Halkias: Obama-Clinton: risky poker?
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by award-winning journalist Telly Halkias. It first appeared in the Bennington Banner. An old saying about poker can easily apply to election politics: “If you lose your...
View ArticleCasey, Leahy call for independent investigation into possible war crimes by...
NEWS RELEASE — United States Congress January 29, 2013 Contact: April Mellody (Casey) 202-228-6367 David Carle (Leahy) 202-224-3693 In Letter to Secretary Clinton, Senators Call for Independent...
View ArticleKunin: Thank you, Hillary
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Gov. Madeleine Kunin, a Democrat and the first woman to serve as the governor of the state of Vermont. Thank you, Hillary. We thank you for eating all those airline...
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The Nation: Sanders says he is ‘prepared to run for President of the United...
Vermont’s 72-year-old junior senator told The Nation that he has begun meeting with political strategists, traveling to Southern states and entertaining the logistics of a run for president in 2016....
View ArticleStannard: Lies and the liars who tell them
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Stannard, a former lobbyist, who is still an author and musician. This piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner. OK, so where are we now? Over the span of...
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Pfeiffer: Hillary and me
Editor’s note: This article is by Bryan Pfeiffer, who from 1986 to 1998 was a reporter and editor for The Rutland Herald and The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. He is now a biologist, writer and writing...
View ArticleClinton draws on Vermont’s experience in fighting opioid abuse + video
LACONIA, N.H. — While Pete Cote, 32, lives in the heart of a state already in the midst of a vigorous political primary season, he said that none of the candidates has grasped his attention, or his...
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Environmentalists say Clinton’s late on Keystone pipeline stance
Gov. Peter Shumlin and Democratic presidential primary candidate Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire earlier this month. VTDigger photo The question of whether the United States should support the...
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Hillary Clinton’s state leadership team announced
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Hillary Clinton unveiled her Vermont leadership committee Friday, a list of politically powerful state...
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Clinton campaigns at Dartmouth College
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton talks with former New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch during Tuck’s Center for Global Business and Government Speaker Series at Spaulding Auditorium in...
View ArticleSanders calls for gun restrictions after “epidemic” of shootings
Following a number of high-profile mass shootings, Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is intensifying his call for “common sense” gun laws in America, hoping to shake off the image that he has not...
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After a summer of success, Sanders faces cold test in NH
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. Photo by Hilary Hess/Sanders campaign PLYMOUTH, N.H. — It almost felt like July or August here on Saturday, with green grass,...
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Sanders, Clinton clash over terrorism at final NH debate
Foreign policy questions dominated the debate on Saturday between Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger MANCHESTER, N.H. — Terrorism dominated the final Democratic...
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NH Primary: A Front Row Seat at the Media Circus
Presidential hopeful New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. VTDigger photo by Mark Johnson. Manchester, New Hampshire — I reached the Radisson Hotel in Manchester on Monday at dawn, hoping to catch some of...
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The behind-the-scenes battle for superdelegates
Bernie Sanders speaks to thousands in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Monday. Photo courtesy of the Sanders campaign. While the fight for the presidency plays out in public with primaries and caucuses, a...
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In Vegas, putting faith in politicians feels like a long shot
Bill, a Las Vegas resident who gave only his first name, paints a railing Friday outside The Mirage Hotel & Casino. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger LAS VEGAS — On the surface at least, everything...
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For Team Clinton, Vermont is about what it can salvage
Hillary Clinton supporters gather before a recent Burlington canvass. Photo courtesy of Clinton campaign Hometown hero Bernie Sanders is predicted to crush Hillary Clinton in the Vermont primary next...
View ArticleSue Prent: Questioning the Clintons’ progressive creds
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sue Prent, an artist/writer living in St. Albans who routinely blogs on Green Mountain Daily. She is self-employed by Pink House Studios, and works for Fairewinds...
View ArticleDan DeWalt: The realm of foreign policy
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dan DeWalt, an artisan and activist interested in democracy and the Constitution. He writes from South Newfane. As the race for the Democratic presidential...
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Bernie Briefing: Sanders looks past loss to Super Tuesday
Bernie Sanders embraces actor Danny Glover at a rally in South Carolina recently. (Editor’s note: “Bernie Briefing” is a weekly campaign-season look at how Vermont U.S. senator and Democratic...
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