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Durbin joins Reid, Obama in saying Lieberman should stay a Democrat
Politico Live's Blogs — Sen. Joseph Lieberman (ID-Conn.) got another vote of support from a top Senate Democrat on Tuesday as Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the Connecticut independent should remain part of the Democratic Caucus. According to the Associated Press, Durbin said Senate Democrats "should be 'gracious in victory' toward Lieberman."  "'Despite what Sen. Lieberman did in campaigning for Sen. McCain, speaking at the Republican convention, he has voted with the Democrats an overwhelming percentage of the time,' Durbin said after a Veteran's Day ...

McCain on whether Lieberman will lose his Homeland Security gavel: ‘I hope not.’
Think Progress — ... “I have never known a finer man than Joe Lieberman,” McCain gushed. Asked whether Lieberman’s support for McCain might cost him his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, McCain said, “I hope not,” adding, “on national security issues, he’s really, really good.” Watch it: While a number of Democratic Senators have expressed their hope that Lieberman will not be kicked out of the caucus, many of them are mum on whether he ...

McCain on whether Lieberman will lose his Homeland Security gavel: ‘I hope not.’
The Hollywood Liberal — ... night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) expressed his deep admiration for his friend Joe Lieberman. “I have never known a finer man than Joe Lieberman,” McCain gushed. Asked whether Lieberman’s support for McCain might cost him his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, McCain said, “I hope not,” adding, “on national security issues, he’s really, really good.” Watch it: While a number of Democratic Senators have expressed their hope that Lieberman will not be kicked out of the caucus, many of them are mum on ...