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 Dick Durbin Declines to Name One Good Vote by Lieberman (video)
Dick Durbin Declines to Name One Good Vote by Lieberman (video)
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin was asked to name one critical piece of legislation that passed the Democratic Senate with Joe Leiberman's assistance. He c...
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Senator Durbin Declines to Name One Good Lieberman Vote - VIDEO
Firedoglake — We've been hearing from the Senate leadership since 2006 that Joe Lieberman is "with us on everything but the war." We asked Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin to offer an example a piece of critical legislation the Senate had passed with Joe Lieberman's assistance. The role of the Majority Whip ...

Durbin Has Run-in with Blogger over Lieberman
News — Durbin Has Run in with Blogger over Lieberman Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) had a heated exchange with a liberal blogger from the site firedoglake during the Democratic Convention Wednesday. Asked if Senate Democrats would kick Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) out of the caucus if he became John McCain's running mate, Durbin said, "that's sensitive, but what I can tell you is that he has voted with us all but for issues on Iraq, which are pretty important, and recently the McCain positions. I'm dissapointed, but by and large he votes with us." The blogger then asked, "what are the great pieces of legislation the Senate has been able to pass ...

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