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The Connecticut independent’s support for the Iraq war and his tireless campaigning for McCain made a lot of enemies in his former party. But when Democrats are close to a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, bygones will be bygones.

When Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)  meets on Capitol Hill today with Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, the big question will be whether Lieberman, an ardent John McCain backer, will be cut off entirely from the Democratic caucus. What’s almost certain, though, is that Lieberman will lose his chairmanship of the Senate oversight [...]

On Sunday, the eve of the Iraq war’s 5th anniversary, Sen. John McCain, the presumed GOP presidential nominee, arrived in Baghdad — accompanied by his good friend, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman. They have been traveling together a good deal recently, for the former running mate of Al Gore has been campaigning for McCain. In fact, [...]