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Op-Ed: 9/11 Legacy is Vigilance
09.06.11 at 12:57 PM
The Hartford Courant
By JOE LIEBERMAN
Super Bowl Sunday, 2010, was just the kind of day on which we might have let our guard down. At 11:17 a.m. a violent explosion, audible 30 miles away, tore apart the Kleen Energy Systems power plant in Middletown.
An army of rescue teams, law enforcement officers and investigators from local, state, out-of-state and federal agencies rushed to the plant in a well-coordinated response. The fire quickly was brought under control, victims taken to hospitals and an initial determination was made that the explosion was an accident and not a terrorist attack.
That quick, comprehensive and effective response would not have occurred before Sept. 11, 2001. Since then, in Connecticut and nationally, there has been extensive planning, equipping, training and coordinating across agencies and levels of government so we are ready for disaster — whether caused by acts of nature, terrorists or industrial accidents... Read More »Highlights: Chaz and AJ live from Washington, DC
06.17.11 at 11:19 AM
On Thursday, June 16th, WPLR's Chaz and AJ broadcasted live from Senator Lieberman's Washington, DC office. Listen to a few of the highlights:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discusses his relationship with Senator Lieberman
General Ray Odierno, Commander of United States Joint Forces Command, joins Senators McCain and Lieberman
Trivia with the Connecticut Congressional delegation
View photos of the event here.... Read More »Politico: Lieberman mentors GOP freshmen
05.25.11 at 10:37 AM
By Scott Wong
May 25, 2011
As Joe Lieberman winds down his two-decade career in the Senate, the onetime Democratic vice presidential nominee is reaching out to an unlikely group to help seal his political legacy: freshman Republicans.
Behind the scenes and in front of the cameras, the retiring foreign policy hawk is grooming, mentoring and partnering with a handful of GOP freshmen to ensure that, long after he’s left the Senate, his vision for America’s role abroad survives.
Reaching across the aisle is nothing new for Lieberman, who stood on the stage at the 2008 Republican National Convention and endorsed John McCain, making his choice of mentees — including Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Mark Kirk and Marco Rubio — a fresh reminder of how the former Democratic stalwart managed to find himself a near pariah among liberals.
At a recent news conference, Lieberman stood shoulder to shoulder with Ayotte (R-N.H.), promoting legislation... Read More »
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