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How I Became an Accidental Ron Paul Delegate in Vermont
My politics tilt to the left yet by a quirk, I became a Ron Paul delegate in Vermont. Here's how it happened.Just about everyone in Vermont thinks of himself or herself as an independent voter, includ ...
10 Jul, 2012
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Sen. Leahy to Appear in Batman: The Dark Knight Rises
The AP reports Sen. Patrick Leahy will make yet another appearance in a Batman movie with The Dark Knight Rises comes out this month. The Democrat from Vermont has previously appeared in 2007's The Da ...
10 Jul, 2012
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Texas: Sixth State To Say No Thanks To Medicaid Expansion
Governor Rick Perry of Texas joins a list of growing states who say they will refuse to implement Medicaid expansion in their states. The one-time presidential hopeful stated yesterday, “If anyone was ...
10 Jul, 2012
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Nuclear Power, Nuclear Submarines Targeted in Protests
Early Sunday morning in Scotland protesters serenaded workers arriving at the nuclear-armed Trident submarine base in Faslane. Later the same day in Vermont protestors serenaded ...
05 Jul, 2012
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Taser Deaths in Vermont: Time for a Moratorium
Taser deaths by police in Vermont and elsewhere clearly show that it is time for a moratorium on what the UN calls a "torture weapon."On the evening of June 20th in Thetford VT, Macadam Mason was just ...
05 Jul, 2012
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America Then & Now: 1790 Census to 2010 [INFOGRAPHIC]
July 4th, 2012 marks the United States’ 236th birthday. Although still a relatively young nation, the U.S. has transformed into an influential world power with a large and diverse population. The impl ...
04 Jul, 2012
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Vermont's Head Environmentalist \Can't Wait\ for Smart Meters
The head of Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) has published an almost giddy opinion piece, distributed statewide in support of the controversial wireless “smart meters” currently being insta ...
02 Jul, 2012
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Aging Vermont Yankee Nuke Target of Shutdown Protest July 1
In a perfect world, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear power plant would have shut down on schedule last March, the decommissioning fund would have been fully funded, and everyone in Vermont would be living g ...
30 Jun, 2012
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Ron Paul Delegate Count Rises from Romney Missteps and Frivolous Lawsuit
Last week, IVN commented on a lawsuit brought by alleged delegates to the Republican National Convention. The Republican National Committee, while stating that suit was frivolous at the same time orga ...
26 Jun, 2012
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Is It Time to Reform the Electoral College?
Following the controversies surrounding the presidential election of 2000, in which George W. Bush lost the popular vote but won the presidency, there was renewed interest in reforming the Electoral C ...
25 Jun, 2012
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