thehill.com - 11/11/2008
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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 Lieberman, who was the party’s vice presidential ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008
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The full Democratic caucus will vote on whether
Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of
the Homeland Security committee at its caucus meeting next week, a leadership aide confirms to us. Previously, Reid's office had held this ...
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It's Official: Full Dem Caucus Will Vote On Lieberman's Fate
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/12/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
On Keith Olbermann's show last night, Howard Fineman
dropped a bit of a bomb, saying that Senator
Dick Durbin moving towards wanting Joe Lieberman to stay as chair of the Homeland Security Committee -- because he heard what Obama had to say about it. ...
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Fineman: Obama And Durbin Want Lieberman To Stay As ...
thehill.com - 11/13/2008
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thehill.com —
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) called on Sen. Joe
Lieberman (I-Conn.) to apologize for his attacks on Barack
Obama, saying doing so would temporarily let him retain a key chairmanship position next Congress. Bayh warned that stripping Lieberman of his ...
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Bayh: Lieberman should apologize, keep chairmanship
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(Senator) Nelson: Lieberman should caucus with Dems
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... and attack Obama there and repeatedly on the campaign trail. But he said that he hopes Lieberman "continues to caucus with us." "His vote has been very important to us on numerous occasions," Nelson said. Nelson said he told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that he would ultimately defer to him on whether Lieberman should lose his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as punishment for his defection during the campaign season. Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/nelson-lieberman-sh...
McCain on whether Lieberman will lose his Homeland Security gavel: ‘I hope not.’
Think Progress —
... for his friend Joe Lieberman. “I have never known a finer man than Joe Lieberman,” McCain gushed. Asked whether Lieberman’s support for McCain might cost him his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, McCain said, “I hope not,” adding, “on national security issues, he’s really, really good.” Watch it:
While a number of Democratic Senators have expressed their hope that Lieberman will not be kicked out of the caucus, many of them ...
McCain on whether Lieberman will lose his Homeland Security gavel: ‘I hope not.’
The Hollywood Liberal —
... […] Speaking with Jay Leno last night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) expressed his deep admiration for his friend Joe Lieberman. “I have never known a finer man than Joe Lieberman,” McCain gushed. Asked whether Lieberman’s support for McCain might cost him his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, McCain said, “I hope not,” adding, “on national security issues, he’s really, really good.” Watch it: While a number of Democratic Senators have expressed their hope that Lieberman will not be kicked out of the caucus, many ...
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openleft.com 11/11/2008 — Greg Sargent becomes the first person to get the Obama campaign on record about whether Lieberman should keep his committee position or not. They claim to be staying neutral :
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washingtonmonthly.com 11/18/2008 — LIEBERMAN LOOKING LIKE A 'SURE BET'.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet in about an hour and a half, and at the top of the agenda is Joe Lieberman's fate. For those hoping to see Lieberman face consequences for his...
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The Case Against Lieberman
firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
(You can sign a letter to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee asking them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel here )
I realize it's often tough to objectively evaluate a friend and colleague, especially when you are members ...
And then there were four?
washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR?.... The Senate Democratic caucus will meet tomorrow to decide, among other things, what to do with Joe Lieberman. After a couple of weeks in which no one from the caucus was willing to say publicly...
Lieberman can still help Dems, Reid says —
CNN.com - Politics 11/9/2008
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he's still trying to keep Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman within the Democratic caucus despite anger over Lieberman's support of Republican presidential nominee John McCain.
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