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Protesters Arrested at Lieberman's Office
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/5/2009
Protesters Arrested at Lieberman's Office
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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 were arrested, one by one, and dragged out of ...
Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ‘Unnecessary’
thinkprogress.org - 11/8/2009
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 ...
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thehill.com - 11/9/2009
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 ...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/9/2009
Lieberman will filibuster health-care reform "as a matter of conscience"
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Joe Lieberman went on Fox News last weekend to give viewers some insight into his thinking on... health-care reform. LIEBERMAN: A public option plan is unnecessary. It has been put forward, I’m convinced, by people who really want the government to ... (more) Lieberman will filibuster health-care reform "as a ...
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Senate Source: Protesters Arrested on Hill
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones — ... The source couldn't say whether or not the protesters were associated with Bachmann's event—and since ABC News is reporting that eight pro-health care reform protesters were arrested near Sen. Joe Lieberman's office this morning, it's quite possible that the freedom-loving Americans weren't involved. Our own ...

House Call At The Capitol
Nice Deb — ... As concerned Americans gather at the Capitol in DC to protest the Dems’ trainwreck of a health care bill, pro-Obamacare protesters have already ...

Let’s see what happens
Six Meat Buffet — Just a musing here…today via Drudge: 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 were arrested, one by one, and dragged out of his office amid chants of “Everyone in and noone out, universal healthcare now!” and “Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!” Eight liberal protesters arrested. Today is Operation ...

We’re not the only ones protesting in D.C. today
RedState — ... descend on Washington’s Mall to protest the government takeover of 1/6 of our economy, another protest on the public option ensued [video linked*]. ...

Single Payer Activists Arrested at Lieberman's DC office
Corrente — They came, they sat, they chanted: 8 Protesters backing a universal health care system briefly occupied Sen. Joe Lieberman's office this morning. Protesters were arrested, one by one, and dragged out of his office amid chants of "Everyone in and noone out, universal healthcare now!" and "Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!" Activists hopefully moving the Overton Window - in our case leftward - because too many Democratic party politicians were too stupid to do that on their own at the start ...

Jon Voight’s View: ‘45,000′ at Bachman Tea Party
Taylor Marsh — ... via ABC No exaggeration there at all, I’m sure. Pres. Obama showed up at the press briefing today touting the endorsement of the House bill by the AARP and the AMA, while the CBO absolutely ...

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