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Obama wants Lieberman to stay with Senate Dems
(AP) AP - President-elect Obama has told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid he's not interested in seeing Democrats oust Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman from their ranks over his endorsement of Republican John McCain. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Why Obama may back an H-1B increase even in a recession Does Obama support the H-1B visa program? Obama supports the temporary visa program but also wants it reformed. It needs reform. A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service report released in October said as many as one-in-five visa applications are either fraudulent o Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Obama Takes Lieberman Aside Roll Call reports that during a Senate vote today, Sen. Barack Obama "dragged" Sen. Joe Lieberman "by the hand to a far corner of the Senate chamber and engaged in what appeared to reporters in the gallery as an intense, three-minute conversation.""While it was unclear what the two were Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Lieberman can still aid Dems, Reid says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he's still trying to keep Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman within the Democratic caucus despite anger over Lieberman's support of Republican presidential nominee John McCain. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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What Obama Told Lieberman "In a brief but animated Senate floor confrontation last week," according to a campaign aide who asked Newsweek for anonymity when talking about private discussions, Sen. Barack Obama told Sen. Joe Lieberman "he was surprised by Lieberman's personal attacks and his half-hearted denials of the fal Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Lieberman Likely Saved By Obama "With President-elect Obama's fingerprints seemingly everywhere, momentum appears to be building among Senate Democrats to let Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee," according to Roll Call."However, Democrats still Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Democrats Prepare to Boot Lieberman Out of Caucus "Despite assurances to the contrary from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democratic insiders are certain that Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) will be kicked out of the party's caucus next year and lose his Senate chairmanship if he addresses the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Kennedy Wants Wife to Take Senate Seat Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) "has made clear to confidants that when his time is up, he wants his Senate seat to stay in the family -- with his wife, Vicki," according to the New York Daily News. "Multiple sources in Massachusetts with close ties to the liberal lion say his wife of 16 y Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Connecticut Delegates Want Lieberman Punished Connecticut delegates "are demanding that party leaders punish Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-Independent, because of his support of Sen. John McCain," according to The Hill."For many of them, Lieberman's plan to speak at next week's Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Lieberman's Affiliation With Democrats Is in Question - Wall Street Journal The Associated PressLieberman's Affiliation With Democrats Is in QuestionWall Street Journal - 1 hour agoBy CHRISTOPHER COOPER The Connecticut Independent, a onetime Democratic nominee for vice president, began talks Thursday with Senate leaders about his future role in Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Reid Meets with Lieberman Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) future with Senate Democrats "still hung in the balance Thursday after he met with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), CQ Politics reports. Said Reid: "Today Senator Lieberman and I had the first of what I expect to be several conversations. No decisions hav Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Reid urges Bush to work with Dems on housing bill - Reuters Reid urges Bush to work with Dems on housing billReuters - 2 hours agoBy Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged President George W. Bush on Wednesday to reject a veto threat by his advisers and work with Democrats to pass a bill to Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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McConnell Urges Lieberman to Switch Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) "has reached out to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) about the prospect of joining the Republican conference, but Lieberman is still bargaining with Democratic leaders to keep his chairmanship," according to Politico.However, insiders said "there Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama will inherit a real mess on Real ID As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office, it's unclear how his administration will proceed on the technology-heavy Real ID program. But what is all too clear is that the three-year-old effort to impose identification-card standards on state governments Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Reid Looks to Strip Lieberman of Post An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells the Seattle Times that his boss "was leaning toward removing" Sen. Joe Lieberman (i-CT) as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.After their meeting yesterday, Reid and Lieberman said no decision had Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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WRAPUP 1-Obama: Clinton welcome to stay in White House race - Reuters WRAPUP 1-Obama: Clinton welcome to stay in White House raceReuters - 2 hours agoBy Matt Bigg JOHNSTOWN, Pa., March 29 (Reuters) US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday said Hillary Clinton can stay in the nominating race as long as she wants and expres Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Why Obama Wants Clinton in Cabinet First Read: "The best reason for Obama to be looking for a place in his cabinet for Clinton is simple: to get her out of the Senate. Just ask George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter what it was like to have a once or future presidential rival in the Senate serving as a one-person Roman tr Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Merkley win in Ore. increases Dems' edge in Senate - The Associated Press Boston GlobeMerkley win in Ore. increases Dems' edge in SenateThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Jeff Merkley has ousted Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, a victory once considered unlikely against an incumbent who had highlighted his efforts to Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Lieberman Would Be Crushed Today A new Research 2000 poll found that if Connecticut voters could vote again in the 2006 U.S. Senate race they would have elected Ned Lamont (D) over Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I), 51% to 36%, with Alan Schlesinger (R) getting 7%. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Lieberman may keep prized Homeland chairmanship
(AP) AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman appears increasingly likely to hold onto his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as he meets Tuesday with Democratic colleagues unhappy over his vocal support for GOP nominee John McCain during this year's presidential campaign. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |