http://www.newsvine.com/joe-liebermanNewsvine - joe-liebermanen-usCopyright 2013Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:41:01 +0000Fri, 24 May 2013 07:37:53 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16049056-obama-back-from-hawaii-congress-bickers-on-cliffhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16049056-obama-back-from-hawaii-congress-bickers-on-cliffuswhite-housepoliticshouse-republicansbarack-obamahouse-gopjoe-liebermanfiscalcliffwith-congresshouse-speaker-john-boehnerspeaker-john-boehnerrepublican-house-speaker-john-boehnerfiscal-cliffThu, 20 Dec 2012 22:28:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Chart shows estimated deficit reduction under various plans</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to the media as he walks from Marine One to the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Washington, as he returns from Walter Reed National Military Medial Center in Bethesda, Md., where he visited injured military members. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>House Speaker Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to the media about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the media about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks from Marine One to the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Washington, as he returns from Walter Reed National Military Medial Center in Bethesda, Md., where he visited injured military members. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., speaks to the media about the fiscal cliff and "Plan B," at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Majority Leader Eric Cantor from Virginia, center, departs after a House Republicans meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington. Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly put off a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, departs after a House Republicans meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington. Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly put off a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, departs, with reporters nearby after a House Republicans meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington. Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly put off a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. She is joined by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., left, and Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C., right. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the podium after speaking about the fiscal cliff in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave as they board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 before departing for Hawaii. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive to visit with members of the military and their families in Anderson Hall at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The first family is in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves from the window of his motorcade vehicle as he returns from golf and a walk on the beach with his family at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, in Kailua, Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The president and the first family are in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One to return to Washington, at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, after spending Christmas with his family in Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to base peronnel before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, after spending Christmas with his family in Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Barack Obama greets base visitors and personnel before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, after spending Christmas with his family in Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)</p><p>President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, in Honolulu, en route to Washington. With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes off the so called fiscal cliff, the president is cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to reporters as he steps off the Marine One helicopter and walks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, as he returns early from his Hawaii vacation for meetings on the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks past a Marine honor guard as he steps off the Marine One helicopter and walks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, as he returned early from his Hawaii vacation for meetings on the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer of Md. gestures during a news conference on Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, where he urged House Republicans to end the pro forma session and call the House back into legislative session to negotiate a solution to the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15945539-congressional-backing-grows-for-gun-control-debatehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15945539-congressional-backing-grows-for-gun-control-debateusshootingpoliticsschoolgununited-statesharry-reidschool-shootingcontroljoseph-liebermanjoe-liebermansome-republicansgun-controlSun, 16 Dec 2012 15:18:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A child's message rests with a memorial for shooting victims, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)</p><p>Newtown Police Officer Maryhelen McCarthy places flowers at a makeshift memorial outside St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. On Friday, a gunman allegedly killed his mother at their home and then opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</p><p>Mourners listen to a memorial service over a loudspeaker outside Newtown High School for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks off stage after delivering a speech at an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)</p><p>Mourners listen to a memorial service over a loudspeaker outside Newtown High School for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV., watches vote returns at his election watch party in Fairmont, W.Va. Sen. Joe Manchin, a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, said Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, that it was time to discuss gun policy and move toward action on gun regulation. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV., watches vote returns at his election watch party in Fairmont, W.Va. Sen. Joe Manchin, a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, said Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, that it was time to discuss gun policy and move toward action on gun regulation. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>Tasha Devoe, left, of Lawrence, Mass., joins a march to the National Rifle Association headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Curbing gun violence will be a top priority of President Barack Obama's second term, aides say. but exactly what he'll pursue and how quickly are still evolving. