Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.The President returns from Asia today. Soon, but not before Thanksgiving, he's going to let us know his plans for Afghanistan.
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The Long Debate

Ezra Klein interviews Greg Koger, the author of an upcoming book on the filibuster. Koger: The benefit to the majority can be that public attention focuses.
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Will Sen. Joe Lieberman Sink Health Care Reform?

Joe Lieberman (I-/Prudential) now threatens to support a Republican filibuster of health care reform if the Democratic bill includes a public option as it currently does.
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Health insurance reform moves to the Senate: Battle looms over public option

Ever painful Joe Lieberman, who has had taxpayer funded health insurance for most of his adult life, is threatening to filibuster any Senate bill that includes a public option.
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Shorter White House Meme: "Stupak Amendment Stays In, But Woo-Hoo! Send In Money!"

File this recent email under "you have GOT to be kidding me"...

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Delaware's Senator Ted Kaufman: Legislator of the Day

Interesting doings yesterday at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which you can view here.
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Senate ENDA Hearing Liveblog This Morning

Tuesday night's loss in Maine for marriage equality was very disappointing, losing by about 5 percentage points, but the ENDA-like non-discrimination ordinance won in Kalamazoo by an amazing 30 percentage points.
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Indiana's Senator Evan Bayh: Legislator of the Day

Last night's loss in Maine for marriage equality was very disappointing, losing by about 5 percentage points, but the ENDA-like non-discrimination ordinance won in Kalamazoo by an amazing 30 percentage points.
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WV's Senator Jay Rockefeller: Legislator of the Day

Big news! The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has just announced its witness list.
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A New LGBT Advocate Is Emerging in the US Senate

From New York's Gay City News:"For himself, I think, he’s going to take all the time he believes he needs in order to be successful, because it’s all about being successful.
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RachelWatch: Rachel Would Still Like a Word with Joe Lieberman

Joe Lonely Rachel started us off with the breaking news that Senator Evan Bayh (D – Indiana) is backing way off of his apparent threat to join a filibuster to stop debate of the health care bill.
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Conrad urges Dem Senators to vote to bring health care bill to the floor

Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), and a key moderate in the health care debate, today urged his Senate Democratic colleagues to vote to bring the health care bill to the Senate floor - i.
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Everything you always wanted to know about "cloture" but were afraid to ask

Matt Browner-Hamlin at SEIU does a great job explaining what "cloture" is in the Senate, also known as breaking a filibuster.
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Ohio Senator George Voinovich: Legislator of the Day

Ohio is a key state in the fight for ENDA.

Senator Voinovich is a fair-minded Republican who seems to be leaning yes on ENDA.
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RachelWatch: Just Joe Away

Joe No! Rachel started us off with a look at Senator Joe Lieberman (I – Connecticut), who has announced that he would cross party lines (he caucuses with the Democrats and owes his Homeland Security chairmanship to them) to filibuster any health care bill with a public option.
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Just because they say they don't like the bill, doesn't mean they'll vote for a filibuster

SEIU compiled some compelling examples of how Democratic Senator Evan Bayh (D-OH) has voted for cloture (i.
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Tell IN Senator Lugar: No Small Business Will Be Harmed In The Making of This Law

Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana is concerned about supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act because of potential impacts on small businesses.
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RachelWatch: Senator Lieberman Swings

Today: Joe Lieberman threatens a filibuster, our infrastructure gets an upgrade, and you’re probably being bugged right now.
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Maddow Vs. Joe Lieberman

Follow the bouncing ball as insurance stocks rollercoastered yesterday on the news that Sen. Joe Lieberman would filibuster against a public option.
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #560: Lieberman Filibuster Edition

JOE LIEBERMAN: Says he'll join Republican filibuster against public option. RACHEL MADDOW: On the Lieberman filibuster plans, with Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake.
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