hosted.ap.org - 3/9/2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman has changed his tune on Barack Obama. After campaigning across the country for Republican John McCain in 2008 and attacking Obama as naive, untested and unwilling to take on powerful special interests, Lieberman now showers praise on the popular new ...
thehill.com - 3/13/2009
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thehill.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is not ruling out
running as a Democratic candidate in his reelection race
in 2012. Lieberman said on Thursday that he has been asked by friends about the possibility of returning to the party that nominated him for vice ...
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Lieberman open to reunion with Democratic Party
thehill.com - 3/12/2009
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thehill.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman, who saw his longtime friend
Sen. Chris Dodd politically desert him three years ago,
won’t return the favor. Lieberman (I-Conn.) is backing Dodd (D-Conn.) in his reelection bid even though Dodd endorsed anti-war activist Ned Lamont ...
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Frenemies Dodd and Lieberman make nice
dailykos.com - 3/10/2009
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dailykos.com —
Here we go again , with the stupid
"60 votes" thing: At least six Senators who have
voted to move forward with the so-called card-check proposal, including one Republican, now say they are opposed or not sure -- an indication that Senate Democratic ...
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Dems don't need 60 votes
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Lieberman on Board
The Page by Mark Halperin —
The 2008 McCain supporter tells the AP Obama is “off to a very good start.”
Lieberman, not so suprisingly, backing Obama
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Lieberman, not so suprisingly, backing Obama Put this in the everyone-will-think-this-is-surprising-but-it-really-isn't category (I know, it's a mouthful). After campaigning furiously against him in the presidential campaign, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) thinks President Obama is doing a good job. "Bottom line: I think Barack Obama, president of the United States, is off to a very good start," Lieberman told the Associated Press . Putting aside whether or not Lieberman actually believes this, there are plenty of political reasons why he would say that. First, Obama continues to ride high approval ratings . Then there is Doug Blumenthal, Connecticut's ridiculously popular attorney ...
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google.com 11/18/2008 — 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) 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 campaign. The Connecticut independent will ...
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openleft.com 11/29/2008 — Following up on the outcome that Lieberman keeps his gavel, some thoughts about mitigating the harm Lieberman might do as Chair of this committee.
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