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Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., is prominent among Republicans and Democrats who are trying to form a centrist group under the banner "No Labels." Sen. Lieberman has spent years cultivating a moderate image, but his constituents know him as a political chameleon. He's reliable on national defense and foreign policy, but on domestic issues, he's on the side his polling or ambition places him: He was for school vouchers and an avowed enemy of Hollywood sleaze as a senator from flinty Connecticut, but as Al Gore's running mate in 2000, he opposed school choice and went to Hollywood, hat in hand,...

Democratic Presidential hopefuls Wesley Clark and Joe Lieberman each announced this weekend that they would not compete in the January 19th Iowa Caucuses. Instead, each plans to focus on other early contest primary states. "We have made the decision that we don't have the time or the money to compete there," said Clark's spokesperson. Clark believes that Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt are too well organized for Clark to be competitive against them in the state. "After much consultation, we decided to focus our resources on where they will prove most effective," said Lieberman's campaign manager. Lieberman is opening four...