From the Liebster: So that," he said of the war, "is just one stand that I have."
California Democrats have been a tough audience lately for pro-war candidates. At the state party convention in Sacramento three weeks ago, activists shrieked their approval for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's anti-war message. They booed war supporter Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, and when Lieberman sent a videotape in his own place, they booed the video.
Early fund-raising figures out this week show Lieberman's first-quarter results at $3 million, behind Edwards' $7.4 million,Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's $7 million and Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt's $3.6 million. Link
April 5 U.S. officials tell NBC News they believe an overnight airstrike has killed the man known as Chemical Ali, a cousin of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and commander of Iraqs southern front. Meanwhile, leaders of the ruling Baath Party in Iraqs second city Basra fear public reprisals and were seeking to negotiate a surrender to British military forces besieging the city, a pan-Arab newspaper reported. Complete story