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Nine Universal Health Care Supporters Arrested At Lieberman's Office
Nine people protesting in favor of universal health care were arrested for unlawful entry this morning after occupying the office of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), according to Capitol Police. Protesters chanted "Everyone in and no one out, universal health care... Joe Lieberman - Health ...
Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ‘Unnecessary’
Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ‘Unnecessary’
thinkprogress.org — This morning on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) about the House’s... historic passage of health care legislation last night. Lieberman said that as a “matter of conscience,” he will join a ... (more) Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public ...
Lieberman wants probe into 'terrorist attack' by major on Fort Hood
thehill.com — Homeland Security Chairman Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Sunday that he intends to launch a congressional investigation.... (more) Lieberman wants probe into 'terrorist attack' by major ...
Protesters Arrested at Lieberman's Office
Protesters Arrested at Lieberman's Office
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf reports: It is protest day, for the Left and the Right, on Capitol... Hill. First out of the gate - 8 Protesters backing a universal health care system briefly occupied Sen. Joe Lieberman's office this morning. Protesters ... (more) Protesters Arrested at Lieberman's Office
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First to Strike!
Talking Points Memo — ... We have our first eight protestors arrested today on Capitol Hill. But, wait! They're not Tea Partiers. A group of reform supporters briefly "occupied" Sen. Lieberman's office before getting marched off by Capitol police. ...

Conservatives Descend on Capitol for ‘House Call’ Protest
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... were made in or around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, as well as Sen. Joe Lieberman’s, surfaced later in the day. However, it’s more than likely that there were significant political differences between the two groups of people storming those respective offices, or else some Tea Party types got a little confused over at Lieberman’s cubicle.  —KA ...

No Tea Partiers Were Harmed In The Protesting Of This Health Care Bill
TPM Election Central — ... (As Rachel reported, nine protesters were also arrested in Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) office in the Hart Senate Office Building. They weren't tea partiers either. They were universal health care advocates, protesting Lieberman's public promises to block health care reform if it includes a public option.) ...

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