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Understanding Lieberman's motivations

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:15:27 GMT

UNDERSTANDING LIEBERMAN'S MOTIVATIONS.... Whenever Joe Lieberman's name pops up, the now-tired cliche -- he's with Democrats on "everything but foreign policy" -- still pops up.
Source: Political Animal

Editorial: Real wrangling begins over health care

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:25:10 GMT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid managed to keep the 60 Democrats (including two independents who caucus with the Democrats) together Saturday night to defeat a filibuster and open debate on the 2,028-page health care bill he cobbled together from...
Source: The Orange County Register

Dean: Lieberman Should Relinquish Chairmanship If He Opposes Health Care

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:21:30 GMT

Former DNC Chair Howard Dean called on Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn) to resign as chair of Senate Homeland Security Committee if he can't bring himself to oppose a Republican filibuster of health care reform legislation.
Source: Huffington Post

Senate Personalities Shape, Debate Health Reform Bill

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:14:37 GMT

The New York Times Prescriptions Blog reports on a ripple in "the Senate's predominant history as an old-boys' club." It notes that "to move the bill forward for full debate, the Democrats' last two crucial votes came from women: Senators Mary L.
Source: Medical News Today

Given Minneapolis Somali indictments and other recent news, how should we think about potential terrorism in U.S.?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:19:48 GMT

There should be debate. Some of the old assumptions were flawed in the first place. But some conclusions people are drawing now are flawed too. The full stories of the cases behind this fresh controversy have yet to be told.
Source: MinnPost.com

Weekly Pulse: Crunch Time in the Senate

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:08:59 GMT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is determined to get a health care bill passed in the Senate by Christmas. This is a momentous time, as John Nichols writes in The Nation: …Harry Reid has a health-care reform bill, and it is advancing.
Source: Reproductive Health: Reality Check

Is PhRMA Afraid of the Progressive Block?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:56:11 GMT

PhRMA is now running ads in Connecticut targeting Joe Lieberman to support the current Senate bill (via Ben Smith at Politico). Obviously, PhRMA wants the Senate bill to pass because it contains so many sweetheart deals for the drug industry.
Source: Beltway Blips

Ornstein on filibusters, Reid and Lieberman -- Jonathan Gruber wants focus on health care affordability

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:51:44 GMT

It's Getaway Day and the Pulse is taking the rest of the week off. We'll see you Monday with a look at the upcoming Senate floor debate. Until then, safe travels and Happy Thanksgiving. "You can get anything you want at Pulse's Restaurant."
Source: The Politico

Joe Lieberman Runs From Rachel Maddow's "Point Of View"

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:13:15 GMT

Quoted in 'Good News We're Defeating Obamacare'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:34:25 GMT

Howard Dean said in Macsmind - News, Conservative Commentary, and Common Sense:

So this is really tough. I didn't anticipate being in this position. I thought it would pass. Maybe Harry has some magic up his sleeve. But I don't see how he gets those four votes [Sens. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.)] without compromising the bill

Quoted in 'Refreshing Lieberman's memory'

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:45:30 GMT

Joe Lieberman said in Political Animal:

How do you reconcile your contention that the public option wasn't part of the presidential campaign given that all three of the [leading Democratic] candidates had something along the lines of the public option in their white papers?' Not really, not from what I've seen. There was a little -- there was a line about the possibility of it in an Obama health care policy paper

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:10:27 GMT

Senators Joe Lieberman (L), John McCain (C) and Lindsey Graham listen to remarks at the Fiscal Responsibility Summit hosted by President Obama at the White House in Washington February 23, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:07:29 GMT

Senators Joe Lieberman (L), John McCain (C) and Lindsey Graham listen to remarks at the Fiscal Responsibility Summit hosted by President Obama at the White House in Washington February 23, 2009.