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Lieberman promises to filibuster public option

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) pledged today to join a Republican filibuster against any healthcare plan that has a public option. "The public option plan is unnecessary," he told Fox News Sunday. Full Article at The Hill

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