Work For Sabbath Stimulus Vote — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Independent US Senator Joseph Lieberman, an observant Jew, planned to walk to and from any vote on the titantic economic stimulus plan that falls on the Jewish Sabbath, an aide said Friday. Lieberman, who keeps kosher and attends orthodox synagogue in Washington and his home state of ...
Lieberman Will Walk To Work For Sabbath Stimulus Vote — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Independent US Senator Joseph Lieberman, an observant Jew, planned to walk to and from any vote on the titantic economic stimulus plan that falls on the Jewish Sabbath, an aide said Friday. Lieberman, who keeps kosher and attends orthodox synagogue in Washington and his home state of ...
Lieberman: Stimulus Plan Leans Toward the Right — News
President Obama's stimulus package is more than centrist — it leans in a Republican direction, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday. "President Obama certainly reached out to the Republican," Lieberman argued during an appearance on MSNBC. "He also leaned somewhat in their direction ...