Dr Susan Lieberman from Pew Environment Group said it was a big day for the convention.

BBC: Cites meeting votes to protect Oceanic whitetip shark

"It is really significant for Cites to come of age like this, " Dr Susan Lieberman told BBC News.

BBC: 'Historic' day for shark protection

"This demonstrates greater sophistication, organization and finance behind the illegal movement of ever larger volumes of ivory from Africa to Asia, " said Susan Lieberman, director of the World Wildlife Fund's Global Species Programme.

CNN: Elephants at risk from gangs, eBay

Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins, the chairman and ranking minority member, respectively, of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and especially that of Rep. Pete King, Sen.

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"We believe that taking additional time to achieve a bipartisan result is critical, " wrote senators Ben Nelson, Ron Wyden, Mary Landrieu, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and Joe Lieberman.

BBC: Obama warns against health delay

Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member of the committee, said the report does not adequately address the threat posed by violent Islamist extremism to the military.

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Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, would require companies to prove to the government that minimum security standards are in place, and would make that information subject to a government audit.

CNN: Homeland Security cites sharp rise in cyber attacks

Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee respectively have included important language in S. 1546, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Reauthorization Act of 2011.

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