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...were declaring him all but unstoppable after Wednesday's joint endorsement by Stern's union and the 1.4 million-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). As recently as six months ago, the betting was not if but when Dean would flame out. But the former Vermont Governor has roared ahead by defying three early assumptions about the race. When the leading candidates believed it would be political suicide to oppose George Bush on national security, Dean unambiguously inveighed against the Iraq invasion and caught the Democratic Party's antiwar wave. While the others were dialing...
...June, MoveOn held what was billed as the first Internet presidential primary, and more than 317,000 members voted. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean grabbed the top spot with 44%--not quite the 50% MoveOn required to endorse a candidate but enough to give his candidacy the momentum it still enjoys. Dean's rivals grumbled that MoveOn had advised Dean on how to market himself to its members. Exley says the site had made the same offer to others, but "back then, the Dean campaign was the only one desperate enough to take...
Born on Aug. 20, 1923 in Proctor, Vt., Montgomery attended Middlebury College and the University of Vermont Medical School, Burlington. After finishing his internship in surgery, Montgomery joined the Navy and served as a battalion surgeon in the Korean War. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor for his service...
Recently retired Vermont coach Mike Gilligan said Welch was one of the best college defensemen he had seen. Boston College coach Jerry York said that Welch “is developing into one of the top rear guards in the country.” And at the end of last season, Welch was named a second team All-American by a national vote...
...many men on the ice, Welch took a cross-checking penalty 20 seconds in, giving the Bears 1:40 of a five-on-three advantage. That led to a Brown power play goal off the stick of Cory Caouette and led to Welch watching the next game against Vermont in a suit...