cqpolitics.com - 11/17/2008
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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Nov. 16, 2008 – 10:25 a.m. Senator Says Secret-Ballot in Private Meeting to Determine Whether Democrats Punish Lieberman By Catharine Richert, CQ Staff Senate Democrats will vote by secret ballot on Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman ’s fate this week, ...
thehill.com - 11/17/2008
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thehill.com —
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a close ally of
Sen. Joe Lieberman, said the Connecticut Independent should pay...
a price for his campaign attacks against President-elect Barack Obama. "There need to be consequences, and they cannot be insignificant," Carper ...
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Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences
thinkprogress.org - 11/16/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
After Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) spoke at the
Republican National Convention this summer, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)...
expressed his frustration: “ Everybody is just profoundly disappointed with what Joe did ,” Dorgan said. Today on Fox News Sunday, ...
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Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For ...
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/17/2008
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From NBC's Ken StricklandTomorrow, Senate Democrats gather to
decide if Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-D) should keep his...
position as chairman of Homeland Security Committee, and it looks like he just may. Several Democrats and Democratic-leaning groups were ...
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Lieberman to stay put?
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Harry Reid: "Joe Lieberman votes with me a lot more than a lot of my senators." Oy Vey!
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
MARK KARLIN BUZZFLASH EDITOR’S BLOG On November 18, the Democratic caucus will decide, by secret ballot, whether to strip Joe Lieberman of his Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee chairmanship. (Yes, that's a mighty important position in terms of our national security, and Lieberman has spent the last couple of years making sure that his committee did nothing to enhance our national security by being a yes man for the Bush Administration's dead end, incompetent policies.) Yesterday, ...
Congress: Secret ballot for we but not for thee
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Senate Democrats will vote on whether Joe Lieberman should retain the chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee, a panel he largely created by drafting legislation for the Department of Homeland Security after the 9/11 attacks. They will conduct that vote by secret ballot rather than publicly state their positions, which provides more than a little irony for the Democratic support of Card Check legislation: Senate Democrats will vote by secret ballot on Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman ’s fate this week, according to North Dakota Sen. Byron L. Dorgan . The caucus is due to ...
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Sister Toldjah —
... , and instead will lose the gavel on a subcommittee he chairs. How will the vote, to be taken tomorrow, go down? Via secret ballot. Apparently it’s ok for Democrats to vote via secret ballots ...
Secret Ballots, Blatant Irony
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] Congressional Quarterly : Senator Says Secret-Ballot in Private Meeting to Determine Whether Democrats Punish Lieberman Senate Democrats will vote by secret ballot on Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman s fate this week, according to North Dakota Sen. Byron L. Dorgan . The caucus is due to meet Tuesday to decide whether Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent from Connecticut, should be punished for his aggressive support of Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., for president. Secret ballot, eh? Well, reminding Democrats of this episode should prove amusing when they try and pass card check ...
For Thee, Not For Me....
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The proposed defenestration of Joe Leiberman is at hand.
Senator Says Secret-Ballot in Private Meeting to Determine Whether Democrats Punish Lieberman
Senate Democrats will vote by secret ballot on Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman ’s fate this week, according to North Dakota Sen. Byron L. Dorgan.
The caucus is due to meet Tuesday to decide whether Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent from Connecticut, should be punished for his aggressive support of Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., for president.
...Lieberman, then, will be ...
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Jamie has an online article making the case for why Joe Lieberman should get to keep his position as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the Senate. I did not find his case persuasive.
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Lieberman
obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/17/2008 — by hilzoy
From the Hartford Courant :
"Senate Democrats will decide by secret ballot Tuesday whether to take away Sen. Joe Lieberman's chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee -- a post from which he oversees ...
The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/18/2008 — Sen. Joe Lieberman, who faces a secret ballot vote from the Democratic caucus today, may get to keep his chairmanship -- a prospect many thought impossible just a week ago. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) This morning the Senate Democratic caucus...
Democrats to keep Lieberman in their ranks: aides —
Reuters: Politics 11/17/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to the wishes of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Senate Democrats seem ready to do what it takes to keep Sen. Joe Lieberman in their ranks despite his support for Republican John McCain in the 2008 White House race, ...
Sources: Lieberman likely to keep chairmanship —
CNN.com - Politics 11/18/2008
Senate Democrats appear willing to let Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, keep his powerful Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, even though he campaigned vigorously for Sen. John McCain's White House bid, two sources told CNN Monday.
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