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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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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/17/2008

Lieberman to stay put?

— 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 ... (more) Lieberman to stay put?

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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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Democratic National Committee

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Lieberman Mildly Sanctioned
Weekly Standard Blog — Senate Democrats have chosen not to give Joe Lieberman a reason to leave the party: Senate Democrats backed away from a major rebuke of Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) on Tuesday morning, keeping their colleague as the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the next Congress and stripping him only of the gavel on a lesser subcommittee. Though many Democrats and liberal activists wanted a tougher penalty for Lieberman’s disloyalty — his aggressive criticism of President-elect Barack Obama’s candidacy and his support of ...

Lieberman gets a slap on the wrist
Political Animal — ... prized chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. After months of acrimony between him and his former party, Democrats ultimately decided that taking away Lieberman's gavel would give Republicans an extra vote next Congress. Lieberman instead will lose chairmanship of a global warming subcommittee on the Environment and Public Works Commission as a rebuke for supporting John McCain and attacking Barack Obama during the presidential campaign. Roll Call added , "Senators approved the motion by a resounding vote of 42-13." Because the vote was held ...

Lieberman Keeps Committee Post
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Senate Democrats "backed away from a major rebuke" of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), "keeping their colleague as the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the next Congress and stripping him only of his slot on a lesser subcommittee," according to Roll Call. ...

Lieberman stripped of key chairmanship by Democratic Caucus!
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Senator Joe Lieberman has paid for his apostasy. For his act of political disloyalty, his fellow-Democrats have decided to strip him of his plum position once and for all: ...