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NEWS ABOUT: Joe Lieberman

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OPINION

Go All In on Afghan War, McCain, Lieberman Say


Mar 19, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan must roundly reject the so-called “minimalist” approach being whispered about in DC, write John McCain and Joe Lieberman in today’s Washington Post. The minimalists want the US to focus on limited, “realistic” counterterrorism goals. But McCain and Lieberman remind Obama... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Barack Obama • John McCain • military strategy • Joe Lieberman • counter insurgency • Afghanistan war • counterinsurgency

Moderate Dems
Balk Over
Obama Deficit

Right wing of the president's party will fight to shave budget

Mar 11, 09 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be president, but it’s Congress that passes the budget, and moderate Democrats are the ones holding the keys to the federal treasury, reports Time. Obama’s 2010 budget calls for $3.6 trillion in federal spending. And though deficit-hawks appreciate the president’s honest numbers (in... More »

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Senate Democrats • Joe Lieberman • deficit • House Democrats • Ben Nelson • federal budget • Obama administration • Blue Dog Democrats

 Lieberman: 
 I Always 
 Liked Obama 


Once a McCain ally, Lieberman now praises the president

Mar 9, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - He endorsed John McCain in the election and called Barack Obama "a talker," but now Joe Lieberman is singing "Hail to the Chief." The Democratic-turned-independent senator has been showering the president with praise, saying Obama has "shown real leadership" and "is off to a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Senate • Joe Lieberman • Connecticut

OPINION

Lieberman: 5 Surges
for Afghanistan

Senator outlines plan to empower moderate Muslims, win war

Feb 6, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s going to be a difficult slog, bound to get worse before it gets better, but we must win the war in Afghanistan, writes Joe Lieberman in the Wall Street Journal. If we follow his prescriptions, he writes, we can empower moderates and make Afghanistan an al-Qaeda “graveyard”... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • troop surge • Joe Lieberman • al-Qaeda • Afghanistan war

Obama Roasts DC's Starstruck Elite at Dinner

Celebuprez surprised to see Palin 'palling around with this crew'

Feb 1, 09 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington's elite came out for one of its swankiest events last night, but even political royalty got slightly starstruck by new crown prince Barack Obama, reports Politico. The new prez regaled some 200 DC bigwigs at the Alfalfa Club with a speech that roasted friends and rivals, including Sarah Palin,... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Lieberman • BlackBerry • humor • Rahm Emanuel • Washington, DC • Sarah Palin • political elite • President Obama • Alfalfa Club

talk show roundup

'Public Sick of Partisanship':
Lieberman

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

Nov 23, 08 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 fashion. Lieberman said he called... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • John McCain • Charles Schumer • Joe Lieberman • auto industry • economic stimulus package • David Axelrod • bailout • economy • financial crisis • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Now Joe Owes Barack One 


Nov 19, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats everywhere, even in the Senate, are still furious with Joe Lieberman for campaigning against Barack Obama. So pushing to allow him to stay in the Democratic caucus, and continue as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, was a savvy political move on Obama's part, Time reports: Lieberman will... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • John McCain • Senate • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • President Obama • Homeland Security Committee

 Lieberman Keeps 
 Chairmanship 

Will lose some meaningless subcommittee job instead

Nov 18, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Democrats voted 42-13 today to let Joe Lieberman keep his perch atop the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, hoping to prevent the Connecticut Independent from becoming a full-fledged Republican, the Hill reports, The former Dem, who actively supported John McCain's presidential bid, will instead lose his chairmanship of... More »

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Senate Democrats • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • chairman • Homeland Security

Dems Likely to Let 'Wayward' Lieberman Keep Senate Chair

Only token punishment for McCain support

Nov 18, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Democrats are likely to allow Joe Lieberman to retain chairmanship of the powerful Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee despite his vocal support for John McCain and repeated attacks on Barack Obama during the election, Politico reports. The Connecticut independent has threatened to leave the Democratic caucus and join... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • Homeland Security • Republican caucus • Armed Services • Environment and Public Works

Congress Girds for Post-Election Rumbles

Will address new leaders, Detroit bailout, Stevens, Lieberman

Nov 16, 08 2:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A new Congress takes office Jan. 6 and a new Oval Office occupant two scant weeks later, but the old Congress has plenty on its plate when it reconvenes next week, reports Reuters. The session will focus mainly on the economy, especially the auto industry, but legislators also must appoint... More »

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Congress • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • House of Representatives • Joe Lieberman • US automakers • bailout • US Senate

