Word: vermonter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite his parlous political condition, Bush continued to sound his uncertain trumpet on behalf of Republican candidates. A few gave a polite "thanks, but no thanks" to his offers of assistance, a sure sign of slippage. Vermont Representative Peter Smith even used a presidential appearance on his behalf to dissociate himself from Bush's policies. But most G.O.P. candidates stood dutifully beside their President, smiled and hoped for the best. None could accuse Bush of shirking. From May Day to Election Day, he made more than 100 stops for 63 candidates and helped raise about $80 million in campaign funds...
...rural state like Vermont, Bernie Sanders carries heavy political baggage. His native Brooklyn bray grates on Yankee ears. Worse yet, he is a socialist. And he struck out in previous tries at statewide office. Yet the four-term former mayor of Burlington last week was elected the first independent Congressman in decades. Why? While Sanders rails raucously against huge corporations and tax breaks for the wealthy, Vermonters finally realized that his revolutionary bark has little bite. He ran Burlington efficiently, pushing nothing much more radical than a decree that 10% of all city-funded trade jobs go to women. Also...
Moving to the national stage as Vermont's only Congressman, Sanders said he will oppose any offensive U.S. military operation in the Persian Gulf and will call for a five-year, 50% slash in defense spending. His soak-the-rich tax ideas will be welcomed by many Democrats. The apparent message from Vermont: let's shake things up in Washington...
...three months. Bush refused to commit himself. Although the Constitution gives only Congress the authority to declare war, Bush, like several recent Presidents, claims the right to use military force on his own. "Nobody asked the President to rule out a military option," said Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont after the leaders conferred with Bush. "But many of us told him to make sure that we don't use the military option out of impatience...
...Vermont...