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WASHINGTON — An independent senator counted on by Democrats in the health-care debate showed signs of wavering Sunday when he urged President Barack Obama to postpone many initiatives because of the poor economy.
“I’m afraid we’ve got to think about putting a lot of that off until the economy’s out of recession,” said Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. “There’s no reason we have to do it all now, but we do have to get started. And I think the place to start is cost-health-delivery reform and insurance-market reforms.”
The Senate needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. Lieberman had been expected to be among the 60. He appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
