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...Jeffords has been feeling increasingly isolated in the Republican caucus, and he's suffered slights from the Bush White House, including veiled threats to Vermont's dairy interests. He's also pointedly not been invited to high-profile ceremonies, like the Teacher of the Year awards honoring a Vermont schoolteacher...
...knows this move won't hurt him politically - Vermont has a rich history of electing political independents...
...Education, Labor and Pensions committee, but that would involve some shuffling. Senior Democrats would also benefit from the party switch; they'd take control of Senate committees. Senator Ted Kennedy is slated to take over as head of the Education committee; and possibly Patrick Leahy, who is also from Vermont, could be expected to head up the Judiciary committee...
...Environment and Public Works GOP chair: Robert Smith, New Hampshire Democratic chair: Harry Reid, Nevada, or James Jeffords, Vermont Effect of change: This was one of the Democrats? key bargaining tools with Jeffords, whose environmental stance is far more moderate than ultraconservative Smith...
...Health, Education, Labor and Pensions GOP chair: James Jeffords, Vermont Democratic chair: Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts Effect of change: Slim possibility of Jeffords maintaining this chair, although that could be very disruptive; Kennedy would be pushed out, possibly to Judiciary, where he would displace Vermont?s Patrick Leahy...