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Lieberman Pledges To Filibuster House Bill: The Public Option Is ‘Unnecessary’

This morning on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) about the House’s historic passage of health care legislation last night. 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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