thehill.com - 10/30/2008
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Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) says Senate Republicans should pull out the stops to persuade Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to join their ranks. They should aggressively pursue him, Lott told The Hill, offering advice to his former colleagues in leadership and those close to ...
thehill.com - 10/29/2008
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thehill.com —
Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of
Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the...
proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted chairmanship. Lieberman, a former Democrat ...
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Sen. Lieberman likely to lose his gavel in massive ...
stamfordadvocate.com - 10/24/2008
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stamfordadvocate.com —
STAMFORD - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman Friday continued
to stand by Republican John McCain's selection of Alaska...
Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate. But when asked by The Advocate if Palin is ready to be president from day one, Lieberman said "thank ...
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Lieberman: Working hard for McCain; prepared to bring ...
thinkprogress.org - 11/4/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
With the possibility that Democrats might soon gain
a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, Joe Lieberman...
(I-CT) has been openly flirting with thoughts of voting with his conservative colleagues . Last week, ThinkProgress noted that prominent ...
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Lieberman: ‘I Fear’ That ‘America Will Not Survive’ If ...
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Lott: GOP should ‘aggressively pursue’ Lieberman
Politico Live's Blogs —
Former Sen. Trent Lott says Senate Republicans should roll out the red carpet to persuade Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman to join their ranks.
“They should aggressively pursue him,” Lott said in an interview with The Hill.
While Lieberman still caucuses with the Democrats, his aggressive campaigning on behalf of John McCain has touched off rumors that he may be stripped of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
“If the Democrats take away his credentials or they take away his committee, why ...
Bonus Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... -- Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS), in an interview with The Hill, urging Senate
Republicans to "pull out the stops" to persuade Sen. Joe Lieberman
(I-CT) to join their ranks. ...
Listen to Trent, Joe
Daily Kos —
Sounds good to me. Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) says Senate Republicans should pull out the stops to persuade Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to join their ranks. "They should aggressively pursue him," Lott told The Hill, offering advice to his former colleagues in leadership and those close to the former Democrat-turned-Independent. "If the Democrats take away his credentials or they take away his committee, why would he want to make them a majority?" Lott asked. Um, Trent? Democrats don't need ...
Trent Lott Wants to Woo Joe Lieberman
The Stump —
Trent Lott urges the GOP to quit its mere fooling around with Joe Lieberman and pop the question: Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) says Senate
Republicans should pull out the stops to persuade Sen. Joe Lieberman
(I-Conn.) to join their ranks. “They
should aggressively pursue him,” Lott told The Hill, offering advice to
his former colleagues in leadership and those close to the former
Democrat-turned-Independent. Trent Lott knows something about being abandoned by ...
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