http://www.jewsweek.com/News/franken-takes-on-lieberman-as-tensions-builds-in-senate/ Tensions stemming from the prolonged debate on health care flared Thursday afternoon when Democratic Sen. Al Franken, who was the presiding officer, refused to let Sen. Joe Lieberman finish his speech on the senate floor.Lieberman, the bane of the Democratic Party’s liberal base because of his opposition to creating a public option and expanding Medicare, [...] Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:01:21 GMT en