Discord Between Democrats Apparent Over Iraq
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"What a colossal mistake it would be for America's bipartisan political leadership to choose this moment in history to lose its will and, in the famous phrase, to seize defeat from the jaws of the coming victory," Lieberman wrote.
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Anti-war drumbeat dividing Democrats
(Washington Times) Democrats' demands for a speedy military pullout from Iraq threaten to raise the soft-on-national-security issue and could hurt the party's chances in next year's elections, political analysts say.
Lieberman Wins Republican Friends, Democratic Enemies With Support for War
(Washington Post) Five years ago, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman was one of President Bush's arch political rivals. Now many in his party complain that he sounds more like Bush's running mate.
Lieberman's Iraq Stance Brings Widening Split With His Party
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (NYT) - Five years after running as the vice-presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket and a year after his own presidential bid, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut has become an increasingly unwelcome figure within his party, with some Democrats seeing him more as a wayward son than a favorite son.
Lieberman's Pro-War Views Concern Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Joe Lieberman's staunch stay-the-course defense of President Bush's Iraq policies isn't winning him any friends among fellow Democrats. Lieberman's pro-war views may be winning him praise from a grateful White House, but some Democratic colleagues see him as undercutting...
Democrats Divided on Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. (National Ledger) -- President Bush surprised well-heeled supporters Monday at an unannounced fund-raiser at a rented house in the Georgetown section of Washington by spending more than a third of his 45-minute speech on immigration.
TENSION: Divisive
GRAVITY: Status quo
Tags: current events, politics, News, terrorism, Middle East, White House, Iraq, war, Republicans, Democrats
COMMENTARYProvided for your enjoyment, a selection of stories bubbling up in the mainstream media in spite of itself.
NEWSLINE
"What a colossal mistake it would be for America's bipartisan political leadership to choose this moment in history to lose its will and, in the famous phrase, to seize defeat from the jaws of the coming victory," Lieberman wrote.
NEWSBYTES
Anti-war drumbeat dividing Democrats
(Washington Times) Democrats' demands for a speedy military pullout from Iraq threaten to raise the soft-on-national-security issue and could hurt the party's chances in next year's elections, political analysts say.
Lieberman Wins Republican Friends, Democratic Enemies With Support for War
(Washington Post) Five years ago, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman was one of President Bush's arch political rivals. Now many in his party complain that he sounds more like Bush's running mate.
Lieberman's Iraq Stance Brings Widening Split With His Party
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (NYT) - Five years after running as the vice-presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket and a year after his own presidential bid, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut has become an increasingly unwelcome figure within his party, with some Democrats seeing him more as a wayward son than a favorite son.
Lieberman's Pro-War Views Concern Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Joe Lieberman's staunch stay-the-course defense of President Bush's Iraq policies isn't winning him any friends among fellow Democrats. Lieberman's pro-war views may be winning him praise from a grateful White House, but some Democratic colleagues see him as undercutting...
Democrats Divided on Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. (National Ledger) -- President Bush surprised well-heeled supporters Monday at an unannounced fund-raiser at a rented house in the Georgetown section of Washington by spending more than a third of his 45-minute speech on immigration.
TENSION: Divisive
GRAVITY: Status quo
Tags: current events, politics, News, terrorism, Middle East, White House, Iraq, war, Republicans, Democrats
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