Kerry, Graham & Lieberman Launch Climate Change Framework
swampland.blogs.time.com 22 days ago — Yesterday, when Republicans on the Senate Environment and Publics Works Committee boycotted a mark up of Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry's climate change bill, things looked bleak for getting a bipartisan measure to the Senate floor. The ...

Lieberman Again
ctlocalpolitics.net 28 days ago — As if to remind us that Connecticut has another U.S. Senator, Joe Lieberman has said a not-all-that-surprising thing which will, as usual, bring the cameras right to his door. “I probably will support some Republican candidates for Congress ...

Lieberman, one day later, five years later
washingtonmonthly.com 29 days ago — LIEBERMAN, ONE DAY LATER, FIVE YEARS LATER.... Well, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is certainly getting plenty of attention today, which suggests his threats yesterday have given him exactly what he wanted. Today, Lieberman added that a public option ...

It Was Lieberman All Along
tnr.com 30 days ago — I've been thinking for a couple weeks that Joe Lieberman is the Democrats' biggest potential problem. The rest of the party has a strong incentive to pass health care reform and avoid a 2010 catastrophe. But Lieberman? He's not a Democrat and won't ...

What Does Joe Lieberman Want?
tnr.com 27 days ago — From a Guardian column by Maura Keaney on Lieberman: Joe Lieberman has become the Balloon Boy dad of the Senate Democratic caucus, a fame-whore so addicted to media attention that he hatches ever-more-desperate and risky schemes that sell out his ...

Lieberman Says He’ll Filibuster Health Bill; What’s Obama Going to Do?
fdlaction.firedoglake.com 30 days ago — Lieberman says he’ll join a Republican filibuster if he’s not happy with the final Senate bill: “I told Senator Reid that I’m strongly inclined–i haven’t totally decided, but I’m strongly ...

The Curious Case Of Joe Lieberman
themoderatevoice.com 26 days ago — The style book says elected politicians be identified by abbreviations of their political party and state after their names which is why I find it rather amusing that Sen. Joe Lieberman is (I-Conn). That Lieberman is conning progressive Democrats is paramount in their frustration directed at ...

Lieberman Backs GOP Again-On Public Option
politicolnews.com 30 days ago — The Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman said yesterday that he would back the Republicans again on the new Harry Reid health care reform bill and will fight the public option. No stranger to sitting on both sides of the fence Lieberman backed John McCain in the last presidential election and ...

About the Lieberman Problem
dailykos.com 29 days ago — Josh provides some perspective on the Lieberman situation. Basically, what else could you expect from Lieberman? He's not on either of the committees that have been the focus of the debate, so here was his chance to get in the media spotlight, his ...

Q-Poll: Lieberman’s Opposition to Public Option Not Popular In Connecticut
fdlaction.firedoglake.com 14 days ago — Lieberman with a public option supporter no doubt embarrassed to be seen with him (photo via Lieberman 2006) A new poll by Quinnipiac University is out, and it has less-than-stellar news for Joe Lieberman (not that he cares). Check out these ...

Bipartisan trio the great green hope? — POLITICO.com: Congress
Climate bill supporters are looking to Sens. Kerry, Graham and Lieberman for hope.

GOP's Graham steps out on a limb on climate change (McClatchy Newspapers) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — When it comes to combating global warming, Sen. Lindsey Graham is right where he loves to be — ahead of the curve, in the mix on a major issue, at the table for high-level, bipartisan talks behind closed ...

Connecticut governor opts against 2010 re-election bid — CNN Political Ticker
New York (CNN) – Republican Gov. Jodi Rell of Connecticut will not seek re-election, according to spokesperson Rich Harris. Rell, 63, was the first Republican woman to be elected governor of Connecticut. Rell, who took office in 2007, ...