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Former Pres. GEORGE W. BUSH appointed Vallee U.S. ambassador to Slovakia in 2005. He got the "job" by distinguishing himself as one Bush's fundraising "Rangers" - he raised $200,000 for Dubya's 2004 reelection bid. [Vallee] surrendered his overseas post last December.
"Part of the thought process is how I can be most effective in next year's election cycle," Vallee said. "I like [BRIAN DUBIE], and Brian has shown he can win "votes statewide, but elections are about ideas and I think it's important for voters to have a sense of what else is out there," said Vallee."While the Democrats will be debating the issues, we want to hear what Brian has to say," said Burlington Democrat SAM OSBORNE, the PACs treasurer. "Vermonters deserve to hear the other side before they make a choice."See the full content of this document
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Please Pass the Politics
It's Thanksgiving and, at our house, the table talk is likely to turn to politics. In Vermont the big question is: Can the Republicans hang onto the governor's seat in an increasingly liberal state?
Conventional wisdom would give the Democrats the upper hand next year. It's been a tradition since the 1960s that the two parties alternate holding the governor's seat.Still, a growing number of pundits -from Vermont Business Magazine columnist CHRIS GRAFF to lobbyist...See the full content of this document
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