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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 10/27/2009
Lieberman to vote for a filibuster
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From NBC's Domenico MontanaroLiberals have one more reason to love to hate Joe Lieberman. Politico's reporting that the independent Connecticut senator who caucuses with the Democrats -- and backed the Iraq war and staunchly supported John McCain's presidential bid -- said he would vote with a ...
Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/27/2009
Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill... he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the proposal making its way through the Senate. "I told Senator Reid that I'm strongly ... (more) Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill

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thehill.com - 10/26/2009
Lieberman: Health bill concern not based on Connecticut insurance companies
— thehill.com — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), one of a handful of Senate wild cards in this fall’s healthcare reform... debate, says his concern about the Senate bill is based on the national deficit — not the insurers that dominate his state. The Connecticut senator ... (more) Lieberman: Health bill concern not based on Connecticut ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/27/2009
Will Joe Lieberman filibuster?
— voices.washingtonpost.com — I don't know why I don't take Joe Lieberman's threat to filibuster health-care reform more seriously, but... I just don't. Take what Lieberman told reporters today: I told Senator Reid that I'm strongly inclined -- I haven't totally decided, but I'm ... (more) Will Joe Lieberman filibuster?

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The Moderate Voice:  Lieberman Intends to Filibuster HCR With Public Option

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Lieberman Intends to Filibuster HCR With Public Option
The Moderate Voice — ... Here’s First Read, abdicating its role as journalist by letting Lieberman’s explanation go unchallenged. ...

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Lieberman Willing To Sink Health Care Reform... But He Would Really Hate To Do It
huffingtonpost.com 10/27/2009 — Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut, emerged Tuesday afternoon from a meeting with his caucus as the center of attention -- again. On his way in, he told reporters that if a public health insurance option was in the final ...