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...believe Senator Tom Daschle or anyone else in the current Democratic Party leadership was smart enough to mastermind the political switch of Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont from the Republican Party [WASHINGTON POWER SHIFT, June 4]. The reason is simple. The Democrats haven't demonstrated such savvy in the past. If they had really been on the ball, they would have gone to President Clinton and told him to clean up his act rather than put the country through the agony of impeachment. If they had achieved that, their Jeffords story would at least be credible. It's a good...
When Crick graduated in 1988, he continued to work in the rowing world. He coached the Tufts crew, the Vermont women’s crew and served as the head coach at union. All the while, Crick worked on building better boats...
...realize how fortunate I am to live in the beautiful state of Vermont, where a large percentage of the public is willing to cast a vote for the individual and not simply vote for a party label. Jim Jeffords has repeatedly been returned to the Senate not because of party affiliation (and perhaps in spite of it) but because of who he is and the honor and integrity he brings to the office. JUDITH SCHEER Colchester...
...June 4 issue--and rejecting it at face value, shall we say--more than a handful of you thought we should have covered it differently. "While it may be true that it was President Bush who got whacked," an admirer of Senator Jeffords willingly conceded, "we in Vermont deserved a cover photo of Jim." A like-minded Virginian argued, "The real newsmaker and man of courage and character is Jim Jeffords, and he should have had top billing in this circus." "Bush is the one who didn't do anything that week," agreed a citizen of the President's home...
...reporting incorrectly stated that Jeffords announced his departure from the Republican Party in Montpelier, Vt. The press conference was in fact held in Burlington, Vt. The statement that most Vermont residents are registered as Independents was also incorrect; there is no party registration in Vermont. Our information on voter preference was based on opinion surveys. We regret the errors...