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BENNINGTON -- Vermont's congressional delegation remains doubtful of a troop buildup in Afghanistan, despite efforts by President Barack Obama to lay out a new path to victory in an address to the American people. On Tuesday night, the president was hoping to sell a new strategy to a wary public and to members of his own political party that calls for an additional 30,000 troops in
BURLINGTON – Branding himself as a proud fiscal conservative in touch with the needs of work-a-day Vermonters, Sen. Phil Scott officially entered the race for lieutenant governor Tuesday night inside a hotel ballroom packed with applauding supporters. ... - By PETER HIRSCHFELD VERMONT PRESS BUREAU
MONTPELIER – James Leas thinks President Obama is making a "big mistake." ... - By DANIEL BARLOW VERMONT PRESS BUREAU
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.) said Tuesday that he plans to offer an amendment to repeal the health- insurance industry's antitrust status that would put Senate health-care overhaul legislation in line with the House version.
MONTPELIER, VT. — With the midterm election just under a year away, Sen. Patrick Leahy faces challengers from both the left and right, with two political newcomers saying major national reform is needed and must begin with removing Washington's entrenched political class.
(15 MILES NORTH OF BRATTLEBORO) We have gathered a wonderful selection of antique, country and custom furniture and accessories for this special holiday auction.
A new law says states have to send out absentee ballots to overseas voters at least 45 days before the election. So Democrats want to move the primary from September 14 to August 24.
by Daniel Barlow MONTPELIER, Vt. - The question Rep. Paul Poirier hears from Vermonters most is, "What the heck are you going to do about these premiums that keep going up and up?" Poirier, a Barre City state representative, has a long memory of health care reform. The former Democratic House Majority Leader, now an independent, was at the center of health care reform debates at the Statehouse ...
About 10 days ago, Carolyn Vermont, the first vice president of the Greater Bridgeport chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, got a phone call from the civil
BURLINGTON — Thursday night was the first time the five Democratic candidates met to compete publicly for the nomination to seek the Vermont governorship. ... - By LOUIS PORTER VERMONT PRESS BUREAU
MONTPELIER – Steve Larrabee has an ambitious plan for Vermont Republicans in 2010. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau
