Word: vermonters
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...year after heavy combat in Vietnam began, a 74-year-old Republican Senator from Vermont named George Aiken proposed an immediate solution to the conflict: the U.S. should declare victory and go home. And now, suddenly, there are Aikenesque rumblings about Iraq--from liberals and conservatives, politicians and policy experts alike. There is gathering political, military and diplomatic pressure to find an Iraqi exit strategy by next spring. Given Iraq's fragility, any perceived weakening of American resolve could lead to disaster. Even so, don't be surprised if some modified, fig-leafed version of the Aiken scenario comes...
...couple days ago, presidential hopeful John Kerry accused archrival Howard Dean of an unpardonable sin. Was the former Vermont governor a little too cozy with the French? Had he lighted a blunt and forgotten not to inhale? No, Kerry accused Dean of doing something far worse: rooting for the Yankees...
...seeks to bring all nine Democratic contenders to campus this fall as part of an MSNBC special series, “Hardball: Battle for the White House,” but four candidates—retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Ohio Representative Dennis J. Kucinich and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut—have yet to confirm arrangements to attend...
...poll, Vermont Governor Howard Dean received the most votes, with Senator John F. Kerry, D-M.A., and Ret. General Wesley Clark coming in second and third place, respectively. A specific tally of votes was not released...
...year after heavy combat in Vietnam had begun, a 74-year-old Republican Senator from Vermont named George Aiken proposed an immediate solution to the conflict: the U.S. should declare victory and go home. And now, suddenly, there are Aikenesque rumblings about Iraq-from liberals and conservatives, politicians and policy experts alike. There is gathering political, military and diplomatic pressure to find an Iraqi exit strategy by next spring. Given Iraq's fragility, any perceived weakening of American resolve could lead to disaster. Even so, don't be surprised if some modified, fig-leafed version of the Aiken scenario comes...