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Lieberman: Our Homeland Defense System Failed In Boston

By Jenny Wilson On May 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment

At a hearing on the Boston Marathon bombings Thursday, former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman told members of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee the country must better identify terrorist threats.

“To put it bluntly, our homeland defense system failed in Boston,” Lieberman said in testimony. Of the Tsarnaev brothers, he said: “Though the [...]

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Lieberman to AEI

By Daniela Altimari On March 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has landed at the American Enterprise Institue.

Joseph Lieberman will join AEI Visiting Fellow Jon Kyl as co-chairs of the American Internationalism Project, which is focused on building bipartisan consensus international issues.

“Senator Joseph Lieberman’s knowledge, deep commitment and vision for American greatness is all too rare in Washington,” AEI president Arthur C. Brooks [...]

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Two Cheshire Residents: New Look D.C. Delegation As Murphy, Esty Sworn In

By Christopher Keating On January 3, 2013 · 3 Comments

The small town of Cheshire has fewer than 30,000 residents, but the community was standing tall Thursday when two residents stepped forward into major political positions in Washington, D.C.  Democrat Christopher Murphy joined the U.S. Senate and former town council member Elizabeth Esty joined the U.S. House of Representatives on her first day as a member of Congress.

Both Murphy [...]

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Senators McCain, Levin, Lautenberg, Blumenthal Reflect On Sen. Joe Lieberman’s Career

By Christopher Keating On January 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment

After 24 years in the U.S. Senate, Joseph I. Lieberman will serve his final day on Thursday.

His successor, Democrat Christopher Murphy, will be sworn in at about noon on the Senate floor.

Murphy and a series of other elected officials have offered their thoughts recently on Lieberman’s 42-year career, which dates back to his victory [...]

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MUST READ: Zeke J. Miller on Joe Lieberman’s Yale Years

By Daniela Altimari On January 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment

BuzzFeed superstar (and former Courant intern) Zeke J. Miller finds the roots of Joementum deep in the archives at Yale University.

Miller, a Yale grad himself, examines the ways Yale shaped Joe Lieberman’s political philosophy and guided his transformation from “a star of a new Democratic Party” to a man without a party, “more [...]

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Ralph Nader On Joe Lieberman’s 40-Year Political Career

By Christopher Keating On December 30, 2012 · 5 Comments

As U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman steps down in early January, he is being hailed by his friends in the Senate on both sides of the aisle.

Those friends include Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Harry Reid, Susan Collins, and Richard Blumenthal, among others.

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End Of An Era: Three Amigos – McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Lieberman – Break Up With Lieberman’s Retirement

By Christopher Keating On December 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON – It is the end of an era. For the past decade, three United States Senators have formed a close bond on foreign policy issues and have become a political force that sometimes challenges American presidents.

Known as the “Three Amigos,” they received the nickname from famed military commander David Petraeus before he was [...]

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Joe Lieberman’s Transformation; Lieberman Looks Back At 40-Year Political Career

By Christopher Keating On December 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON — Talking to reporters in his driveway on a hot day in August 2000, Connecticut’s U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman beamed — he had just been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Al Gore. “Miracles happen,” the proud son of a Stamford liquor store owner told the nation.

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Hurry! Joementum Going Fast!

By Rick Green On December 26, 2012 · 3 Comments

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman is out on the final leg of the neverending diner tour. It will all be over soon.

White’s Diner 280 Boston Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06610 8:00 -8:45 AM Athenian Diner 1426 Whalley Ave. New Haven, CT 065159:15-9:45 AM Norm’s Diner 171 Bridge Street Groton, CT 0634010:45-11:15 AM Shady Glen 840 Middle [...]

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U.S. Sen. John McCain Touts Joe Lieberman On Senate Floor; Says Made Him a Better Person

By Christopher Keating On December 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

U.S. Senator John McCain, a longtime friend of U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, spoke on the Senate floor today about their friendship and Lieberman’s upcoming retirement. While McCain is a Republican and Lieberman is a Democrat, they forged many alliances on foreign affairs, including the Iraq War.

McCain’s remarks are as follows:

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