Iraq Puts Seat of Senator Joe Lieberman in Jeopardy

To the Point

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🗓️ 10 July 2006

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Joe Lieberman coasted to an easy reelection victory six years ago, when he was also on the ballot as Al Gore's running mate. But now, his ardent support for the war in iraq has made him Public Enemy Number One among left-wing Internet bloggers who are targeting him for defeat in next month's Connecticut primary election. Will division's over the war hurt the party's chances of reclaiming Congress in November? And could there be ramifications for the party's presidential hopes in '08? Conan Nolan guest hosts.Making News: Baghdad Erupts in Violence as Saddam Boycotts TrialSeven people were shot and killed on a bus today in a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad. The attack came a day after two car bombs exploded outside a Shiite mosque in the capital, killing at least 12. That attack came hours after Shiite gunmen went on a rampage in another Sunni neighborhood, killing at least 40. Dan Murphy is a staff writer for the Christian Science Monitor in Baghdad.Reporter's Notebook: Disputed Mexican Election Felt by US, Mexican AmericansIts historic second free presidential election has left Mexico bitterly divided along political lines. National Action Party candidate Felipe Calderon won only 220,000 votes of 41 million cast, but leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has demanded a recount, claiming fraud and voting irregularities. Political scientist Fernando Guerra considers the impact of election results on Mexican Americans and relations with the US.

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0:00.0	From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.
0:08.0	Iraq puts a moderate senator's seat in jeopardy.
0:14.8	I'm Conan Nolan of KNBC TV sitting in for Warren Olney, and this is to the point from Public Radio International,
0:21.2	a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.
0:24.3	Joe Lieberman coasted to an easy re-election victory six years ago,
0:27.5	but now his ardent support for the war in Iraq has made him public enemy number one among left-wing
0:32.5	bloggers who are targeting him for defeat in next month's primary election.
0:36.8	Will divisions over the war hurt the party's chances of reclaiming Congress in November?
0:40.8	And could there be ramifications for 2008?
0:43.8	On reporter's notebook later on, turmoil in Mexico,
0:46.7	leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
0:49.7	suggests there could be civil unrest if there's not a recount of last week's election.
0:54.6	First, the news.
1:00.3	Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio
1:06.1	International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John
1:10.8	D. and Catherine
1:11.6	T. MacArthur Foundation.
1:13.7	I'm Conan Nelan sitting in for Warren Alley, back with To the Point from PRI. In a moment,
1:19.0	next month's Connecticut Senate primary, Joe Lieberman in the fight of his political life against
1:23.6	a rival who has made the election a referendum on the war in Iraq.
1:31.6	On reporter's notebook, a winner has been declared in the Mexican presidential election,
1:36.4	but there are demands for a recount and protests of fraud by the losing leftist candidate.
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