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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 28 days ago
Lieberman remains a filibuster threat
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From NBC's Chuck Todd and Mark MurrayEarlier this morning, we clipped an article from The Hill, which reported that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-D) "has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform." But not so ...
thehill.com - 28 days ago
Reid reassures the left Lieberman is on board
— thehill.com — Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Harry Reid that he will not block healthcare reform,... sources say. Read more... (more) Reid reassures the left Lieberman is on board

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Lieberman Would Prefer ‘Nothing’ To Health Care Reform With A Public Option
thinkprogress.org - 30 days ago
Lieberman Would Prefer ‘Nothing’ To Health Care Reform With A Public Option
— thinkprogress.org — For months now, media critics like Media Matters’ Jamison Foser have pointed out that the press have... often demonstrated a double standard when questioning opponents and proponents of the public option, only asking advocates about whether they ... (more) Lieberman Would Prefer ‘Nothing’ To Health Care Reform ...

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“Lieberman is totally insincere.”
mahablog.com - 28 days ago
“Lieberman is totally insincere.”
— mahablog.com — There’s word today that Senator Lieberman is saying he won’t join a Republican filibuster of the health... care bill after all. Harry Reid and Lieberman have reached a “private understanding” on the matter, Alexander Bolton says at The Hill. Steve Benen says that in fact ... (more) “Lieberman is totally insincere.”

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Weekly Standard Blog — ... "Of course Obama is much smarter than us!" New White House florist scoops White House announcement with her posting on Facebook. More hanging with the stars for the Obama administration: "President Barack Obama has tapped a roster of Hollywood headliners for the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, among them actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Alfre Woodard and actors Edward Norton and Forest Whitaker." "Translation: Lieberman remains a threat to filibuster the Senate health-care bill, ...

Lieberman remains a filibuster threat
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-D) "has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform." But not so fast... Lieberman communications director Marshall Wittmann emails First Read, "If you believe this story is true, you will also believe that I am replacing A-Rod in game six of the series." Translation: Lieberman remains a threat to filibuster the Senate health-care bill, if it contains a public option. Read more: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/11/03/21175...

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