youtube.com - 11/14/2008
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http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/14/leahy-lieberman-out
firedoglake.com - 11/18/2008
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Cillizza : Asked what it would mean if
Lieberman kept his chairmanship, one Senate Democratic aide said
bluntly: "The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into folks to actually change their ...
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Lieberman: Suck On That, Liberals!
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Sen. Joe Lieberman, who faces a secret ballot
vote from the Democratic caucus today, may get to
keep his chairmanship -- a prospect many thought impossible just a week ago. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) This morning the Senate Democratic caucus...
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The Lieberman Vote: What It Means and Why
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/14/2008
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Okay, we now have a second Senator who's
stepped up and joined Senator Patrick Leahy in calling
on Democrats to boot Joe Lieberman from his plum slot atop the Homeland Security committee. Bernie Sanders, also of Vermont, sent us a hard-hitting ...
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Bernie Sanders Joins Leahy In Demanding Ouster Of ...
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AUDIO: Leahy Says Lieberman Should Lose His Chairmanship
Think Progress —
Since the election, Senate Democrats have been reluctant to punish Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) for the ad hominem attacks he levied at Barack Obama while supporting Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the election. While a few senators have said that they’d like to see Lieberman apologize, most have said that they’d like him to continue caucusing with Democrats.
Today, Daily Kos diarist terjeanderson caught an interview on Vermont Public Radio with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), during which the senator broke from the pack and said that Lieberman deserved to lose his chairmanship ...
Leahy: Lieberman Should Lose His Chairmanship
Firedoglake —
On Vermont Public Radio --
I’m one who does not feel somebody should be rewarded with a major chairmanship after doing what he did.."
But I felt that some of the attacks that he was involved in against Senator Obama .... I thought they went way beyond the pale, that they were not ...
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thepage.time.com 11/15/2008 —
Speaking with Vermont Public Radio, the Senator calls for his fellow Democrats to oust Lieberman from his post as Homeland Security chairman.
Says Lieberman's attacks against Obama were “way beyond the pale” in pushing “horrible myths” about ...
Senator Leahy publicly opposes Lieberman chairmanship
dailykos.com 11/14/2008 — (From the diaries. Assuming this is confirmed, Leahy would be the first Senate Democrat to publicly announce his opposition to Lieberman's retention of his committee chairmanship -- kos) Senator Patrick Leahy has just finished (12.45 EST) a ...
Leahy First Dem Senator On Record: Lieberman Should Lose Chair
huffingtonpost.com 11/15/2008 — We now have our first Dem Senator who has come on the record and called for Joe Lieberman to be booted from his plum spot on the Homeland Security committee.
In an interview with Vermont Public Radio today, Senator Patrick Leahy left no doubt ...
Who was Lieberman before Lieberman was Lieberman?
dailykos.com 11/22/2008 — Before there was The Lieberman Vote, there was The Peterson Vote. Don't remember The Peterson Vote? The link to the original article in The Hill no longer works, but here's a link to a key blockquote from Daily Kos coverage: Rep. Collin Peterson ...
Will Lieberman Get Kicked Out Of the Dem Caucus?
talkleft.com 10/29/2008 — Yesterday The Hill reported: Democratic leaders are discussing a major reshuffling of Senate committee chairmanships, according to multiple sources, and the proposed changes include ousting Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) from his coveted ...
AUDIO: Leahy Says Lieberman Should Lose His Chairmanship
thinkprogress.org 11/14/2008 — Since the election, Senate Democrats have been reluctant to punish Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) for the ad hominem attacks he levied at Barack Obama while supporting Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the election. While a few senators have said that ...
: Sen. Leahy: Take Joe's Gavel
mydd.com 11/14/2008 — Re: Sen. Leahy: Take Joe's Gavel ( none / 0 ) Perhaps the easiest way to fix the Lieberman problemn is to amend the caucus rules ---- No Senator who leaves the party and runs as an independent will retain his original seniority but instead his ...
Lieberman Must Go Once and for All (video)
youtube.com 11/11/2008 — http://liebermanmustgo.comJoe Lieberman has launched consistent, deeply partisan attacks on President-elect Barack Obama, questioning his patriotism and fitn...
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