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TAKE LIEBERMAN'S CHAIRMANSHIP. There's been a lot of discussion about Lieberman 's behavior during the election, from suggesting Obama might be a Marxist to accusing him of "not putting country first," to other assorted incidents in which Lieberman embarrassed himself while shilling for John ...
Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences
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 ... (more) Sen. Carper: Lieberman should pay consequences
Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For Committee Chairman
Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For Committee Chairman
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, ... (more) Dorgan: Lieberman’s Actions Were ‘Unacceptable’ For ...
Secret Ballot To Decide Lieberman's Fate -
courant.com — WASHINGTON — - 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 U.S. security issues, as well as ... (more) Secret Ballot To Decide Lieberman's Fate -
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11/12: Ratcheting Up The Pressure
Blogometer — November 12, 2008 11/12: Ratcheting Up The Pressure Liberal bloggers continue to urge Senate Dems to remove ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman as chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The netroots have various reasons for wanting to punish Lieberman. Some ...

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Political Animal — ... and its mounting threat for America and the world. It covers all the major players-- the radical extremists and the leaders trying to stop them. The Third Jihad will update you on the most urgent issue of our time in ways you can't find in the media." I've watched the clips available on the film's web page. They are full of alarmist accusations against a lot of Muslims and Muslim groups, backed up by things that it would be a real stretch to call "evidence". I therefore agree with Adam Serwer on this one: if Lieberman believes this stuff, he is incapable of telling the ...

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Obsidian Wings — ... I've watched the clips available on the film's web page. They are full of alarmist accusations against a lot of Muslims and Muslim groups, backed up by things that it would be a real stretch to call "evidence". I therefore agree with Adam Serwer on this one: if Lieberman believes this stuff, he is incapable of telling the difference between ordinary Muslims and terrorists. And that should be an absolute disqualification for a chair of the committee that oversees homeland security, since both our security and the rights of American Muslims depend on our getting this distinction ...

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Obama Wants Lieberman To Stay — But At What Price?
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washingtonmonthly.com 11/17/2008 — Lieberman 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 U.S. ...
Lieberman's last two years
dailykos.com 11/11/2008 — Aside from some idiotic asides (like " national security "), Lieberman's core arguments for continuing to chair the Homeland Security committee are that 1) he votes with Democrats on everything except the war, and 2) he gave Democrats the Senate ...
Not acceptable
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — Roll Call (subscription only): When Senate Democrats meet Tuesday to decide Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (ID-Conn.) fate, leaders are expected to propose that he keep his gavel at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee but lose his ...
Giving Lieberman a pass?
dailykos.com 11/10/2008 — I've also heard from a Senate staffer that Obama has sent word that he wants Lieberman in the caucus. Now to be clear, the word isn't "let Lieberman chair Homeland Security", it's "keep him around". The logic is pretty obvious -- it allows Obama to ...
Obama Will Put No Pressure On Lieberman
openleft.com 11/11/2008 — Greg Sargent becomes the first person to get the Obama campaign on record about whether Lieberman should keep his committee position or not. They claim to be staying neutral : President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against Senator ...
Obama Supports Keeping Lieberman in Democratic CaucusWash Post In Congress 11/11/2008
President-elect Barack Obama has endorsed keeping Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) in the Democratic caucus, suggesting to leadership that the two sides reach a compromise in the conflict over the former Democratic vice presidential nominee's future, ...
Northeast lawmakers want Lieberman ousted as chair (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/14/2008
AP - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's chances of holding onto his committee chairmanship suffered a blow Friday when two key New England Democratic senators came out against him.
Key Democrat Wants Lieberman Ousted as ChairmanFOXNews.com 11/14/2008
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's chances of holding onto his committee chairmanship suffered a blow when a key New England Democrat came out against him
Leahy says Lieberman should lose committee chairmanshipCNN Political Ticker 11/14/2008
Sen. Patrick Leahy took a hard line on Lieberman Friday. (CNN) – A senior Democratic senator has gone on the record saying Joe Lieberman should lose his committee chairmanship when the party's full Senate caucus votes on the issue next ...
Sen. Patrick Leahy: Lieberman Doesn't Deserve PositionFOXNews.com 11/15/2008
Sen. Patrick Leahy says you shouldn't reward someone with a major chairmanship "after doing what he did."