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Patrick Hand, center, joins a march to the National Rifle Association headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Curbing gun violence will be a top priority of President Barack Obama's second term, aides say. but exactly what he'll pursue and how quickly are still evolving. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Press Secretary Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Carney says the president will engage the American people and lawmakers on the issue of gun violence in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15867798-lieberman-urges-compromise-in-final-senate-speechhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15867798-lieberman-urges-compromise-in-final-senate-speechuscongresspoliticsliebermanjoe-liebermanWed, 12 Dec 2012 19:20:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Dec. 10, 2012 file photo, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. gestures during a news conference at the state capitol in Hartford, Conn. Retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman in his final Senate floor speech is urging Congress to put partisan rancor aside and reach across party lines to break Washington's gridlock. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14967571-rove-vs-fox-news-channelhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14967571-rove-vs-fox-news-channelentertainmentusnew-yorkwhite-houseelectionpoliticsnew-jerseynorth-koreawatchunited-statesassociated-pressronald-reagankarl-rovenew-yorkersnorth-carolinalas-vegaswest-virginiamitt-romneysan-diegowinter-olympicsnew-mexicoeast-coasttop-white-housesouth-carolinabarack-obamajesus-christelection-daysenate-democratsus-newsmiddle-easternassociated-press'fox-news-channelohio-republicanjoe-liebermanscottie-pippenbob-caseyjoe-bidenjersey-shorelatter-day-saintsbrigham-young-universitysean-hannityelectoral-collegeted-nugentjuly-fourthpew-internetjoe-donnellyrepublican-mitt-romneygoogle-doodlepaul-ryantodd-akinmichelle-obamadakota-countydavid-axelrodmany-americansmccormick-placechris-murphywhy-becausejoe-biden"democrat-bill-clintoncleveland-hopkins-international-airportdavid-plouffebut-obamacongressman-ryanliz-sidotiscott-brownelection-watchlady-gagaformer-chicago-bullschris-christiejudy-blumetraining-centertwo-north-koreanedison-researchactress-kate-walshhouse-speaker-johnmatt-rourkedemocrat-elizabeth-warrenap-television-writer-david-bauderjanna-ryantobin-ryancomedian-jimmy-kimmelsuperstorm-sandydemocratic-districtannette-debonasteve-harvey-morning-show"wake-county-firearms-educationwhile-paul-ryanon-new-york-cityactor-rapper-ice-tanthony-morronemitt-romney-paul-ryan-republicanbenjamin-franklin-elementary-schoolboston-conventionelisa-kennedywest-virginia-gopsome-election-daynew-jersey;kevin-bonnauddo-you-like-me-now"boston-convention-centersteve-peoplesTue, 6 Nov 2012 13:25:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Voters enter the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland on the last day of early voting in Ohio Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. About 1.6 million people have voted early in Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)</p><p>Residents of a flood-wrecked home in Point Pleasant Beach N.J. offer encouragement to fellow victims of Superstorm Sandy on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in this message scrawled on the bottom of a waterlogged mattress. A new storm, this one a nor'easter, was due to hit the shore Wednesday, raising fears of renewed damage and flooding. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>Dorothy Ann Van, of Surf City, Long Beach Island, N.J., who was displaced by Superstorm Sandy, stands at the front of a line to vote Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J., at a Mobile Voting Precinct. Election officials say Superstorm Sandy had knocked out about 900 polling places in one way or another. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, takes the stage with wife Ann before speaking at a campaign event at the Verizon Wireless Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk off Air Force One after arriving at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden waves as he exits a voting booth after casting his ballot at Alexis I. duPont High School, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Greenville, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) </p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney vote in Belmont, Mass., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., votes with his children Sam and Liza, as his wife Janna, second from left, votes with Charlie, at the Hedberg Public Library in Janesville, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., waves as he comes off the stage with his wife Janna, left, daughter Liza, second from left, and sons Sam and Charlie, right, during a campaign event, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>Bottled water sits on a table in a room at Hoboken City Hall as residents cast their votes on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a declaration allowing people displaced by Superstorm Sandy to vote in the general election at any polling place. However, such voters were not allowed to vote in local elections. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks to media as he visits a campaign office the morning of the 2012 election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gives a thumbs-up as he boards the campaign charter airplane in Janesville, Wis., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>A sign guides voters to a polling location as they line up to cast their votes Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Dallas. After a grinding presidential campaign, Americans head into polling places across the country. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>President Barack Obama calls Wisconsin volunteers as he visits a campaign office call center the morning of the 2012 election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Rep. Paul Ryan and his wife Janna, right, answer questions from local and region press organizations after voting at the Hedberg Public Library in Janesville, Wis., on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Mark Kauzlarich)</p><p>Poll workers Eva Prenga, right, Roxanne Blancero, center, and Carole Sevchuk try to start an optical scanner voting machine in the cold and dark at a polling station in a tent in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The original polling site, a school, was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Roseville Bakeryin Roseville, Minn. has been selling Obama and Romney cookies and tallying sales as part of a decidedly unscientific cookie poll. Roseville Bakery owner Amy Johnson says she's done her cookie poll in the past two elections, and it correctly predicted the winner both times. