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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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Former George Rogers Clark High School student wins lottery to attend VP debate
The Winchester SunThe day before the vice presidential debate at Centre College earlier this month, sophomore Jacob Moody was standing in front of the Norton Center for the Arts on the school’s campus with hundreds of classmates, waiting to learn who had been...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Teaching and Learning, Education, Joe Biden, Barack Obama
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Centre ready to shine in national spotlight for VP debate
dbrock@amnews.comIt will all be over in 90 minutes. “You stand out here in the midst of all this,” said Clarence Wyatt, Centre College history professor and vice-presidential debate steering committee chairman, pausing as he surveyed a landscape outside the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Science and Technology, Halloween
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Newtown plans burials as school's future debated
Associated PressNEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A grieving Connecticut town braced itself Monday to bury the first two of the 20 small victims of an elementary school gunman and debated when classes could resume ‚До and where, given the carnage in the building and the...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Dannel P. Malloy , Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Danbury
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Distinguished Centre alum to watch over vice-presidential debate in Danville
dbrock@amnews.comOne of Centre College’s most prestigious — and long deceased — alumni was paraded through campus Tuesday all the way to a prime spot at the Norton Center for the Arts, the site for Thursday’s vice-presidential debate. “The...Tags: Paul Ryan, Colleges and Universities, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges
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MAYBERRY UNDER SEIGE: Ramped-up debate security gives Danville new look, feel
tkleffman@amnews.comDanville recently won accolades from a website for being among the Top 10 Mayberry-like towns in America, and it’s not too difficult to see the parallels that connect that bucolic TV town of the 1960s to our fair city’s station in 2012....Tags: Paul Ryan, Andy Griffith, Walnuts, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Centre College students offer pledge of civility
dbrock@amnews.comCentre College students who conceived of a civility pledge when they wanted a more genial campus, will ask some high-powered leaders to follow their example during the vice presidential debate. “It was a student initiative that came out of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Cancer, Education, Joe Biden
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Hear ye, hear ye: Speakers Park in Danville offers chance to be heard during vice-presidential debate
dbrock@amnews.comThe prime time television slot during the Oct. 11 vice-presidential debate at Centre College is reserved for Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, but those with their own message will get their 15 minutes at Speakers Park. Designating an area for the public was...Tags: Paul Ryan, Colleges and Universities, U2 (music group), Education, Joe Biden
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'Thrill' on the bill: Debate poster touts Biden vs. Ryan
dbrock@amnews.comThe Oct. 11 vice-presidential debate at Centre College doesn’t feature a rematch, but the prize-fight themed vice-presidential debate poster the college will unveil today represents a sequel of sorts. The poster declares the debate “Thrill in...Tags: Paul Ryan, Colleges and Universities, Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, Elections
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The debate that almost wasn't
dbrock@amnews.comLes Fugate couldn’t win. It was a few months before the 2000 vice-presidential debate that would shine an international spotlight on his beloved alma mater, and the presidential ticket he supported was backing out of the event. Shortly after Fugate...Tags: Republican Party, Government, Dick Cheney, Elections, Politics
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FEELING THE BUZZ: As debate approaches, student politicos gear up to big show
dbrock@amnews.com IIt's hard to imagine a more enticing opportunity for political aspirants of any age than an event combining a national race, a national audience and the chance to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in government and media. For many on campus,...Tags: Tampa, Parties and Movements, Teaching and Learning, 2012 Republican National Convention, Ernie Fletcher
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GUEST COLUMN: The VP is just a heartbeat away
Contributing WriterEvery four years there’s a big to-do in the media about whom the Democratic or Republican candidate is going to choose for his running mate. Of course, the incumbent president usually goes with his incumbent vice president. Their choices are of...Tags: Defense, Michigan Wolverines, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joe Biden, Lyndon B. Johnson
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UPDATED: Obama wins reelection over Romney
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Parties and Movements, Meat Loaf, Dan Maffei, White House
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