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Bush to Speak by Satellite at RNC Tonight

Storm-altered lineup also features Thompson, Lieberman

Sep 2, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(AP) - George W. Bush will speak by satellite tonight at the Republican National Convention tonight, as the GOP struggles to regain its partisan bearings after yesterday's opener, which was kept politics-free in deference to Americans hit by Hurricane Gustav. Bush and Dick Cheney had canceled their convention appearances, as Bush headed... More »

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John McCain • Fred Thompson • Joe Lieberman • George W. Bush • Republican National Convention

McCain Picks Running Mate, But He's Not Telling Yet

 Pair heads for debut rally Friday

Aug 27, 08 10:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has picked his running mate, but he's not telling just yet, Politico reports. McCain will reportedly inform his vice-presidential pick tomorrow, then unveil his choice to the nation on Friday. The two are then expected to campaign in battleground states this weekend, ahead of the GOP convention on... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rush Limbaugh • Mike Huckabee • Joe Lieberman • Tim Pawlenty • running mate

ANALYSIS

Biden Complicates
McCain's Veep Calculus

Dem's strengths expose key gaps in armor of Republican's rumored short-listers

Aug 27, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden presents a problem for John McCain, Jeanne Cummings notes on Politico. “McCain knows Biden well," says one Republican insider. "He knows how good he is as a knife fighter." Stacked up against Biden, all of the rumored GOP short-listers reveal potentially fatal flaws:  ... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Joe Lieberman • Tim Pawlenty • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

Last 2 Veep Nominees Are Party Pariahs

But Lieberman draws more Democratic
spite than Edwards

Aug 27, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Joe Biden takes the stage tonight in Denver, his last two predecessors won't be there, and they're not welcome, the New York Times reports. While the philandering John Edwards has his share of detractors—one delegate called him "a sick puppy"—it's turncoat Joe Lieberman who elicits... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Democratic National Convention • Joe Lieberman • running mate • vice presidential candidate

McCain's Dream Ticket? Powell on Veep List, Aide Says

But Romney still likely pick over pro-choicer

Aug 24, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decorated general and former secretary of state Colin Powell might add another title to his resume, reports Politico, citing a McCain adviser who says his candidate's failure to rule out a running mate who supports abortion rights points to Powell as a possible pick. But Mitt Romney—whose father was... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Katie Couric • Joe Lieberman • vice president • Colin Powell • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

GOP Base 'Imploring' McCain: No Pro-Choice VP

Ridge, Lieberman seen as too moderate for core Republicans

Aug 22, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s been making the Republican base mighty uneasy with hints of a pro-choice running mate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though McCain touts his “proud pro-life record,” pro-choice potentials Tom Ridge and Joe Lieberman have been on the receiving end of McCain's praise recently, a move... More »

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John McCain • abortion • Joe Lieberman • Tom Ridge

ANALYSIS

 Lieberman
 Shakes Both
 Sides of Aisle

Connecticut senator stands at the middle of Republican/Democrat divide

Aug 21, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Had things gone just a bit differently in Florida in 2000, Joe Lieberman might be ending his second term as a Democratic vice president. Instead, the now-Independent is delivering a primetime RNC address and again being bandied about as a potential veep—this time for John McCain. The Boston ... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • Election 2008 • Republican National Convention

Lieberman Will Speak at
GOP Convention

Former Democrat a strong prospect for McCain VP

Aug 20, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(AP) - Joe Lieberman will speak at the Republican National Convention after all, a party official tells the AP. The former Democratic VP candidate who's become one of John McCain's most avid supporters (and is reputed to be the person he'd really like to have as his own VP) will deliver a... More »

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

OPINION

McCain Weighs Pro-Choice
Running Mate 


Aug 19, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's campaign has been pitching the idea of a pro-choice running mate to key state GOP officials around the country, reports the National Review. McCain wants to know how hostile conservative grass-roots activists would be and whether he can win their support if he selects a pro-choice VP such... More »

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reproductive rights • John McCain • abortion • Joe Lieberman • pro choice • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • Tom Ridge

ANALYSIS

Insiders' Pick as McCain Running Mate: Portman

Ex-Congressman could quell establishment grousing

Jul 29, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-Congressman and ex-OMB director Rob Portman has much to offer John McCain as a running mate, writes Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza. "If Washington-based political operatives picked the vice president, Portman would have it hands down" because he's "that rare breed of politician who is equally conversant—and... More »

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John McCain • John Edwards • Ohio • Joe Lieberman • Rob Portman • vice president

Brzezinski Down on Idea of Afghan 'Surge'

