Read more Joe Lieberman stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3238/joe-lieberman.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:46:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74576/mcconnell-dems-proceed-at-2010-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe morning after Harry Reid scored his 60 votes, many a senator headed for the talk shows to expound on their views of the Senate health bill. A look around the Sunday dial: There were 39 people unhappy with last night's outcome, and Mitch McConnell leads them, telling State of...http://www.newser.com/story/74576/mcconnell-dems-proceed-at-2010-peril.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74214/a-guide-to-going-rogue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's the read all of Washington has been waiting for, but, alas, it has no index. Lest Sarah Palin's friends, foes, and frenemies be forced to read it all the way through to see how they made out, Politico's Jonathan Martin and Andy Barr offer a guide: Friends John McCain:...http://www.newser.com/story/74214/a-guide-to-going-rogue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 10:09:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74012/call-liebermans-bluff-make-him-filibuster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe filibuster is supposed to be a last resort. It allows the Senate minority, when it's willing to engage in endless debate—at the cost of holding up the chamber’s other business—to challenge legislation. But today, senators need only signal their intention to filibuster to stall a bill, and...http://www.newser.com/story/74012/call-liebermans-bluff-make-him-filibuster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:29:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73568/casey-send-more-troops-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama would do well to give Stanley McChrystal more troops in Afghanistan, Army chief of staff George Casey said on Meet the Press today. "We have already made progress, and I would look for that progress to continue,” Casey said, without saying how many troops he thought were needed....http://www.newser.com/story/73568/casey-send-more-troops-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 12:03:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73203/lieberman-wont-sink-health-reform-reid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget all the grandstanding about joining a GOP filibuster of health care reform if it contains any kind of public option: Sen. Joe Lieberman won't do it, Harry Reid tells liberal interest groups, who tell the Hill . He has a deal with the Connecticut Independent, the majority leader claims. Lieberman...http://www.newser.com/story/73203/lieberman-wont-sink-health-reform-reid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 8:43:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73122/liebermans-name-aint-benedict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Lieberman’s taking a lot of heat for saying he’ll join a GOP filibuster of the health care bill, but Meghan McCain thinks it’s the kind of courageous stand we need more of in politics. “It’s no secret I have an aversion to partisan politics and extremism—on both sides...http://www.newser.com/story/73122/liebermans-name-aint-benedict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 13:54:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72960/lieberman-ill-back-republicans-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe Lieberman says he “probably will support some Republicans in 2010” and may not seek the Democratic nomination in his own 2012 reelection campaign. “I’m going to call them as I see them,” he tells ABC News , saying he’s weary of “partisan, passionate, hardcore” legislators on both sides of the...http://www.newser.com/story/72960/lieberman-ill-back-republicans-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 11:28:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72942/lieberman-bayh-wives-in-bed-with-health-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe threats from Sens. Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh to help filibuster any health reform bill with a public option should come as no surprise to anybody familiar with their family finances, writes Joe Conason. Lieberman's wife Hadassah spent 30 years working in the corporate health sector for pharmaceutical firms...http://www.newser.com/story/72942/lieberman-bayh-wives-in-bed-with-health-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 9:38:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72927/time-to-pick-a-side-on-health-care-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo more fence-sitting or holding out for a better bill. “It’s the defining moment for health care reform,” declares Paul Krugman. “Everyone has to decide which side they’re on.” By everyone he means not only politicians but people in the media and other influencers. For conservatives, it’s easy: "They don’t...http://www.newser.com/story/72927/time-to-pick-a-side-on-health-care-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 7:58:36 CDT