Michael Steele Drops Out Of Race For RNC Chairman; Reince Priebus Elected;...
Embattled Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele dropped out of the race today after the fourth round of balloting in a hotly contested race. After three more rounds, Reince Preibus of...
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Susan Bysiewicz To Run For U.S. Senate Seat Held By Joe Lieberman; Failed In...
Democrat Susan Bysiewicz is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by longtime incumbent Joseph Lieberman - almost two years before the 2012 election. Bysiewicz announced her intentions Tuesday morning...
View ArticleBysiewicz says she won't focus on "partisan attacks" but rather "what the...
Democrat Susan Bysiewicz jumped into the 2012 U.S. Senate race today, saying she wants to focus on job-creation and efforts to keep young people from leaving Connecticut. "After careful consideration...
View ArticleBysiewicz on the issues
Susan Bysiewicz' Senate candidacy is only a few hours old but she wasted no time in laying out the themes she intends to strike over the next 22 months. Among them: Ending U.S. involvement in...
View ArticleLieberman to announce decision tomorrow
Lieberman to Announce 2012 Decision in Stamford STAMFORD, CT - U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) will announce his plans for 2012 at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Marriott Hotel...
View ArticleLieberman To Reveal 2012 Plans Wednesday In Stamford; Insiders Say He Won't...
Amid growing speculation that he will not seek re-election in 2012, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's office said Tuesday afternoon that the Democrat-turned-independent will announce his intentions in Stamford...
View ArticleReading the tea leaves on Joe Lieberman
The blogosphere is abuzz about the future of Joementum. Kevin Rennie and Pat Scully were both quick to report that Lieberman will call it quits tomorrow. The senator's office isn't commenting but...
View ArticleFormer Gov. John Rowland on Democrat Susan Bysiewicz Entering U.S. Senate...
Former Gov. John G. Rowland says that Democrat Susan Bysiewicz obviously heard that U.S. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman will announce Wednesday that he will not seek re-election and "so she jumped in...
View ArticleLamont on Lieberman
Ned Lamont, the man who almost toppled Joe Lieberman in 2006, says unequivocally that he is not running for Senate in 2012. The Greenwich businessman says he was a bit surprised by news that Lieberman...
View ArticleLieberman Won't Run For Senate Again In 2012, Insiders Say
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has decided not to seek a fifth term in 2012, after seeing his popularity drop in polls in recent years, political insiders and a Lieberman aide said Tuesday -- and those...
View ArticleMore on the Lieberman decision
Senator Joseph Lieberman made up his mind not to seek reelection around Thanksgiving but delayed a public announcement for a number of reason, according to an aide who spoke on the condition of...
View ArticleConnecticut Pays Its Tourism Dues
Connecticut has paid its dues to the the tourism bureau Discover New England, meaning it's back in the regional tourism fold, the governor's office announced this morning.Under Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the...
View ArticleLieberman: "I've never shied away from a good fight and I never will"
Joseph I. Lieberman is retiring from the U.S. Senate when his term ends in 2012. "This was not an easy decision for me to make because I have loved serving in the Senate and I feel good about what i...
View Article'Why Did Lieberman Off Himself?'
That's the question writer Jonathan Chait asks, and suggests an answer to, in this short online article for The New Republic.
View ArticleLieberman supporters say he seems comfortable with his decision
Moments after Joe Lieberman delivered his retirement announcement at a Stamford hotel, his supporters were weighing in on the speech. Lieberman seems at ease with his decision to retire from the U.S....
View ArticleChris hearts Joe
They disagree on a host of important issues, from energy policy to taxes to the healthcare overhaul. Yet state Republican Chairman Chris Healy had nothing but praise for U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman....
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Ralph Nader on Joe Lieberman: "A Right-Wing Extremist On Everything Except...
Consumer activist Ralph Nader, who has tangled publicly with both Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman, is quite pleased that Lieberman will be leaving the U.S. Senate after 24 years. Democrats praised...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama On Joe Lieberman
President Barack Obama released the following statement on Sen. Joe Lieberman's announcement that he will not seek re-election to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. "I want to congratulate Senator Joe...
View ArticleReaction from Connecticut and around the nation on Sen. Joseph Lieberman's...
"Joe has spent four decades fighting for what he believes in on behalf of the people of Connecticut. From cracking down on polluters and deadbeat dads as Connecticut's Attorney General to his years of...
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