edition.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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Sen. Joe Lieberman speaks Tuesday after Democrats allowed him to keep his committee chairmanship.
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huffingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008
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DNC Chair Howard Dean welcomed the decision to
keep Senator Joseph Lieberman as head of the Homeland...
Security Committee and, consequently, in the Democratic Caucus, saying the move was pragmatic, magnanimous and political shrewd. Speaking to the ...
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Dean Applauds Move To Keep Lieberman As Committee Chair
bobgeiger.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an Independent who
caucuses with Senate Democrats, blasted the 42-13 vote this...
morning that allowed Joe Lieberman to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, despite ...
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BobGeiger.com: Sanders on Lieberman Keeping Committee ...
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Lieberman credits Obama after Dems let him keep post
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... in the Senate for 18 years before going independent, Lieberman criticized Obama, the Democratic nominee, during the race for the White House. "I know that my colleagues in the Senate Democratic caucus were moved not only that Sen. Reid said about my longtime record, but by the appeal from President-elect Obama himself that the nation unite now to confront our very serious problems," Lieberman said in the Capitol as those colleagues nodded in agreement behind him... Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/18/lieberman.se...
The Waning Power Of The Netroots
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Although two subcommittee chairmanships were taken away from Joe
Lieberman because he had the temerity to endorse and campaign for
John McCain for President, the Senate Democratic Caucus declined to
take away Lieberman's important Homeland Security Committee
chairmanship. Explaining the actions of his caucus, Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid
spoke thusly: ...
The Waning Power Of The Netroots
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
Although two subcommittee chairmanships were taken away from Joe Lieberman because he had the temerity to endorse and campaign for John McCain for President, the Senate Democratic Caucus declined to take away Lieberman's important Homeland Security Committee chairmanship. Explaining the actions of his caucus, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke thusly : Reid, the Senate majority leader, said Lieberman's criticism of the Democratic nominee had angered him. "I would defy anyone to be more angry than I was," he said Tuesday. "But I also believe that if you look at the ...
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Lieberman keeps powerful chairmanship post
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 11/18/2008 — (CNN) — Senate Democrats have voted to allow Sen. Joe Lieberman to retain his chairmanship of the powerful Homeland Security Committee.
The secret-ballot vote was 42-13.
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Who was Lieberman before Lieberman was Lieberman?
dailykos.com 11/22/2008 — Before there was The Lieberman Vote, there was The Peterson Vote. Don't remember The Peterson Vote? The link to the original article in The Hill no longer works, but here's a link to a key blockquote from Daily Kos coverage: Rep. Collin Peterson ...
Lieberman keeps Homeland Security post
politico.com 11/18/2008 — Senate Democrats have voted to allow Joseph Lieberman to keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- despite his support for John McCain and criticism of Barack Obama during the ...
Lieberman likely to keep top Democratic post, sources say
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 11/18/2008 — Sources tell CNN Sen. Lieberman will keep his committee chairmanship.
(CNN) — Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though the Connecticut independent ...
Talking Points Memo | Lieberman Calls Dems The "Democrat Party"
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/10/2008 — The McCain campaign is touting an email that Joe Lieberman sent out to McCain's list announcing a new effort that Lieberman is chairing called "Citizens for McCain," whose chief mission is to reach out to Independents and moderate Dems. Never mind all ...
It's Not About Lieberman, It's About 60
liberaloasis.com 11/19/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman is an awful person who lacks principles . He won re-election in 2006 by pretending he was against the Iraq War. After spending a career advocating Democratic domestic policies, he spent the 2008 spouting conservative distortions of ...
Senate Democrats Vote: Lieberman Keeps Chairmanship
abcnews.go.com 11/18/2008 — Tuesday was D-Day for Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. In a 42-13 secret ballot vote, Democratic senators approved a resolution stripping Lieberman of a subcommittee chairmanship, but allowing him to remain chairman of the Senate Homeland Security ...
Nelson: Lieberman should caucus with Dems
thehill.com 11/11/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.) should caucus with Democrats despite his campaign attacks against President-elect Barack Obama, one of the chamber’s most conservative Democrats said this week. Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.) is the latest Democrat to suggest ...
Lessons of the Lieberman saga —
msnbc.com: Politics 11/18/2008
The Democrats kept Sen. Joe Lieberman in the fold because politics is a game of addition and the magic number is 60: the number of senators needed to defeat a delaying motion or filibuster.
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