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news.yahoo.com - 11/18/2008

Lieberman may keep prized Homeland chairmanship (AP)

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AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman appears increasingly likely to hold onto his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as he meets Tuesday with Democratic colleagues unhappy over his vocal support for GOP nominee John McCain during this year's presidential campaign.

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008

The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why

— 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... (more) The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/18/2008

It's Official: Lieberman Keeps Homeland Security Chairmanship

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Senator Harry Reid just spoke to reporters after the private caucus meeting with Dems over Joe Lieberman's... fate, and he confirmed it: Lieberman will not be stripped of his Homeland Security chairmanship, because the "vast majority" of the Democratic ... (more) It's Official: Lieberman Keeps Homeland Security ...

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thehill.com - 11/18/2008

Lieberman gets slap, keeps gavel

— thehill.com — Senate Democrats refused Tuesday to strip Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) of his prized chairmanship of the Homeland... Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. After months of acrimony between him and his former party, Democrats ultimately decided ... (more) Lieberman gets slap, keeps gavel

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Pro-McCain Lieberman Given Wrist Slap-- Will Keep Chairmanship
Gateway Pundit — Dems fold on principle. Play for power. Now that Senate Democrats realize that they need pro-McCain Joe Lieberman in the caucus to have any chance at a super majority they voted to give the former Democratic VP candidate a wrist slap for attacking Obama during the campaign season. Lieberman even spoke at the Republican Convention this year. The AP reported: 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 ...

BREAKING NEWS: Dems vote to let Lieberman keep committee chair
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings (Updating my earlier post.) Well, Senate Democrats have finally decided what to do about Joe Lieberman: Nothing. Or, rather, not much. As is being reported -- by, among others, NYT, WaPo, AP, TPM, TP, and The Hill -- Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. ...

McCain backer Lieberman keeps Senate committee chair
Israpundit — By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer, November 18, 2008 Sen. Lieberman retains HSGAC Chairmnship Watch ABC News video of Lieberman press conference, here. WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the ...

Hullabaloo — ... Just to put a coda on today's heartfelt welcoming back of Joe Lieberman to the Democratic caucus (I swear, all this bipartisanship and comity brings a tear to my eye), let's go over one loose end that Mr. Connecticut for Lieberman hyped endlessly throughout the election season. It was considered absolute by him that ...

Lieberman Keeps His Committee Chair -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... Whenever I'm thinking about that prig I wonder why we need a tent that big. VERSE CASE SCENARIO Tony Peyser provides daily poems and weekly cartoons for BuzzFlash and also writes the BuzzFlash column, " ...