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Joe Lieberman

US Senator John McCain (R) speaks as Senator Joseph Lieberman (L) looks on during a press conferences at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on May 31, 2012. McCain and Lieberman said it was time to arm Syria's opposition as they expressed disgust over a massacre last week blamed on government forces. McCain, a Republican, is in Malaysia along with the independent Lieberman for a brief visit that included a meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak on May 29.

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About Joe Lieberman

Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. Lieberman was first elected to the United States Senate in 1988, and was elected to his fourth term on November 7, 2006. In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Lieberman was the Democratic candidate for Vice President, running with presidential nominee Al Gore, becoming the first Jewish candidate on a major American political party presidential ticket. He and his running mate won the popular vote, but ultimately failed to gain the electoral votes needed to win the heavily controversial election. Lieberman ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate while he was also Gore's running mate, and he was re-elected by the voters of Connecticut. He attempted to become the Democratic nominee in the 2004 Presidential election, but was unsuccessful.

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