Obama Lieberman

Gibbs: Obama Demanded As Much From Lieberman As Progressives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Gibbs, Obama Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Obama Lieberman, Obama Democrats, Obama Health Care Reform, Obama Progressives, Joe Lieberman, Politics News

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs insisted on Tuesday that the president has been consistent in demanding that both moderates and progressives ...

Read Whole Story

Obama: Senate 'On The Precipice' Of Passing Health Care Reform

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Obama Lieberman, Senate Health Care Bill, Obama Senate Health Care, Obama Senate Health Care Bill, Joe Lieberman, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Senate Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Prodded by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats won tentative backing from one holdout and worked intensely to satisfy another ...

Read Whole Story

Gibbs: Obama 'Absolutely' Did Everything To Get Public Option, Despite No Talks With Lieberman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House Public Option, Barack Obama, Lieberman Talks, Obama Lieberman, Public Option, Obama Public Option, Politics News

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs insisted once more that President Obama did everything he could to get a public option through the Senate, ev...

Read Whole Story

White House To Reid: Cut A Deal With Lieberman

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Lieberman Deal, Obama Reid, Harry Reid, White House Reid Lieberman, Obama Lieberman, White House Reid, Joe Lieberman, Obama Reid Lieberman, Politics News

Politico reported Monday afternoon that the White House is urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to cut a deal with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-...

Read Whole Story

Avigdor Lieberman: Iran Is Obstacle To Mideast Peace

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Lieberman, Avigdor Lieberman Iran, Israel, Avigdor Lieberman, Iran Israel, Obama Israel, Israel Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Egypt, Jerusalem-Israel, World News

JERUSALEM — Iran is the main obstacle to peace in the Mideast, Israel's new foreign minister said in an interview published Friday. Avigdor Lie...

Read Whole Story

Avigdor Lieberman: Already A Problem For Obama

Inter Press Service | Helena Cobban | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Lieberman, Barack Obama, Egypt Lieberman, Lieberman Annapolis, Annapolis, Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Affairs, Gaza War, Yisrael Beitenu, Israel, Lieberman Problem, Obama Lieberman Problem, Obama's Lieberman Problem, Inter Press Service, World News

WASHINGTON, Apr 3 (IPS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was sworn in Tuesday - just one day later his foreign minister, Avi...

Read Whole Story

Obama Issues First Veto Threat

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Senate Democrats, Obama Veto Threat, Barack Obama, Obama Lieberman, Obama Bailout, Obama Veto, Obama TARP, Obama's Veto Threat, Obama's Veto, Veto Threat, Politics News

President-elect Barack Obama made his first veto threat Tuesday in a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats. Obama told his former colleagues that ...

Read Whole Story

The Obama Administration: An End to Dynastic Politics?

John McQuaid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Bush Dynasty, George H.W. Bush, Clinton Dynasty, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Obama Loyalists, Obama Lieberman, Team of Rivals, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Obama Cabinet, Obama Administration, Politics News

Obama's early moves to co-opt former adversaries Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman signal a different way of doing business than we've seen over the past 20 years.

Read Post

How Joe Lieberman Kept His Post

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman Progressive, Lieberman Democrats, Lieberman Homeland Security, Barack Obama, Obama Lieberman, Joseph Lieberman, Lieberman Chair, Harry Reid Lieberman, Politics News

On Tuesday, the Democratic Senate caucus decided to let Joe Lieberman retain his chairmanship atop the Homeland Security committee. But by the time th...

Read Whole Story

NBC: Obama's First Test With The Left

Huffington Post/NBC | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Transition, Obama Wrist Slap, Obama Left, Obama Lieberman, Obama Clinton, President Obama, Politics News

Obama's decisions during his first weeks as president-elect already represent his first test with the left wing of the Democratic party. The Obama cam...

Read Whole Story

Lieberman's Fate Looks Brighter By The Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman Punishment, Lieberman Fate, Lieberman Democrats, Obama Lieberman, Obama Lieberman Caucus, Lieberman Homeland Security, Obama, Lieberman Democratic Caucus, Oregon, Politics News

As Senate Democrats prepare for a vote on Sen. Joseph Lieberman's fate in the party, the political tea leaves indicate that he will likely keep his po...

Read Whole Story

Obama Wants Lieberman To Stay -- But At What Price?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Lieberman, Obama Lieberman, Lieberman McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

While it's one thing for Obama to forgive Lieberman for the gutter tactics that he engaged in on McCain's behalf, it's quite another to let the chairmanship of such an important committee serve as an olive branch.

Read Post

Clintons Deny Pushing For Lieberman To Stay In Caucus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clinton Lieberman, Democrats and Lieberman, Lieberman Democrats, Clinton Calls, Obama Lieberman, Hillary Clinton Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Politics News

Reports emerged on Monday afternoon that Bill Clinton was placing calls to Senate Democrats on behalf of Joe Lieberman, making the case that the Conne...

Read Whole Story

Obama Doesn't "Hold Any Grudges" Against Lieberman

Talking Points Memo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman Dems, Joe Lieberman Caucus, Lieberman Caucus, Barack Obama, Obama Lieberman, Joe Lieberman, Obama Joe Lieberman, Politics News

President-Elect Barack Obama doesn't "hold any grudges" against Senator Joe Lieberman for opposing his presidential candidacy, and will not take any p...

Read Whole Story

Obama Wants Lieberman To Remain In Democratic Caucus

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman Obama, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Obama Lieberman, Obama on Lieberman, Lieberman Caucus, Obama Wants Lieberman in Caucus, Obama Wants Libermann, Politics News

President-elect Barack Obama has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress, ...

Read Whole Story

Video of Lieberman in 2006 Calling Obama 'A Blessing'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Obama Lieberman, Lieberman Blessing, Politics News

"As far as I'm concerned he is a 'Baruch,' which means a blessing. He is a blessing to the United States Senate, to America, and to our shared hopes for better, safer tomorrows for all our families."

Read Post

Lieberman In 06: I Will Help Obama Reach For The Stars

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman 06, Obama Lieberman, Lieberman Democrat, Lieberman McCain, Lieberman Obama, Obama President, Obama Reach for Stars, Politics News

When watching Joeseph Lieberman's Republican National Convention speech, one should remember that not so long ago the Connecticut Senator was touting ...

Read Whole Story

Lieberman Rips Obama: His Lack Of Conviction Puts Nation In Peril

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Party Lieberman, Lieberman Democrats, Obama Lieberman, Joseph Lieberman, Obama Leadership, Obama Iraq, Lieberman McCain, McCain Iraq, Barack Obama, Lieberman Iraq, Politics News

Despite rumblings that his advocacy for John McCain could lead to his ouster from the Democratic Party, Joseph Lieberman continued on Tuesday to take ...

Read Whole Story

Lieberman Official: We Begged Obama For Help In 2006 -- And He Came Through

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman Lamont, Obama Lieberman, Lieberman 2006, Joe Lieberman Reelection, Joe Lieberman Barack Obama, Lieberman Reelection, Politics News

Now that Joe Lieberman has emerged as John McCain's lead attack dog against Barack Obama -- even going so far as to suggest that Obama's judgment cou...

Read Whole Story