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'Public Sick of Partisanship': Lieberman

Joe says Obama never called back; politicos talk bailouts on TV

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Nov 23, 2008 12:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Joe Lieberman told Meet the Press today that he regrets "some things I said in the heat of the campaign that I wish I'd said more clearly," and hopes Barack Obama will put, er, "country first" by leading in a bipartisan... Read full story »

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'Public Sick of Partisanship': Lieberman

Joe says Obama never called back; politicos talk bailouts on TV

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