Joseph I. Lieberman
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Joseph I. Lieberman Lieberman
Members of a core group of lawmakers who raced over the past two weeks to find a compromise that could pass before Congress broke for recess said they were troubled by the outcome, which Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, Democrat of Connecticut, attributed to trivial issues and partisan backbiting. He said that it is very disappointing, but he shares the determination of his colleague to go forward.