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)</p><p>Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, center, votes at Ronald Reagan Lodge, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in West Chester, Ohio. After a grinding presidential campaign, Americans head into polling places across the country. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., make an unscheduled stop at a Wendy's restaurant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., get ready to order as they make an unscheduled stop at a Wendy's restaurant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden meets with patrons during a visit to the Landmark Restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., make an unscheduled stop at a Wendy's restaurant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak</p><p>New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie holds a press conference outside the Joseph Bolger Middle School in Keansburg, N.J., where he spoke to residents Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, a week after Hurricane Sandy devasted New Jersey. (AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Clem Murray, Pool)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to people as he leaves a campaign office the morning of the 2012 election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>A surfing class passes a sign for a polling place as voters head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in San Diego. After a grinding presidential campaign President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, yield center stage to American voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)</p><p>President Barack Obama calls out to people outside a campaign office in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, after a visit with volunteers on the morning of the 2012 election. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>An airman stands guard next to Vice President Joe Biden's Air Force Two, in view of Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's charter jet, at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves to a crowd at a nearby parking lot after his campaign plane arrived at Moon Township Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. waves upon his arrival at Richmond International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>Noelle Connor, a Madison, Miss., poll worker readies a sticker to apply to the lapel of finished voters at her precinct Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Local officials expressed their pleasure with the large early turnout of voters. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks to volunteers at a GOP field office, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Henrico County, Va. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>A resident in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. walks to the Atlantic Highlands Emergency Services Building to vote as power outages from Superstorm Sandy forced the town to condense all the districts into one location, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein) </p><p>People wait in line to vote at the Neptune Society Columbarium Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in San Francisco. Built in 1898, the Neo-Classical columbarium is one of the last remaining cemeteries in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</p><p>Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks to volunteers at a GOP field office, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Henrico County, Va. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>A voter arrives at a polling site at Makiki District Park on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Honolulu. After a grinding presidential campaign President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, yield center stage to American voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come. (AP Photo/Kent Nishimura)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives on his campaign plane at Boston's Logan Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Snow surrounds the polling precinct in Terra Alta, W.Va., as Peter Hough heads to work after casting his ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>Voters wait in line for over an hour to vote at the Moose Lodge polling site in Campbell County on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Lynchburg, Va. (AP Photo/News & Daily Advance, Jill Nance)</p><p>A crowd waits in line to cast their votes in the general election at Ridgecrest Elementary, in Hyattsville, Md. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visits a campaign call center in Green Tree, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Craig Romney son of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during Mitt's election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)</p><p>A voter casts his ballot at a machine at the Highland Precinct 1 at the Roanoke Scottish Rite Building in Roanoke, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)</p><p>A Shreveport residents walks into Broadmoor Middle Laboratory to vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/The Shreveport Times, Jim Hudelson) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT SHREVEPORTTIMES.COM; NO SALES</p><p>A stuffed loon overlooks voters in the Old Town Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, on Westport Island, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)</p><p>Thai Vang, 33, left, and Agnes Ly, 28, of Paris, France, watch election results in Times Square, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in New York. After a year of campaigning, polls have begun to close after Americans across the United States headed to the polls to decide the winner of the tight presidential race between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)</p><p>Taylor Pineiro of Queens, N.Y. a deputy field organizer for the Obama campaign, works the phone at a field office on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 during Election Day. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Butch Comegys) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT </p><p>In this still frame made from video, voters wait to vote in Dixville Notch, N.H., shortly before midnight Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, to be the first Election Day votes in the nation. After 43 seconds of voting, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each had 5 votes in Dixville Notch. (AP Photo/APTN)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wave as they exit a campaign charter airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ryan arrived moments earlier on his own plane and met Romney on board. