Hostile Takeover: Rival Joins Lieberman's Independent Party, Elects Himself Chairman...

Associated Press Stephen Singer January 3, 2007 10:21 PM

The party Sen. Joe Lieberman created to mount his independent re-election campaign has been seized by one of his critics, and the secretary of state's office said Wednesday that it won't challenge the takeover.

After the senator's Nov. 7 victory under the Connecticut for Lieberman Party banner, John Orman switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Connecticut for Lieberman and voted himself chairman.

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