Tension trails Lieberman back to Washington

Washington — What is the Senate majority leader to do with renegade Sen. Joseph Lieberman? Washington has been in knots this week over the status of Lieberman, the independent Democrat, who infuriated his Democratic colleagues with a speech critical of their presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, at the Republican National Convention. Would Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid strip Lieberman of his committee chairmanship? Should he? Or should Reid try to keep Lieberman in the Democratic fold, and protect his majority in the Senate, in the face of potential overtures from Republicans for Lieberman to switch parties? The drama hit a...

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