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Joseph I. Lieberman's political career began as a popular Connecticut Democrat, but ultimately left him an independent U.S. Senator. Only a few years after a campaign as the Democratic party's nominee for vice president, Lieberman lost a contentious re-election primary for his Senate seat and opted to run as an independent. His split from his party was fueled by his strong support for the war in Iraq. Lieberman is chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is responsible for oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. He was a vocal advocate of legislation creating the department. Born in Stamford, on Feb. 24, 1942, Lieberman earned his law degree from...
Joseph I. Lieberman's political career began as a popular Connecticut Democrat, but ultimately left him an independent U.S. Senator. Only a few years after a campaign as the Democratic party's nominee for vice president, Lieberman lost a contentious re-election primary for his Senate seat and opted to run as an independent. His split from his party was fueled by his strong support for the war in Iraq. Lieberman is chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is responsible for oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. He was a vocal advocate of legislation creating the department. Born in Stamford, on Feb. 24, 1942, Lieberman earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 1967. He was elected to the state Senate in 1970 and served there for ten years, the last six as majority leader. He was elected as state attorney general in 1982. He won his first term to the U.S. Senate in 1988, defeating Lowell Weicker by a huge margin. Lieberman's popularity soared in 2000 when he became Al Gore's running mate and the first Jewish American to seek the vice presidency. Fueled by concerns about the ongoing Iraq war, his 2006 campaign drew national attention when businessman Ned Lamont defeated him in the primary, but lost to him in the general election. Lieberman lives in Stamford and Washington with his wife Hadassah. They have four children. (Photo AP)
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Francesca Maxime
Francesca Marguerite Maximé is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of experience. She graduated from Harvard University in 1994 with a degree in English Literature. She began her journalism career in her hometown of Boston as an intern/...Tags: Harvard University, Mitt Romney, Minnie Driver, Elections, Pennsylvania
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US, UK Close Yemen Embassies Over Al-Qaida Threats
The U.S. and Britain locked up their embassies in Yemen on Sunday after fresh threats from al-Qaida, and the White House expressed alarm at the terror group's expanded reach in the poor Arab nation where an offshoot apparently ordered the Christmas Day...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yemen, Pakistan, Transportation Accidents, Politics
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Health Bill Faces Bleak Future In Senate
The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.
Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late...Tags: Finance, Maine, Medical Services, Democratic Party, Elections
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Bloomberg Presses For More NYC Security Funds
Mayor Bloomberg is asking the feds for more New York City security funding following the arrest of Najibullah Zazi -- a prime terror suspect who allegedly was plotting a New York-based attack.
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Nunchuck-Wielding Man Dressed As Ninja Arrested
wpix.comIt wasn't Halloween but just sheer disdain for a well known senator that led a Connecticut man to dress up in ninja gear and go on a warpath. Garland Eastman, 30, of Vernon was charged Sunday with breach of peace after he allegedly waved nunchucks on the...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Vernon (Tolland, Connecticut), Connecticut, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Arizona Birthers From Outer Space
The Hartford CourantSo, if you were from another planet, say, Nut-tron, and you were circling the earth in your saucer looking for a place to land, where would you touch down? OK, besides New Hampshire. Arizona, right? I mean, you'd want to hook up with beings that were...Tags: Bristol Palin, Ronald Reagan, Elections, Republican Party, Politics
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Key Senate Panel Approves Extra EB Submarine
The Hartford CourantA committee of the U.S. Senate has lined up with The House of Representatives in supporting spending allowing the Department of Defense to purchase two Virginia-class submarines in each of the next five years, one more than proposed by the president....Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Richard Blumenthal
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'Not A Big Difference' In Democratic Senate Debate
The Hartford CourantNEW BRITAIN — Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz sparred in their first one-on-one debate Thursday morning, with Murphy saying he's the guy with the experience to get things done and Bysiewicz portraying herself as...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Finance, Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Party, Elections
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Murphy, Bysiewicz In First 1-On-1 U.S. Senate Debate
The Hartford CourantDemocratic U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz will face one another Thursday morning at their first formal debate since the Democratic state convention. The debate, presented by the WNPR public affairs program "Where We Live," will...Tags: Ned Lamont, New Britain, Democratic Party, Metro Hartford Alliance, Elections
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Cirque du so lame
WASHINGTON -- The Secret Circus may soon be looking for a new ringmaster. The prostitution scandal involving a dozen Secret Service agents in Cartagena, Colombia, is spreading into a broader burlesque for the agency, furthered by a Washington Post report...
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Secret Service director says Colombia prostitution scandal was isolated incident
WASHINGTON — The prostitution scandal that has embroiled the Secret Service is not evidence of a wider culture of boozing and paying for sex among those who are trained to take a bullet for the president, the director of the agency told skeptical...
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Secret Service director tells Senate scandal 'not a systemic issue'
WASHINGTON – Speaking publicly for the first time about a prostitution scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the Secret Service, director Mark Sullivan told a Senate panel Wednesday that the service does not have a hard-partying culture and...
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