Joe Lieberman

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut Independent, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, speaks Thursday during a news conference on Capitol Hill following the defeat of a cloture motion of the Defense Authorization Bill containing repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell"' provision. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut independent, said the president showed leadership in striking the deal. (Associated Press)

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., center, flanked by the the committee's ranking Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, during the committee's hearing on the military Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., center, listens to comments by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, to push for the repeal of the military Don't Ask Don't Tell rule. Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del. is at right.

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The Senate Armed Services Committee's ranking Republican, Sen. John McCain, left, R-Ariz., left, accompanied by fellow committee members, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walk to a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, to discuss the confirmation hearings for Gen. David Petraeus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Senate Armed Services Committee members, from left, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, to talk about confirmation hearings for Gen. David Petraeus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)