Lieberman Rips Bush in Attempt to Woo Cuban Voters.

Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Byline: Peter Wallsten

Jul. 30--Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who hopes to woo traditionally Republican Cuban-American voters next year if he is the Democratic nominee for president, assailed President Bush Tuesday for an "abandonment of American values" in sending 12 Cuban boaters back to the island last week to serve prison time.

Lieberman's attack, delivered during a press conference sandwiched between South Florida fundraisers, marked the first push by a Democratic candidate for president to capitalize on a political rift within the Cuban exile community that has emerged in the days since the 12 suspected hijackers were sent back to Cuba.

While Lieberman is a supporter of the trade embargo with Cuba and has a history of close ties with exile leaders, his comments Tuesday underscored a broader push by national Democrats -- and several of the party's other presidential hopefuls -- to appeal to...

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