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thehill.com - 12/2/2008
Lieberman now praising Obama
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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, backed former GOP presidential nominee John McCain ...
Lieberman Contributed to GOP Senate, House Candidates
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/26/2008
Lieberman Contributed to GOP Senate, House Candidates
— 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, ... (more) Lieberman Contributed to GOP Senate, House Candidates

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On Lieberman’s Watch Katrina Kids Sickest in US
firedoglake.com - 12/7/2008
On Lieberman’s Watch Katrina Kids Sickest in US
— firedoglake.com — For all the talk during last week's Senate Democratic caucus about how Joe Lieberman went South forty years ago to march for racial equality and justice, did anyone even ask about his oversight of the Homeland Security Department that's created ... (more) On Lieberman’s Watch Katrina Kids Sickest in US

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/26/2008
Election Central Morning Roundup
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — This Morning: Another Obama Press Conference Barack Obama is holding a press conference today at 10:45 a.m. ET -- his third presser in three days -- centered around the economy. As we posited yesterday , Obama appears to be trying to quasi-assume ... (more) Election Central Morning Roundup

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Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The Hill notes that Joe Lieberman is stepping up his praise of Barack Obama, after a campaign season in which he attacked Obama and declared that Democrats didn't take terrorism seriously enough. Lieberman declared in a statement yesterday, "the President-elect has begun to build an administration that can lead America forward on the world stage with purpose and principle." ...

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N/A — Suck. Lieberman lavished praise on the [Obama] nominees: “At a moment in history when our nation faces both great dangers and great opportunities in our foreign relations, the President-elect has begun to build an administration that can lead America forward on the world stage with purpose and principle,” Lieberman said. Lieberman’s statement continues the process of reconciliation with his former party. ...

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