Boston Globe logo Boston Globe 2 weeks ago

Lieberman’s threat of filibuster looms large

Joe Lieberman might side with Republicans.

WASHINGTON - When a recent conversation among Senate centrists turned to insurance company antitrust concerns, Joe Lieberman boasted of his bona fides: As Connecticut attorney general in the 1980s, he sued the industry. Full Article at Boston Globe

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  1. If the public option plan is in there, as a matter conscience I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote
    Joe Lieberman – Joe Lieberman SOURCE: Blogcritics.org 2 weeks ago
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    Harry Reid – Harry Reid SOURCE: Yid With Lid 3 weeks ago
  3. We need every vote. He's with us on everything but the war.
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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. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. , pauses before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
  4. 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.
  5. 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....
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens during a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to fellow Democrats at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009 in Des Moines, Iowa.
  9. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: A visitor sits in a Tesla Roadster electric car at the stand of German utility RWE at the party congress of the German Social Democrats (SPD) on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany.

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  1. Joe Lieberman Joe Lieberman
  2. U.S. Democratic Party U.S. Democratic Party
  3. U.S. Republican Party U.S. Republican Party
  4. U.S. Senate U.S. Senate
  5. U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives
  6. Harry Reid Harry Reid