Joe Lieberman

Intelligence report identified vulnerability before Boston bombing

2013-05-09 10:50:00

WASHINGTON -- 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...

Cyber attacks on banks resume, targeting Chase

2013-03-13 06:00:00

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&...

Countering cyber threats

2013-02-21 00:00:00

In what has become a depressingly familiar ritual, computer security experts revealed this week that hackers with apparent ties to a foreign government — in this case, the Chinese military — had "systematically stolen hundreds of terabytes...

2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript

2013-02-12 18:00:00

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...

Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic

2013-02-12 19:42:00

Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...

A primer for the 113th Congress

2013-01-03 03:00:00

WASHINGTON – With the “fiscal cliff” averted despite the failure to solve key budget issues, the 112th Congress will close out its widely criticized term and the 113th Congress will be sworn in Thursday. The outgoing Congress was...

Jon Stewart picks apart conservative case against gay marriage

2012-12-14 10:52:00

“The Daily Show” broadcast its last new episode of 2012 on Thursday night, and Jon Stewart closed the year by looking forward – specifically, to the two historic gay marriage cases going before the Supreme Court in 2013. Stewart...

Report faults State Department, intelligence for Benghazi failures

2012-12-31 10:26:00

WASHINGTON – The fatal attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 was the culmination of a series of oversights and security failures, marking a “grievous mistake” by the State Department, according to a new Senate...

Weekend Talk Shows for Dec. 22-23: Placido Domingo; Ben Affleck; Adele

2012-12-21 20:00:00

SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Annual political awards. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY Today Holiday travel; shopping after Christmas; holiday potluck. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC Good Morning...

Dislodging Obamacare

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Republicans believed a Mitt Romney win would seal Obamacare's fate. Democrats — or rather, the lonely two-fifths of Americans who support the president's beleaguered healthcare law — believed an Obama win would secure its future. Both sides...

Statehood for District of Columbia could get another look

2012-12-21 06:05:00

WASHINGTON -- Hail to the 51st state. Statehood for the District of Columbia is a long way off, but retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) has introduced the New Columbia Admissions Act to put the issue on the front burner on Capitol Hill. "It is...

McCain softens opposition to Rice, open to Benghazi explanation

2012-11-25 10:18:00

WASHINGTON – The top Republican leading the fight against Susan Rice as the new secretary of State softened his opposition and said Sunday he was open to hearing her explain why she declared the burning of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya,...

Statehood for the District of Columbia is a long way off, but retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) has introduced legislation to move the issue forward on Capitol Hill.

2012-12-19 00:00:00

Groton, CT August 24, 2005 Sen. Christopher Dodd, left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, share a laugh with Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, standing behind them, and next to John Markowicz, Chairman of the Sub Base Realignment Coalition, during a press conference at the Hampton Inn in Groton.

2012-12-18 00:00:00

"The Kiss" button, depicting a kiss exchanged between Joe Lieberman and President George W. Bush, is displayed at the top of the dumpjoe.com web page. Courtesy dumpjoe.com.

2012-12-18 00:00:00