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By a fairly decisive margin, the Senate Democrats have decided to make nice with Joe Lieberman:

WASHINGTON — Sen.

Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign.

The Connecticut independent will lose a minor panel post as punishment for criticizing Obama this fall.

AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman appears increasingly likely to hold onto his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as he meets Tuesday with Democratic colleagues unhappy over his vocal support for GOP nominee John McCain during this year's presidential campaign.

They’ll be replaced by David Gregory…

McCain gained one since yesterday to tighten this up to a statistical tie.

Co-host Renee Montagne and NPR News Analyst Juan Williams talk about the latest developments in John McCain's presidential campaign: the presumptive GOP nominee's most recent fundraising efforts and the results of a Newsweek poll that shows his Democratic rival ahead by a significant margin.

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Lots of polling today, and most of it favoring Obama in traditional swing states and at least one Republican stronghold.

The numbers…
McCain - 45%
Obama - 41%

The popular former Democratic governor of Virginia signals he wants to make a name for himself in the Senate instead, and that makes a lot of sense for his long term presidential prospects.