obsidianwings.blogs.com - 11/17/2008
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by hilzoy
From the Hartford Courant :
"Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- a post from which he oversees U.S. security issues, as well as the operations ...
thehill.com - 11/17/2008
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thehill.com —
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a close ally of
Sen. Joe Lieberman, said the Connecticut Independent should pay...
a price for his campaign attacks against President-elect Barack Obama. "There need to be consequences, and they cannot be insignificant," Carper ...
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Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman, who faces a secret ballot
vote from the Democratic caucus today, may get to...
keep his chairmanship -- a prospect many thought impossible just a week ago. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) This morning the Senate Democratic caucus...
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The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/17/2008
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com —
From NBC's Ken StricklandTomorrow, Senate Democrats gather to
decide if Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-D) should keep his...
position as chairman of Homeland Security Committee, and it looks like he just may. Several Democrats and Democratic-leaning groups were ...
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Lieberman to stay put?
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11/17: Chairman Lieberman? Secretary Clinton?
Blogometer —
... whether or not to take away ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman 's chairmanship of the Homeland Security committee, the netroots are making their final lobbying push . Senators who spoke out against Lieberman (such as VT Sen. Pat Leahy , VT Sen. Bernie Sanders , and ND Sen. Byron Dorgan ) were on the receiving end of considerable netroots praise this past weekend. Meanwhile, lefty bloggers are restating their various arguments for why Lieberman should lose his chairmanship. In other political news, bloggers are ...
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Not acceptable
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — Roll Call (subscription only): When Senate Democrats meet Tuesday to decide Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (ID-Conn.) fate, leaders are expected to propose that he keep his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee but lose his ...
The Traditional Media on Lieberman
dailykos.com 11/12/2008 — It's almost comical at this point how far out of their way the traditional media seems insistent on going, in order to force the story on Joe Lieberman to be about his remaining in the Democratic caucus. This morning's Washington Post, for instance, ...
The Associated Press: McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair
google.com 11/18/2008 — 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign. The Connecticut independent will ...
The Case Against Lieberman
blogs.tnr.com 11/18/2008 —
Jamie has an online article making the case for why Joe Lieberman should get to keep his position as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the Senate. I did not find his case persuasive.
The premise of Jamie's argument is that ...
Let Lieberman Live
tnr.com 11/15/2008 — On Tuesday, Democratic Senators will decide the political fate of Joe Lieberman. For the past several years, Lieberman has been a persistent thorn in their side--a relentless critic of Democratic attempts to end the war in Iraq and a no-less-vocal ...
Latest on Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/11/2008 — LATEST ON LIEBERMAN.... Barack Obama reportedly sent word to the Hill yesterday that he'd prefer to see Joe Lieberman stay in the Democratic caucus next year. That's not too big a surprise -- Obama's big on magnanimity -- and it's...
Today in The Nation: Lieberman Out?
thenation.com 11/12/2008 — Jane Hamsher A vote on the fate of Sen. Joe Lieberman is imminent. Some influential Democrats say he should lose his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship.
Why It Matters
dailykos.com 11/19/2008 — In the end, the Lieberman fight isn't entirely about Lieberman. Yes, people want to see consequences doled out for the perennially back-stabbing Senator who formed his own political party when his own Democratic voters voted him out, who used his ...
Lieberman's momentum stalls
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — Surprising , and very much welcome. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a close ally of Sen. Joe Lieberman, said the Connecticut Independent should pay a price for his campaign attacks against President-elect Barack Obama. " There need to be consequences, ...
Lieberman's last two years
dailykos.com 11/11/2008 — Aside from some idiotic asides (like " national security "), Lieberman's core arguments for continuing to chair the Homeland Security committee are that 1) he votes with Democrats on everything except the war, and 2) he gave Democrats the Senate ...
Democrats to keep Lieberman in their ranks: aides —
Reuters: Politics 11/17/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to the wishes of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Senate Democrats seem ready to do what it takes to keep Sen. Joe Lieberman in their ranks despite his support for Republican John McCain in the 2008 White House race, ...
Sources: Lieberman likely to keep chairmanship —
CNN.com - Politics 11/18/2008
Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though he campaigned vigorously for Sen. John McCain's White House bid, two sources told CNN Monday.
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