Security expert:
McCain camp on path
to world war

Jul 25, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The presidential candidates seem to agree that Afghanistan needs a troop surge, but Zbigniew Brzezinski doesn’t. Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, now a Barack Obama backer, says he's concerned that the US is “literally running the risk of unintentionally doing what the Russians did,” and being... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Chuck Hagel • civilian casualties • Joe Lieberman • Richard Lugar • surge • Zbigniew Brzezinski

Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

It's not even close

Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite Barack Obama’s much debated Jewish problems—and Joe Lieberman’s place of pride as unofficial Jewish spokesman—the Dem is viewed favorably by 60% of American Jews and unfavorably by only 34%, while the Independent scores 37% and 48% (McCain comes in at 34% and 57%). The numbers... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • AIPAC • MoveOn.org • the Jewish vote • George W. Bush • opinion polls • J Street

ANALYSIS

VP Picks Lieberman, Hagel:
Disasters for Party Bases

Candidates seem certain to pay for aisle-crossing tickets

Jul 18, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - With talk that John McCain and Barack Obama could pick Joe Lieberman and Chuck Hagel, respectively, to round out their tickets, liberal and conservative stalwarts tell Politico the aisle-crossing VPs would likely wreak havoc with the parties’ bases. While each has broken with his party on Iraq, Lieberman is far... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Chuck Hagel • Joe Lieberman • vice president • Family Research Council • NOW • NARAL • American Conservative Union

GOP's Hagel Will Travel
to Iraq With Obama

Republican has been a vocal critic of the war

Jul 11, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - GOP national-security stalwart and longtime McCain friend Chuck Hagel will join Barack Obama on his upcoming trip to Iraq, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. The retiring Nebraskan senator has been a vocal critic of the war and the Bush administration. Despite his Republican credentials, he has been floated as... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Chuck Hagel • Joe Lieberman • Vietnam War

Lefties Deliver 'Joe Must Go' Petition to Dems

Activists say backer of McCain, war shouldn't hold key Senate spots

Jul 9, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Online activists are bringing a petition with 43,000 signatures to Democratic senators today, demanding Joe Lieberman be stripped of key committee roles. The group states, “We CANNOT tolerate a leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus who supports George Bush and McCain's War in Iraq … and endorses and... More »

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Iraq • John McCain • Senate • Joe Lieberman • netroots • petition

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 Deja Vu: Joe for Veep?  

Party-swapping, hawkish Lieberman would push McCain to the center

Jun 18, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's best choice for running mate may be a familiar face in the vice presidential slot—Joe Lieberman. The independent Connecticut senator would be the "first Jewish, party-crossing, second-time-around VP nominee in American history," and could push McCain toward the center just enough to attract valuable conservative... More »

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John McCain • Joe Lieberman • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

Lieberman, Hagel Cross Aisles to Pound Candidates

Senators cross party lines with foreign policy criticism

May 21, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Lieberman and Chuck Hagel are fighting a duel of aisle-crossing foreign policy critiques, as the former Dem candidate takes aim at Obama and the GOP heavyweight scolds McCain. “How did the Democratic Party get here?” Joe asks in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, accusing Barack of kow-towing to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Chuck Hagel • Joe Lieberman • foreign policy • FDR • appeasement

 Lieberman Would Speak at RNC 

Independent's support might be just what McCain needs

Apr 16, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Democrat Joe Lieberman could cross the aisle in primetime to give a speech in support of John McCain at September's Republican National Convention, the Hill reports. The Connecticut Independent hasn't been tapped yet, but told reporters, “If Sen. McCain, who I support so strongly, asked me to do... More »

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John McCain • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • independents • moderate • Republican National Convention

Lieberman Campaign, Not Opponents, Crashed Site

Site was 'overutilized and misconfigured'

Apr 10, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI found accusations by Joe Lieberman’s campaign that challenger Ned Lamont’s supporters crashed the Connecticut Senator’s Web site on primary eve in 2006 to be unfounded, reports the Stamford Advocate after obtaining federal documents. Instead, it was probably Lieberman’s camp itself that brought down... More »

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politics • cyberpolitics • Joe Lieberman • website • campaign • Ned Lamont

OPINION

 Lieberman Dem in Name Only  

Former VP nominee takes GOP line in describing party's change

Mar 31, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Lieberman is several months into his job as John McCain’s wingman, but, writing in Time, Michael Scherer sees shades of 2004 turncoat Zell Miller in the Connecticut independent's anti-Democrat tone. Scherer hears a “Republican general election argument” in Lieberman's claim the Dems are ruled “by a... More »

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John McCain • John F. Kennedy • Joe Lieberman • Democratic Party • Zell Miller • Republican National Convention

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