truthout.org - 11/19/2008
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Sen. Joe Lieberman, the self-described "Independent Democrat" who caucuses with the Democratic party in the Senate even though he has endorsed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, got some tough talk from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, yesterday about his advocacy for the presumptive Republican ...
dailykos.com - 11/22/2008
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dailykos.com —
Before there was The Lieberman Vote, there was
The Peterson Vote. Don't remember The Peterson Vote? The...
link to the original article in The Hill no longer works, but here's a link to a key blockquote from Daily Kos coverage: Rep. Collin Peterson ...
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Who was Lieberman before Lieberman was Lieberman?
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/14/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
OBAMA, MCCAIN TO MEET IN CHICAGO.... ABC News'
Jake Tapper reported this morning that John McCain, accompanied...
by Lindsey Graham, will travel to the President-elect's transition headquarters in Chicago on Monday. Tapper added that there's "no ...
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Obama, McCain to meet in Chicago
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