dailykos.com - 11/12/2008
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It's almost comical at this point how far out of their way the traditional media seems insistent on going, in order to force the story on Joe Lieberman to be about his remaining in the Democratic caucus. This morning's Washington Post, for instance, runs a story under this headline: ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/12/2008
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On Keith Olbermann's show last night, Howard Fineman
dropped a bit of a bomb, saying that Senator
Dick Durbin moving towards wanting Joe Lieberman to stay as chair of the Homeland Security Committee -- because he heard what Obama had to say about it. ...
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Fineman: Obama And Durbin Want Lieberman To Stay As ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008
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The full Democratic caucus will vote on whether
Joe Lieberman is allowed to keep his chairmanship of
the Homeland Security committee at its caucus meeting next week, a leadership aide confirms to us. Previously, Reid's office had held this ...
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It's Official: Full Dem Caucus Will Vote On Lieberman's Fate
michellemalkin.com - 11/12/2008
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Wednesday Lieberman Update
Open Left - Front Page —
... Media narrative on Lieberman willfully misleading, or just plain ignorant? Kagro X discusses how the Washington Post continues to frame the Lieberman fight as a struggle over whether or not to keep in the caucus, rather than the accurate struggle over whether or not he keeps the chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. Given how pro-Lieberman the traditional media was during the 2006 Senate campaign, this sort of willfully misleading writing would not come as a surprise. However, I'd like to throw out a different possibility: the ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Latest on Lieberman
washingtonmonthly.com 11/11/2008 — LATEST ON LIEBERMAN.... Barack Obama reportedly sent word to the Hill yesterday that he'd prefer to see Joe Lieberman stay in the Democratic caucus next year. That's not too big a surprise -- Obama's big on magnanimity -- and it's...
The Case Against Lieberman
firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
(You can sign a letter to the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee asking them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel here )
I realize it's often tough to objectively evaluate a friend and colleague, especially when you are members ...
Lieberman
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. ...
The Associated Press: McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair
google.com 11/18/2008 — 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign. The Connecticut independent will ...
Lieberman's momentum stalls
dailykos.com 11/17/2008 — Surprising , and very much welcome. 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, ...
Let Lieberman Live
tnr.com 11/15/2008 — On Tuesday, Democratic Senators will decide the political fate of Joe Lieberman. For the past several years, Lieberman has been a persistent thorn in their side--a relentless critic of Democratic attempts to end the war in Iraq and a no-less-vocal ...
The Case Against Lieberman
blogs.tnr.com 11/18/2008 —
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.
The premise of Jamie's argument is that ...
Lieberman keeps committee for now
thehill.com 11/7/2008 — Democrats held back punishing Sen. Joe Lieberman Thursday for his vigorous support of John McCain for president, allowing him to keep his chairmanship for the time being. However Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Lieberman's actions ...
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