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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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Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality — fewer dollars. The...
Tags: Carl Levin, Government Health Care, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Tea Party Movement, Washington, DC
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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...
Tags: Chris Murphy, Connecticut General Assembly, Jim Renacci, NBC (tv network), Joe Donnelly
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Dems fight for continued Senate control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Democrats fought Republicans for control of the Senate on Tuesday after a bitter campaign marked by roughly $1 billion in outside spending in competitive races from Virginia to Montana. Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who...
Tags: Tom Smith (politician), Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney, Washington, DC, Karl Rove
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GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority...Tags: Kent Conrad, Tom Smith (politician), Dean Heller, Tea Party Movement, George Allen
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Senate votes to slow closing of U.S. Postal Service facilities -- could have local impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate offered a lifeline to the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday, voting to give the struggling agency an $11 billion cash infusion while delaying controversial decisions on closing post offices and ending...
Tags: Finance, Washington, DC, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), U.S. Postal Service, Politics
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Lieberman: Report on Army mind tricks 'weird'
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the U.S. senators allegedly targeted by an Army unit using psychological operations to help get more money and troops for the Afghanistan war says he doesn't believe he's been "brainwashed." Independent Sen. Joe...Tags: Union (Tolland, Connecticut), CNN (tv network), Washington, DC, Afghanistan, U.S. Army
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Intelligence report identified vulnerability before Boston bombing
WASHINGTON -- Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line of the race as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that extremists may use "small scale...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, Police Investigations, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Times Square
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Giordano Seeks To Have Conviction Overturned
The Hartford CourantFormer Waterbury Mayor Philip A. Giordano's effort to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two young girls continued Monday in federal court, where his lawyer argued that his previous defense attorney failed to do everything he could to show...Tags: Waterbury, Assault, Lawyers, FBI, Sexual Misconduct
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Ex alcalde de Waterbury, Giordano, pretende anular condenas federales de asalto sexual
El Hartford CourantEl esfuerzo del ex alcalde de Waterbury, Philip A. Giordano, para revocar su condena por agredir sexualmente a dos niñas continúa el lunes en una corte federal en Bridgeport. Su abogado, Aaron Romano de Bloomfield, argumentará que el abogado que...Tags: Waterbury, FBI
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Former Waterbury Mayor Giordano Seeks To Overturn Federal Sex Assault Convictions
The Hartford CourantFormer Waterbury Mayor Philip A. Giordano's effort to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two young girls continues Monday in federal court in Bridgeport. His lawyer, Aaron Romano of Bloomfield, will argue that the lawyer who represented...Tags: Waterbury, Assault, Sexual Misconduct, FBI, Lawyers
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'Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game
Ed Boon was pulling punches. I could tell immediately: Why else would Aquaman be wiping the floor with Batman? Not to mention, I was playing Ed Boon in a video game, a fighting game, that Ed Boon, the king of the fighting-game genre, created. The game...
Tags: Midway Games Inc., Herb Kohl, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Gaming Industry, Times Square
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Holy Food!: Kosher and Its Imitators in Connecticut
What exactly is kosher? The short answer is a religious certification given to any cooked or processed food that an observant Jew is permitted to eat. A satisfying answer in detail is not easy, so a visual aid may help: picture three identical matzo...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Passover Seder, Waterbury, Egypt, Holidays
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