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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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Internet Kill Switch Here? Lieberman Bill Causes Worry
FOX CTShould the president be given emergency powers to control the Internet in a crisis? The recent Internet shut-off in Egypt has some wondering whether legislation recently introduced by Joe Lieberman and other senators hands the government a "kill switch."...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Laws, WTIC, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Intelligence report identified vulnerability before Boston bombing
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON _ Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line of the race as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that extremists may use "small scale...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Tribune Company, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports
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EDITORIAL: Digging for answers
Boston HeraldThe body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev has finally been buried. But questions about the troubling lack of information-sharing among law enforcement agencies before the Boston Marathon bombing -- and questions about Tsarnaev's six-month sojourn to Russia and his...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Michael T. McCaul, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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BPD commish: Feds didn't share intel on Tamerlan until he was dead
Boston HeraldBoston Police Commissioner Edward Davis testified before Congress today that federal officials didn't share their intelligence on Boston marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsanaev until days after pictures of the alleged terrorists surfaced. Davis told...Tags: Laws, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Giordano Seeks To Have Conviction Overturned
The Hartford CourantFormer Waterbury Mayor Philip A. Giordano's effort to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two young girls continued Monday in federal court, where his lawyer argued that his previous defense attorney failed to do everything he could to show...Tags: Punishment, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Prosecution
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Ex alcalde de Waterbury, Giordano, pretende anular condenas federales de asalto sexual
El Hartford CourantEl esfuerzo del ex alcalde de Waterbury, Philip A. Giordano, para revocar su condena por agredir sexualmente a dos niñas continúa el lunes en una corte federal en Bridgeport. Su abogado, Aaron Romano de Bloomfield, argumentará que el abogado que...Tags: Waterbury, FBI
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Former Waterbury Mayor Giordano Seeks To Overturn Federal Sex Assault Convictions
The Hartford CourantFormer Waterbury Mayor Philip A. Giordano's effort to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two young girls continues Monday in federal court in Bridgeport. His lawyer, Aaron Romano of Bloomfield, will argue that the lawyer who represented...Tags: Sex Crimes, Punishment, Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants
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'Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game
Ed Boon was pulling punches. I could tell immediately: Why else would Aquaman be wiping the floor with Batman? Not to mention, I was playing Ed Boon in a video game, a fighting game, that Ed Boon, the king of the fighting-game genre, created. The game...
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Holy Food!: Kosher and Its Imitators in Connecticut
What exactly is kosher? The short answer is a religious certification given to any cooked or processed food that an observant Jew is permitted to eat. A satisfying answer in detail is not easy, so a visual aid may help: picture three identical matzo...
Tags: Passover Seder, Pickles, West Haven, Arts and Culture, Middletown
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Cyber attacks on banks resume, targeting Chase
A wave of bank cyber attacks has resumed, with many JPMorgan Chase & Co. customers unable to access their Internet banking accounts. Chase’s online systems, under attack all day Tuesday, were still not completely operational by evening. “We&...
Tags: Banking, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Networking and Internet, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp.
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Goodbye, Joe Lieberman
After 24 years in the U.S. Senate, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the first and only Jewish politician nominated to a national major party ticket, in 2000, had some advice to his colleagues in a farewell speech Wednesday on the Senate floor. To break the...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, George W. Bush, John McCain, Parties and Movements, Ned Lamont
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Too many people who should not have guns do
On the day after the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., police in Newport Beach, Calif., took a man into custody for allegedly firing more than 50 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun in the parking lot of a shopping mall. He aimed...
Tags: Lobbying, Lauderdale Lakes, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Bob McDonnell
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