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BENNINGTON - Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin laid out a string of priorities for the upcoming legislative session Tuesday that will require significant cooperation from the incoming Obama administration.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Larkin Forney doesn’t have the most conventional background: He’s a convicted sex offender and drunken driver, a head injury victim and a marijuana legalization advocate.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain carried Kentucky, and Barack Obama countered with a Vermont victory as he bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, first spoils in the race for the White House.
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain claimed early victories in Kentucky, West Virginia and South Carolina, while Democratic rival Barack Obama took Vermont, television networks projected, as polls began closing in the Eastern part of the country.
With months of campaigning, debates and sometimes bitter exchanges behind them, Vermont's major candidates for governor sought to end on an up note Monday in voter-rich Chittenden County.
Excitement on Election Day 2008 in Vermont wasn't restricted to voters standing in long lines at crowded polling places or ebullient candidates thanking all the voters who supported them. From the pride of a first-time voter in Chittenden County's smallest town to an enterprising group of soon-to-be-voters at a Burlington Catholic school, the buzz over one of the most energized elections in ...
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) - With polls now closing on the East Coast on this historic Election Day, CBS News projects that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will win the state of Vermont, while Republican rival John McCain will win the states of Kentucky, South Carolina and West Virginia.
MONTPELIER -- Democrats across the country were hoping to ride Sen. Barack Obama's coattails into office Tuesday, but that may not have been the case here in Vermont. ... - By Daniel Barlow Vermont Press Bureau
According to Chapter II, Section 47 of the Vermont Constitution: "The voters of each town shall, on the day of election for choosing Representatives to attend the General Assembly, bring in their votes for Governor, with the name fairly written, to the Constable, who shall seal them up, and write on them, Votes for Governor, and deliver them to the ...
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Brattleboro Town Clerk Annette Cappy doesn't know what to expect at the polls Tuesday. But if early voting is any indication, it will be busy. "We have had record numbers of people already voting," she said Monday. "I expect we'll have some lines, hopefully they won't be too long." ... - By LISA RATHKE The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- John McCain carried Kentucky, and Barack Obama countered with a victory in Vermont on Tuesday night as he bid to become the first black president. Democrats gained a Senate seat, the first of several they had in...
