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U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman accused rival Democrat Ned Lamont of lying about him in a lively and sometimes raucous debate Monday night. The front-runners tussled over the accuracy of Lamont's campaign advertising in a debate televised statewide from the Garde Art Center in New London. It all started when Lamont said his campaign's television ads and direct mailings are 100 percent true when he responded to a panelist's question. "I am proud of the ads we are running, and I am happy to have anybody take a look at them," he said. Lieberman has seen Lamont's ads and he is...

According to this acticle dated Oct. 20, 2006 By ANDREW MIGA Associated Press Writer, "Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the party's 2004 presidential nominee, will campaign with Lamont next week.", I hope the Senator keeps his word.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Ned Lamont‘s campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, accusing Sen. Joe Lieberman of failing to account for $387,000 in petty cash his campaign spent days before the Democratic primary. The Lieberman campaign has denied any wrongdoing. Records must be kept of petty cash expenditures, Jepsen said. "Ned is starting to feel like he has nothing to lose and its increasingly clear that he‘ll now stop at nothing to win, including crazy charges of vote-buying and thuggery," Sun said in response to the complaint. The Lamont camp cited at least 10 petty cash...

HAMDEN, Conn. Oct 20, 2006 (AP)— Sen. Joe Lieberman has built a 17-point lead over Democratic challenger Ned Lamont, according to the first Quinnipiac University poll since the two faced off in a debate this week. Lieberman, running as an independent after losing the Aug. 8 Democratic primary to Lamont, leads the Greenwich businessman 52 percent to 35 percent among Connecticut likely voters in the poll released Friday. Republican Alan Schlesinger trailed with 6 percent, and 7 percent were undecided. A similar poll released on September 28 showed Lieberman with a 10-point lead. The debate between Lieberman and Lamont on...

HAMDEN, Conn. -- Sen. Joe Lieberman has increased his lead over Democratic challenger Ned Lamont to 17 percentage points, according to the first Quinnipiac University poll taken since the two faced off in a debate earlier this week. Lieberman, who is running as an independent after losing the Aug. 8 Democratic primary to Lamont, leads the Greenwich businessman 52 percent to 35 percent among likely voters in the poll released Friday.