cbsnews.com - 11/9/2008
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(The Politico) Senate Democratic insiders are speculating whether President-elect Barack Obama can save Sen. Joe Lieberman's (ID-Conn.) job as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, or will Obama duck the issue. Lieberman has been threatened by Majority Leader ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/10/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
President-elect Barack Obama has informed Senate leadership that
he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the...
Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate Democratic aides tell the Huffington Post. Obama's decision could tie the hands of ...
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Obama Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against
Senator Joe Lieberman for opposing his presidential candidacy, and...
will not take any position on the question of whether Lieberman should be permitted to keep his plum chairmanship of ...
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Obama Spokesperson: He Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" ...
firedoglake.com - 11/11/2008
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firedoglake.com —
Newsweek's Howard Fineman on Keith Olbermann: [Obama's] going
to leave it up to a vote I think....
What my sources tell me is that there's likely to be a vote next Tuesday. The Senate Democrats will caucus when they come back for the lame ...
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Schumer and Durbin Want Lieberman Stripped of Homeland ...
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Will Obama Opt To Play Hardball In Dealing With Sen. Joe Lieberman?
The Moderate Voice —
... ended with a pathetic show of groveling and a solemn promise to never, ever, in a million years, ever say an unkind word about one of Bush’s judicial nominees, Lieberman’s major betrayal of the Democratic Party has been accompanied by a promise to bolt to the Republicans Party if he’s not sufficiently stroked. That’s not the sort of guy you want in a position of oversight.
So now the question becomes, will Obama “save” Lieberman? The Politico reports:
Lieberman has been threatened by ...
The Lieberman Factor
PoliGazette —
... According to the Politico, some Senators are apparently suggesting that Obama step in and reconcile with Lieberman. I think the hope is that an Obama statement of forgiveness would force the Senate Democratic caucus to forget about stripping Lieberman of the Homeland Security chairmanship. Lieberman’s fellow Connecticut senator, Christopher Dodd, ...
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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 ...
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 )
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The Associated Press: Obama wants Lieberman to stay with Senate Dems
ap.google.com 11/12/2008 — 14 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Obama has told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid he's not interested in seeing Democrats oust Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman from their ranks over his endorsement of Republican John McCain. Obama told Reid ...
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 ...
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crooksandliars.com 11/8/2008 —
[Cartoon by Bob Englehart ]
Dana Bash at CNN reports that Holy Joe is unhappy about his looming and well-earned demotion, and is thinking about joining the Republican caucus:
A Senate Democratic source familiar with the meeting confirms that ...
Lieberman Whip Counting
openleft.com 11/11/2008 — Quite a few different interpretations of Obama's statement on Lieberman are floating around. Josh Orton's reading is best supported by the actual text, and also by Josh's experience in Reid's office. Either way, the statement is made, can't be unmade, ...
How Joe Lieberman Kept His Post
huffingtonpost.com 11/19/2008 — On Tuesday, the Democratic Senate caucus decided to let Joe Lieberman retain his chairmanship atop the Homeland Security committee. But by the time the Connecticut independent's future came to a vote, the outcome was for all intents and purposes a ...
Joe Lieberman: The Survivor
themoderatevoice.com 11/18/2008 — Joe Lieberman may have been a Democrat, he may now be an independent, and some progressive Democrats may think he is a closet Republican. But what is indisputable is that he is a survivor: he has come out of a meeting with Senate Democrats upset over ...
What Lieberman finds 'unacceptable'
washingtonmonthly.com 11/7/2008 — WHAT LIEBERMAN FINDS 'UNACCEPTABLE'.... As political theater goes, the exploits of Joe Lieberman really are odd. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reached out to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) about the prospect of joining the Republican ...
Deciding Lieberman's fate
dailykos.com 11/6/2008 — Reid has just issued a statement: "Today Senator Lieberman and I had the first of what I expect to be several conversations. No decisions have been made. While I understand that Senator Lieberman has voted with Democrats a majority of the time, his ...
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From NBC's Ken Strickland Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman have been talking, according to McConnell's spokesman. While the spokesman couldn't give details of the conversation, McConnell and ...
Lieberman can still help Dems, Reid says —
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Harry Reid says it's up to the Democratic caucus to make any decision about Joe Lieberman's future.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he's still trying to keep Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman within the ...
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