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Sen. Joe Lieberman warns that allowing detainees the right to a civilian trial would be affording them rights they simply do not deserve.

Federal investigators had no trouble smuggling bomb-making materials past ill-trained and poorly supervised guards at federal buildings, senators were told at a hearing Wednesday.

A proposed reform to the manner in which foreign detainees are tried will ensure that prisoners receive treatment more in line with the U.S. judicial system, said military officials during their testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday.

When John Orman learned that in the wake of a primary defeat, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman formed a new political party -- the Connecticut for Lieberman Party -- that neither the senator nor anyone else had joined, he decided to turn his disgust into a humorous political indictment.

Lieberman: 'We've hit bottom' By CHASE WRIGHT Hour Staff Writer STAMFORD -- The state has hit the bottom of this recession and is beginning its climb back up, but the country as a whole is still on a collision course for disaster, Sen.

Hmm...well, just knock me over with a feather : U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has a bipartisan group of senators ready to help pass health care reform - minus a government-run insurance plan.

Ned Lamont , who beat Sen. Joseph Lieberman in a Democratic Senate primary but lost the general election to him in 2006, is considering running for governor, reports the New London Day .

Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher journeyed to Washington, D.C., June 24 to show his support for amending the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which is the source of the stimulus dollars starting to flow from federal coffers.

President Barack Obama should avoid a a oetit-for-tata with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Irana s election dispute, and maintain focus on the longer-term U.S. interest in curbing the regimea s nuclear program, two former top Clinton administration officials said.

Monday, 22 June 2009, 11:36 am Column: Jason Leopold The Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure on Wednesday evening to block the release of photos depicting US soldiers abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.

New Jersey Blogger Arraigned Education West Hartford Movie Night Five Years of War Opinion Transportation by CTNewsjunkie Staff June 22, 2009 6:10 PM Posted to Congress Love Makes a Family conducted a survey of Connecticut's Congressional delegation to find out where they stand on the Defense of Marriage Act.

Federal investigators say the government's next-generation radiation detectors are only marginally better at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already at U.S. ports, but would cost more than twice as much.

With gay leaders, government officials, and Vice President Joe Biden standing beside him in the White House Oval Office, President Obama Wednesday signed a presidential memorandum granting a limited number of federal employee benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers.

The top Democrat on the Senate committee that oversees federal inspectors general said Thursday that the White House had "ample justification" to fire AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin.

President Barack Obama is congratulated by Franklin E. Kameny, right, after delivering brief remarks and signing a Presidential Memorandum regarding federal benefits and non-discrimination during a ceremony in the White House Oval Office, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, in Washington.

Senator Joseph Lieberman says that "just as the leaders of Iran are being tested, so too are the leaders of the rest of the countries of the world." As Iranians continue to protest the handling of their country's June 12 presidential election, reaction to the vote continues to pour in from around the world.

The Senate on Wednesday agreed to prohibit the release of photos depicting the abuse of detainees by U.S. troops, clearing a choke point to congressional approval of a $106 billion war-spending bill.

The national service agency's inspector general, fired by President Barack Obama, disputed on Wednesday claims from the White House that he was "confused" and "disoriented" at an agency meeting.

The Senate yesterday struck down a measure that would allow employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System to get credit for unused sick leave when they retire.

MSNBC host David Shuster on Monday assailed independent Senator Joe Lieberman as a hypocrite for daring to compliment Barack Obama after opposing some of the President's policies.