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This sort of attack is nothing new for Naylor. Whenever some part of society disappoints him by not playing his secessionist game entirely by his rules, he strikes back and pillories the offender(s) for their not going secesher - when Bernie Sanders...
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"It is hard-working Vermonters and businesses looking to survive and expand in Vermont who are hurt by the crusade to close this important component of Vermont’s economic infrastructure," a spokesman wrote. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , told...
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Later this spring, its 350,000 members will vote via the Internet for their choice of nominee. However, if the self-appointed steering committee of hedge fund private equity magnates doesn't like the public's choice (Bernie Sanders? Ron Paul?), they...
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Tuesday Blue America will formally endorse Rep. Tammy Baldwin for the open Senate seat in Wisconsin. She joins Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as candidates who meet our standards for what we expect from a U.S. Senator-- sorry Joe Manchin. Tuesday...
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The Democrats are far smarter at this than we are. They work to advance socialism but would never admit to it or use its name (Bernie Sanders and a few others excepted). But we seem to be grabbing the mantle of unfettered Capitalism and slapping it on...
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Sorrell’s decision to appeal won praise Saturday from his client, Gov. Peter Shumlin, who was named as lead defendant in Entergy’s suit, as well as from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and state House Speaker Shap Smith. "We as a state have had many important...
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During a roundtable discussion hosted by Vermont Public Television, essay winners from state high schools discussed possible solutions to the country's most pressing problems. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D) Vermont commented, "Even if they're 16, 17 or 18...
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XL tar sands pipeline, and tried to delay rules on mercury emissions standards — all while failing to extend a key tax credit for wind — four climate hawk Senators attempted to put these actions into a powerful climate context. Standing on the Senate...
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Just last year, California Democrats showcased another controversial political figure, as Bernie Sanders was their convention keynote speaker. An interesting side note: a Democratic Party spokesman scolded the California Republican Party for bringing...
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Vt. , Feb. 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell filed an appeal in federal court on behalf of the state’s bid to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant:...
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Republicans, Reid added, have opposed virtually everything weve tried to do. I think they came to the conclusion that that hasnt worked out very well, Reid said. Opposition was stronger in the Senate, where Republicans voted against the measure by a 2-1...
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Republicans, Reid added, have "opposed virtually everything we’ve tried to do." "I think they came to the conclusion that that hasn’t worked out very well," Reid said. Opposition was stronger in the Senate, where Republicans voted against the measure...
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The Payroll Tax Cut has been passed, leaving most Americans heaving a small sigh of relief and President Obama looking like a winnah. There's nothing wrong with that, but Bernie Sanders, who voted against the measure in what amounted to a token...
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Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is the junior United States Senator from Vermont, elected on November 7, 2006. Before becoming Senator, Sanders represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives for 16 years. Full Article
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) shakes hands with Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) as Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) (2nd L), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (3rd L) look on at the end of a news conference on facility closures of U.S....
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (C) speaks as (L-R) Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) listen during a news conference on facility closures of U.S. Postal Service December 13, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a Capitol Hill rally with Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) (2nd R) and seniors and workers against cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid potentially proposed by the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee, or 'Super...
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), gives a thumbs up as he walks to vote on the debt limit bill on August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to approve the bill to raise the debt ceiling, allowing the U.S. to...
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) participate in a news conference on facility closures of U.S. Postal Service December...
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US Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, speaks at a rally on Social Security and Medicare as Sen. Barbara Mikulski(R),D-MD, and Sen. Bernie Sanders(2nd-R), I-VT, look on at the Dirksen Senate Building November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC.Mikulski on November 16, introduced the Consumer Price Index...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , right, accompanied by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , center, and Jean Rossi, president of the National Nurses United, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to discuss single-payer health care bills in the Senate...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , center, Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , left, and others, listen as Arlene Holt Baker, Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to discuss single-payer health care bills in the...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , right, with Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , swap places at the microphone during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, where they talked about their single-payer health care bills in the Senate and House.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Rep. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (C) addresses a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and members of the National Association of Counties at the U.S. Captiol May 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. ...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: (L-R) Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hold a rally in support of Social Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , center, flanked by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. , speaks during a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , speaks to a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. At left is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
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Democratic Senators, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. , take part in a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011.
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William C. Dudley, President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, addresses the Economic Club of New York in New York City in this April 7, 2010 file photo. Dudley, was granted one of a number of waivers that allowed Fed staff and contractors to keep investments in the financial giants...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, joined by fellow senators, speaks during a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. Front row, from left are: Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Reid, Sen. Bernie Sanders,...
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