Emanuel
Pokes Fun at Stephen Colbert

And manages to zing Edwards, Lieberman, and Palin at charity

Nov 16, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Emboldened by the election, at least one Democrat brashly took potshots at a satirist who relishes zapping politicians on TV. Barack Obama's new chief of staff Rahm Emanuel roasted faux newsman Stephen Colbert at a weekend charity function—but in a deft word twist managed to zing a number of... More »

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John Edwards • Joe Lieberman • charity • Rahm Emanuel • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Sarah Palin • President Obama

 Lieberman Should 
 Be Punished: Leahy 

Dem wants McCain-backing independent stripped of committee chairmanship

Nov 14, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Leahy thinks fellow Sen. Joe Lieberman, after campaigning for John McCain, should no longer occupy the chair of key committees, the Democrat told Vermont Public Radio today. The Connecticut independent currently caucuses with the Democrats, and chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees, the Hill notes. Lieberman went... More »

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Senate • Democratic caucus • Vermont • Joe Lieberman • Patrick Leahy • Election 2008 • Senate committees • chairman

Dems Let Lieberman Keep Chairmanship ... for Now

Connecticut Democrats submit censure resolution to state committee

Nov 6, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Joe Lieberman will hold onto his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security committee for now, but his future is still unclear following a meeting with Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Hill reports. “While I understand that Senator Lieberman has voted with Democrats a majority of the time, his comments... More »

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John McCain • Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Joe Lieberman • Connecticut • Democratic Party

ANALYSIS

GOP Plays What-If Game With Lieberman, Romney, Ridge

Picking Palin locked in base, but others might've drawn voters McCain really needs

Oct 27, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Given the damage Sarah Palin has done to John McCain’s chances, Steve Kornacki, in the New York Observer, joins Republicans in wondering about the also-rans. Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman, and Mitt Romney were unpalatable, either personally to the candidate or politically to the party. The first two would have... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Joseph Lieberman • vice presidential candidate • Tom Ridge

 Dems Loath 
 to Punish Traitor Joe 

The party is ticked, but this might not be the time for vengeance

Oct 21, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Lieberman has crossed nearly every line there is in supporting John McCain—on Sunday he even praised Sarah Palin—and many liberals want him ousted from the Democratic caucus. But Harry Reid and company show no signs of moving against Lieberman, Salon reports. “We're going to have... More »

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Senate Democrats • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

'Outsider' Palin Used Media Insiders to
Win VP Nod

PR firm helped her woo pundits, make case

Oct 20, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin likes to play up her outsider credentials while decrying the media elite, but she’s relied on both throughout her career. Belying her mockery of the “mainstream media,” Palin hired a well-connected PR firm to target East Coast journalists and courted conservative media insiders who eventually... More »

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John McCain • media • Joe Lieberman • Republican Party • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • conservative base • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • Dick Morris • William Kristol

OPINION

 Worst Members of Congress 

Esquire lists the public servants most wasting your money today

Oct 18, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The competition for the worst member of Congress title was more like a marathon, Esquire reports; a wide field of people worked over long periods of time to stake their places in this list. Below, the worst of the worst:
  • Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn: Since being defeated in 2006
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Congress • William Jefferson • Joe Lieberman • John Cornyn • Election 2008 • Esquire • Michele Bachmann • William Jefferson sentenced

Opinion

 Bizarre Speech Gets Low Marks 

Bipartisan speech lacked red meat for base

Sep 3, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Lieberman’s speech was certainly noteworthy, but not necessarily in a good way. Here’s what pundits are saying:
  • Lieberman “muddled through” his speech “like a reluctant accomplice,” writes Adam Kushner of Newsweek. Whereas Zell Miller had Republicans whooping, Lieberman gave a languid, golf-clap-worthy
... More »

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Joe Lieberman • speech • Mark Halperin • Republican National Convention

(Newser) - Sen. Joe Lieberman turned tail on his former party tonight and said John McCain is clearly the "best choice" for president, NBC reports. "Country matters more than party," he told the Republican National Convention, urging Democrats to cross party lines. Lieberman said Barack Obama might one day... More »

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John McCain • GOP • Joe Lieberman • McCain 2008 • Republican National Convention

ANALYSIS

 5 GOP Convention Viewing Tips 

Assuming Palin's shadow doesn't obscure everything, that is

Sep 2, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Republicans set to turn on all the lights at their convention tonight, Martin Kady II of Politico runs down five things to watch for:
  • Palin’s shadow: “The theme of tonight’s convention is ‘service,’” Kady notes, “and the trick for the
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John McCain • Hurricane Katrina • Fred Thompson • Joe Lieberman • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • Hurricane Gustav • Republican National Convention • Bristol Palin

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