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>Democratic candidate for Sennate Elizabeth Warren, center, casts her ballot as she and her husband , Bruce Mann, right, visited the polls near their Cambridge, Mass. home on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Warren is running against Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), who was elected in a special election in 2010 after the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)</p><p>Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon waves as she thanks supporters in Stamford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. McMahon conceded the race to Democratic opponent Chris Murphy for the Senate seat now held by Joe Lieberman, an independent who's retiring. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>U.S. Sen Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., applauds as she checks in with election officials before voting at Kirkwood Community Center Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Kirkwood, Mo. McCaskill is running for reelection against Republican challenger Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)</p><p>Supporters wave flags at the election night party for President Barack Obama as they watch the returns Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) </p><p>Spencer Siady, left, and Vinay Cardwell, of Salt Lake CIty, react as disappointing numbers come in for Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney during election night party for the Republicans at the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Chris Detrick) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT</p><p>A young supporter waves a flag at the election night party for President Barack Obama Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) </p><p>El presidente Barack Obama en el último mitin de su campaña electoral el lunes, 5 de noviembre del 2012 antes de los comicios presidenciales, en Des Moines, Iowa. (Foto AP/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Supporters wave flags during President Barack Obama's election night party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) </p><p>Supporters react to the election results at the election night party for President Barack Obama Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) </p><p>Democratic senate candidate former Gov. Timothy Kaine, and US Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, celebrate his win over Republican George Allen during his victory party in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)</p><p>Arizona Democrats celebrate as President Barack Obama is declared the winner of the presidential race at Democratic Party gathering, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)</p><p>Christabel Escarez, right, and Daisy Frearson, second from right, watch early election results at the Wildrose bar in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Both women said they were supporting Washington state's Referendum 74, which would legalize same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)</p><p>A couple sits on chairs in a near-empty room to watch Fox News commentator Karl Rove on a big-screen television during a Republican Party election night gathering in the club level of Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13732244-us-senators-urge-tougher-stand-on-syria-iranhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13732244-us-senators-urge-tougher-stand-on-syria-iranusmideastworld-newsjoe-liebermanlindsay-grahamFri, 7 Sep 2012 19:27:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>US Senator John McCain answers reporters' questions during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Experts and leaders gathered in Italy may disagree about the cure, but the malady is clear: the world faces a 'perfect storm' of gathering risks that includes prolonged crisis in a structurally flawed Europe, political dysfunction pushing America off a 'fiscal cliff,' a emerging economies slowdown drying up the last engine of global growth, and the spectacularly destabilizing prospect of war over Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)</p><p>US Senator John McCain answers reporters' questions during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Experts and leaders gathered in Italy to discuss the prolonged crisis in a structurally flawed Europe, political dysfunction pushing America off a 'fiscal cliff' and the emerging economies slowdown drying up the last engine of global growth. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)</p><p>U.S. Senators John Mc Cain, right, and Joseph Lieberman take a break during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Experts and leaders gathered in Italy to discuss the prolonged crisis in a structurally flawed Europe, political dysfunction pushing America off a 'fiscal cliff' and the emerging economies slowdown drying up the last engine of global growth. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)</p><p>U.S. Senators John Mc Cain, right, and Joseph Lieberman take a break during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Experts and leaders gathered in Italy to discuss the prolonged crisis in a structurally flawed Europe, political dysfunction pushing America off a 'fiscal cliff' and the emerging economies slowdown drying up the last engine of global growth. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/17/12269032-lieberman-proposes-special-counsel-for-leaks-probehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/17/12269032-lieberman-proposes-special-counsel-for-leaks-probeuspoliticsleaksliebermanjoe-liebermanSun, 17 Jun 2012 21:14:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11374776-senator-aides-checking-tips-on-secret-servicehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11374776-senator-aides-checking-tips-on-secret-serviceuspoliticssecret-servicejoe-liebermanwhistleblowersTue, 24 Apr 2012 19:33:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/12/7356613-gop-candidates-begin-eyeing-conn-us-senate-racehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/12/7356613-gop-candidates-begin-eyeing-conn-us-senate-raceussenateconnecticutpoliticsjoe-liebermanlinda-mcmahonrepublican-senateFri, 12 Aug 2011 17:04:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/03/7004602-graham-lieberman-express-concern-on-iran-actionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/03/7004602-graham-lieberman-express-concern-on-iran-actionsusirangrahampoliticsliebermanjoe-liebermanlindsey-grahamSun, 3 Jul 2011 16:12:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/19/6893151-connecticut-readies-for-another-hot-senate-racehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/19/6893151-connecticut-readies-for-another-hot-senate-raceussenateconnecticutus-newsjoe-liebermanchris-doddSun, 19 Jun 2011 16:34:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/08/6606991-3rd-conn-democrat-announces-run-for-us-senatehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/08/6606991-3rd-conn-democrat-announces-run-for-us-senateussenateconnecticutpoliticsjoe-liebermanSun, 