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Lieberman Would Prefer ‘Nothing’ To Health Care Reform With A Public Option

For months now, media critics like Media Matters’ Jamison Foser have pointed out that the press have often demonstrated a double standard when questioning opponents and proponents of the public option, only asking advocates about whether they think it... Full Article at Beltway Blips

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  1. For months now, media critics like Media Matters’ Jamison Foser have pointed out that the press have often demonstrated a double standard when questioning opponents and proponents of the public option, only asking advocates about whether they think it... Full Article at Think Progress

  2. After generally experiencing a post-Obama inauguration period of disappointment, progressives mobilized themselves, heightened their intensity of feeling, hit the streets, and bombarded Congress to ensure a public option -- and the activism paid off:... Full Article at BuzzFlash

  3. According to CBS and other media reports, “Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) said Tuesday that he would support a Republican filibuster of a health care bill that includes a public option.” This is a serious blow to the passage of any Obamacare bill... Full Article at The Heritage Foundation

  4. From NBC's Mark MurrayAs Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid moves forward crafting a Senate health-care bill that contains a public option -- with a state "opt out" -- the latest NBC/WSJ poll shows support for a government-run insurance plan at its... Full Article at Beltway Blips

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  1. US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Joe Lieberman (R) makes remarks during a full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' with Ranking member, Senator Susan Collins (L) on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Wa...
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18:  Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (R) speaks at a news conference with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) about a Senate investigation into the Fort Hood shootings November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 15:  Palestnian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) hold a press conference after their meeting on November 15, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10:  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) makes brief remarks after meeting with Senate Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and committee ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) at the U....
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10:  Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05:  A protester who identified herself as Paulie is taken away after being arrested on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the group Members of the group 'Health Care for All' were arrested in Sen. Joseph Lieberman's (I-CT) office in the Hart Senate Office Building.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3:  Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) stands with Democrats before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30:  Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), casts two shadows as he walks up to speak at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Senator Lieberman spoke about legislation he will soon introduce regarding cyber security.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27:  Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) talks with reporters after a Democratic policy luncheon in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman said that he would join Republicans in a fillabuster of the health care reform legislation if it included a 'public option.'

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