openleft.com - 11/29/2008
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Following up on the outcome that Lieberman keeps his gavel, some thoughts about mitigating the harm Lieberman might do as Chair of this committee.
Two vitally important things need to happen here:
1) Reid must stack the committee.
2) The Committee Democrats need to alter the rules to check ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/26/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) support of John McCain's
presidential campaign was well known. His contribution to Sen.
Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) was not. (By Melina Mara -- The Washington Post Photo) By Paul Kane Here's a story of the Thanksgiving spirit, ...
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Lieberman Contributed to GOP Senate, House Candidates
myleftnutmeg.com - 11/24/2008
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myleftnutmeg.com —
Lieberman lies and lies again. And when Shelly
Sindland calls him on the lying, Lieberman just lies
some more. But it doesn't matter to him, simply because he's never had to pay any real price for the years of lies and the backstabbing. That's just ...
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: Joe The Paskudnyak*
thehill.com - 12/2/2008
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thehill.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman, the maverick lawmaker from Connecticut,
has praised President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team after
criticizing Obama’s ability to lead during wartime earlier this year. Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-independent, ...
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Lieberman now praising Obama
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... mounting on Rangel to relinquish his gavel following a wave of ethical scandals for the longtime congressman. Cable news stations have not given that pressure much play, Carpenter says, though Instapundit 's Glenn Reynolds notes that both the Post and the Albany Times-Union have called for Rangel's committee ouster since news that he helped preserve a tax loophole for a donor to the City College of New York center bearing his name. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Lieberman Damage Control - Daniel De Groot, Open Left [image] So, Just out of ...
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