8 May 2011 16:05:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/15/6061792-kennedy-wont-run-to-succeed-conn-sen-liebermanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/15/6061792-kennedy-wont-run-to-succeed-conn-sen-liebermanussenateconnecticutkennedyus-newsjoe-liebermanWed, 16 Feb 2011 03:27:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/26/5925679-boehner-hopes-to-revive-dc-school-voucher-programhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/26/5925679-boehner-hopes-to-revive-dc-school-voucher-programuspoliticsschoolvouchersus-newsjoe-liebermanhouse-speaker-john-boehnergop-house-speaker-john-boehnerWed, 26 Jan 2011 19:03:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5884000-dem-congressman-in-conn-to-run-for-senate-in-2012http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5884000-dem-congressman-in-conn-to-run-for-senate-in-2012ussenatemurphyus-newsjoe-liebermanconnecticut-democrat-chris-murphyThu, 20 Jan 2011 15:26:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871786-sen-joe-lieberman-says-he-will-retire-in-2012http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871786-sen-joe-lieberman-says-he-will-retire-in-2012ussenatepoliticsus-newsliebermanjoe-liebermanrepublican-john-mccainsenate-liebermanTue, 18 Jan 2011 20:51:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2010 file photo, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., speaks during a news conference in Washington. Lieberman has decided to retire in 2012 according to Democratic officials, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2010 file photo, Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz conducts a news conference in her office at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Bysiewicz, a Democrat, said Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, she will run for the U.S. Senate seat, now held by independent Joe Lieberman, in 2011. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)</p><p>U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn,, accompanied by his wife, Hadassah, and granddaughter Maddy Wisse, addresses a gathering in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Lieberman has decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced by his wife, Hadassah, right, acknowledges a gathering before he announced that he has decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012 in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. At center is Maddy Wisse, Lieberman's granddaughter, and Rebecca Liberman-Wisse, one of his daughters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., high-fives granddaughter Eden Tucker after his address to a gathering in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Lieberman has decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn,, is kissed by his wife, Hadassah, at a gathering in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Lieberman has decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., addresses a gathering in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Lieberman has decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/09/5618935-despite-arrest-assange-extradition-faces-hurdleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/09/5618935-despite-arrest-assange-extradition-faces-hurdlesextraditionworld-newsjoe-liebermanwikileaksjulian-assangeThu, 9 Dec 2010 20:15:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, back to camera, is driven into Westminster Magistrates Court in London Tuesday Dec. 7, 2010 after being arrested on a European Arrest Warrant. Assange is appearing at the court for his extradition hearing for sexual assault allegations in Sweden.(AP Photo/ Stefan Rousseau/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/04/5227431-lieberman-health-care-politics-nixed-energy-billhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/04/5227431-lieberman-health-care-politics-nixed-energy-billbusinessenergyctliebermanjoe-liebermanMon, 4 Oct 2010 17:50:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/20/4535836-senator-says-votes-still-short-for-climate-billhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/20/4535836-senator-says-votes-still-short-for-climate-billuspoliticsbilljoe-liebermanclimate-billSun, 20 Jun 2010 15:57:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., asks questions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, during the committee's hearing on the new START Treaty. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/11/4269339-bill-aimed-to-stem-global-warming-create-jobshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/11/4269339-bill-aimed-to-stem-global-warming-create-jobsuspoliticsclimatebilljohn-kerryjoe-liebermanclimate-billTue, 11 May 2010 19:38:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Graham said Friday, May 7, 2010 that it's "become impossible" to pass the climate change legislation now because of disagreements over offshore drilling and immigration reform. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)</p><p>Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., right, and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., at a news conference, with industry leaders, announcing their climate change bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p><p>Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., at a news conference, with industry leaders, announcing their climate change bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3886350-lamont-announces-candidacy-for-governorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3886350-lamont-announces-candidacy-for-governorusgovernorconnecticutpoliticsus-newsjoe-liebermanned-lamontlamontconnecticut-governorconnecticut-democraticFri, 12 Feb 2010 16:53:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo, Ned Lamont, listens to speakers at a bipartisan forum in Cromwell, Conn. A state Democratic official told The Associated Press Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, that Lamont will officially announce his bid for governor Tuesday at the Old State House in Hartford. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo, Ned Lamont, listens to speakers at a bipartisan forum in Cromwell, Conn. Lamont, the political upstart who challenged U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman four years ago, is expected to announce his bid for governor Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 at the Old State House in Hartford. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)</p><p>Ned Lamont announces his candidacy for Connecticut governor in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced she will not seek re-election. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)</p><p>Ned Lamont, center, speaks to the media after officially announcing his bid for Connecticut governor in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)</p><p>Ned Lamont announces his candidacy for Connecticut governor in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced she will not seek re-election. