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Lieberman Says He Will Support a Filibuster

Robert Waldmann Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he’d back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill. Lieberman, who caucuses with Democrats and…

But I’m Sure He’s Eaten Sushi Before

…panel member: 70-year-old Senator Ted Kaufman of Delaware, an appointed senator who inherited Vice President Joe Biden’s seat. Kaufman is a lame-duck lawmaker who has promised not to run in…

Clean Coal and Cap and Trade

Robert Waldmann Joe Strawman argues that the solution to global warming is clean coal technology and in particular sequestering C02 from exhaust from coal fired power plants. Therefore cap and…

Remarks by the Vice President

…upon hundreds of people. I was talking to Vicki this morning and she said — she said, “He was ready to go, Joe, but we were not ready to let…

Kevin Drum Huh ?

…passes a bill with a public option. The conference committee reports out a compromise with a public option. 218 Representatives plus 50 senators plus Joe Biden approve the conference committee…

Clinton derangement syndrome

rdan Joe Conason of Salon gets this one right. Here was an effort that exemplified the best of America — a society that values the lives of its citizens enough…

C Street

…Meese, Pete Domenici and Don Nickles. Over in the House there’s Joe Pitts, R-Penn., Frank Wolf, R-Va., Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., Marsha…