Lieberman attempted to lessen the restrictions placed by the bill, including making all standards optional. Originally, Lieberman, who is chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and has worked for years on passing cyber security legislation, made the standards mandatory and gave the government the power to enforce them (Schmidt). Lieberman and McCain, who were once close allies within the Senate, recently had several heated arguments about McCain's opposition to the bill. Lieberman questioned how McCain would react if the nation ever did suffer from a cyber a...

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Both Dean and Lieberman are supporters of abortion. ... Lieberman has continually voted against bills that would outlaw abortion, or the doctors who perform the procedure. ... Curry, Tom. " Liberal Dean, Conservative Lieberman are both really in mainstream." ...

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman stated in 2000 that Republican George W. ... After Lieberman's statements, for months, Democrats questioned if the 54-year-old son of former President George Bush had the ability and experience needed to be president. Nine days to go before Election Day, Lieberman flatly and publicly made that declaration. ... "He has authorized his surrogates to take this campaign to new lows," Fleischer told reporters when asked about Lieberman's comments, adding: "I think you're seeing in the final week, a very negative, divisive and b...

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McCain's first picks were Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, or his close friend and overseas advisor, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut; an assumption proven when Lieberman received a choice speaking spot at the Republican National Convention. The problem with those choices, of course, was their pro-choice stance which annoyed conservative Christians - many of whom promised to disrupt the convention if either Lieberman of Ridge were chosen. ...

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(McDonald, p1) Also, the endorsement and high turn-out of the labor unions, the millions of dollars spent by independent organizations running commercials and ads in areas they showed would most aid Gore, Gore and Lieberman's speeches and activity and Gore's success in the third debate contributed to Gore success. ...

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