Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]

Lieberman: Will move on Fort Hood probe

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...Senate will move ahead with an investigation into last week's mass shooting at the Army's Fort Hood, a senior senator says. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Ind-Conn., chairman of the Senate's Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, told "Fox New

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Reid Pushes For Vote On Appeals Court Nominee Hamilton Before Veteran's Day

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...nomination to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to end a filibuster, as two moderate senators -- Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) -- have expressed reservations about the nominee. However, Republican Sen. Richard Lugar (Ind.) has pled

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House lawmakers seek to remove FEMA from Homeland Security

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...the Obama administration had no intention of doing so. "FEMA is exactly where it belongs," said committee chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. "Hurricane Katrina exposed a number of weaknesses within the agency, but those weaknesses are being address

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Video - Health-care protesters at Lieberman's office arrested

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Hill Police remove Brittany Floria, a demonstrator from a group called Health Care for All, from the office of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, after the group occupied the office. WASHINGTON -- Nin

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Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate c

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Thousands rally to protest health-care bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...such a good job managing Freddie Mac, Fanny Mae,... A group of people sit during a health-care protest in the office of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. How are we to interpret GOP gubernatorial victories in Ne

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Negotiators scale back UN climate pact ambitions

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...the final round of climate talks before December's Copenhagen UN climate summit. From left, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday

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Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Senate panels. And in the hopes of broadening support, Kerry announced Wednesday he was working with Connecticut independent Joseph Lieberman, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham and the White House to secure votes. The House narrowly passed its

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Senate trio to pursue still more climate policy talks

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...left, Sens. John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham at a news conference to discuss a new track of climate bill talks. (Harry Hamburg/associated Press) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or mater

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Bipartison trio crafting compromise on climate bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...on greenhouse gas emissions with expanded offshore drilling and incentives for nuclear power. Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said they were working on a “dual track” to assemble a new proposal they

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Source: AARP will back Dem health bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...launch a federal-state crackdown on what it terms "unjustified premium increases." From left, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednes

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Democrats advance hotly contested climate bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...climate change legislation. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss clima

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Negotiators scale back UN climate pact ambitions

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...final round of climate talks before December's Copenhagen UN climate summit. From left, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,

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Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Senate Climate Bill Passes Panel, Baucus Only Dem Against It

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Greenwich's Lamont explores run for governor

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...around the world. Ned Lamont speaks to supporters in a concession speech following his unsuccessful bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman in 2006. (File photo) Ned Lamont, the 2006 Senate primary winner against Joe Lieberman, who won the general elec

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Three senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...a rescue effort for troubled climate legislation. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., together with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., announced Wednesday that they would work to patch together a bill that could pass the Senate. A bi

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3 senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...climate legislation. AP - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures ... Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., together with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, a

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Kerry, Graham, Lieberman Working On Weaker Climate Compromise

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...safely get 60 votes. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) announced Wednesday afternoon that he and Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) are consulting with the White House not merely to get the executive branch's input on the Kerry-Boxer b

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3 senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z