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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 14 days ago
Lieberman will seek committee hearing on Fort Hood shootings
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(CNN) - Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday he intends to launch a Senate committee hearing on whether the Fort Hood shootings were a terrorist act and if the Army should have taken pre-emptive steps due to reported signs of Islamic extremism by the suspected gunman. "I'm intending to begin a congressional investigation of my Homeland Security Committee into what were the motives of (Maj. Nidal Malik) Hasan in carrying out this mass murder," the Connecticut independent, who belongs to the ...
thehill.com - 10 days ago
Lieberman says he wouldn't be alone in public option filibuster
— thehill.com — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said he might not be the only Democrat to oppose cloture for final... passage of the healthcare bill. Lieberman said he would vote with Democrats over the weekend to proceed with debate on the Senate health bill, but said ... (more) Lieberman says he wouldn't be alone in public option ...

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Rabbi to Lieberman: “Do Not Stand Idly by the Blood of Your Neighbors”
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 13 days ago
Rabbi to Lieberman: “Do Not Stand Idly by the Blood of Your Neighbors”
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — Is this great or what? Thank you Rabbi Fish! “The moral imperative for our time is clear.... Anyone whose guide in public policy is conscience, anyone who argues that faith and religious traditions should direct our actions, such a person ... (more) Rabbi to Lieberman: “Do Not Stand Idly by the Blood of ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 7 days ago
Lieberman: 'I Don't Think Anybody Thinks This Bill Will Pass'
— huffingtonpost.com — Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), reaffirmed on Sunday that he will support a Republican filibuster of any health... care bill that includes a government-run insurance option. Appearing on the "Meet the Press," the Connecticut independent said that ... (more) Lieberman: 'I Don't Think Anybody Thinks This Bill Will ...

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Commondreams.org Views:  The Missing Link From Killeen to Kabul

The Poor Man Institute:  One Man’s A Terrorist

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The Missing Link From Killeen to Kabul
Commondreams.org Views — ... . The invective aimed at these heinous P.C. pantywaists nearly matched that aimed at Hasan. Joe Lieberman announced hearings to investigate the Army for its dereliction of duty on homeland security. Peter Hoekstra, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, ...

One Man’s A Terrorist
The Poor Man Institute — ... The invective aimed at these heinous P.C. pantywaists [in the US Army/Intelligence community] nearly matched that aimed at Hasan. Joe Lieberman announced hearings to investigate the Army for its dereliction of duty on homeland security. Peter Hoekstra, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, ...

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