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)</p><p>Ned Lamont announces his candidacy for Connecticut governor in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced she will not seek re-election. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/10/3736224-senators-punish-us-officials-over-airline-plothttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/10/3736224-senators-punish-us-officials-over-airline-plotusairlineattackpoliticsjohn-mccainbarack-obamaus-newsjoe-liebermanchristmas-dayairline-attackSun, 10 Jan 2010 09:00:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This Dec. 2009 photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Milan, Mich. A grand jury indicted Abdulmutallab on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 on charges accusing him of attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day by trying to use a weapon of mass destruction. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Service)</p><p>A protester, who refused to give his name, holds a sign outside the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to set off an explosive device aboard Northwest 253 on Christmas day as it came in for a landing in Detroit from Amsterdam, is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) </p><p>A protester, who refused to give his name, holds a sign outside the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to set off an explosive device aboard Northwest 253 on Christmas day as it came in for a landing in Detroit from Amsterdam, is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) </p><p>An unmarked Chevrolet Tahoe enters the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse as a United States Marshal looks on in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to set off an explosive device aboard Northwest 253 on Christmas day as it came in for a landing in Detroit from Amsterdam, is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) </p><p>Ibrahim Al Jahim, left, and Maged Moughni, right, stand outside the Theordore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to set off an explosive device aboard Northwest 253 on Christmas day as it came in for a landing in Detroit from Amsterdam, is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday. (AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza)</p><p>Haider Koussan, left, Fatima Kesselouani, center, and Moad Taleb stand outside the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab arrived at federal court Friday for his arraignment on charges he failed to detonate a chemical-laden explosive on a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p><p>Nigerian-Americans including Follisito Ogunfiditimi, right, stand outside the Theordore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to set off an explosive device aboard Northwest 253 on Christmas day as it came in for a landing in Detroit from Amsterdam, is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) </p><p>FILE -This Dec. 25, 2009 file photo shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 sits on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam. (AP Photo/J.P. Karas, File)</p><p>In this courtroom drawing, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, right, stands before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon in federal court in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. The Nigerian man pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to blow up a packed U.S. Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. Abdulmutallab said little during a federal court hearing that lasted less than five minutes. The 23-year-old, who wore a white T-shirt, tennis shoes and light olive pants, said "yes" in English when asked if understood the charges against him. (AP Photo/Jerry Lemenu)</p><p>This courtroom drawing shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, right, charged with attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner, at his hearing in Detroit federal court on Friday Jan. 8, 2010. Abdulmutallab was arraigned Friday on six charges. The most severe carries up to life in prison, the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock)</p><p>Maryam Uwais, a lawyer in Nigeria is escorted away from federal court in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Uwais says she was sent by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's family to observe the hearing on Friday. Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to set off an explosive device aboard Northwest 253 on Christmas day as it came in for a landing in Detroit from Amsterdam, pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to blow up a packed U.S. Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)</p><p>An unmarked vehicle, center, leaves federal court in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 with a police escort. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to set off an explosive device aboard Northwest flight 253, pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to ignite a chemical-laden explosive on the U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3647058-franken-shuts-down-lieberman-on-senate-floorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3647058-franken-shuts-down-lieberman-on-senate-floorussenatepoliticsliebermanjoe-liebermanal-frankenThu, 17 Dec 2009 21:19:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-CT., Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, at a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/15/3636382-dems-to-lieberman-say-its-so-joe-on-health-carehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/15/3636382-dems-to-lieberman-say-its-so-joe-on-health-careusoverhaulhealthpoliticsliebermanjoe-liebermanTue, 15 Dec 2009 17:31:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, Maine meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p><p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. and Sen. Susan Collins., R-Maine meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p><p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., talks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. rides the subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p><p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p><p>Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/15/3635392-biden-lieberman-wrong-on-health-carehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/15/3635392-biden-lieberman-wrong-on-health-careuspoliticsbidenliebermanjoe-liebermanjoe-bidenTue, 15 Dec 2009 13:26:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/14/3632615-lieberman-supported-medicare-expansionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/14/3632615-lieberman-supported-medicare-expansionbusinessusmedicarepoliticsliebermanjoe-liebermanMon, 14 Dec 2009 21:53:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post