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Welch: Keep spotlight on contracting loophole
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Vermont Congressman Peter Welch is continuing to shine a spotlight on a loophole in new federal rules that were supposed to cut down on waste, fraud and abuse in government contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.VPR News
VPR Evening News November 2nd, 2007
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Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy will oppose the nomination of Michael Mukasey to be the next Attorney General; Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean would like to see a system of rotating regional primaries; There was a wave of violence in Rutland and Bennington counties over the past day; The police chief in Brattleboro has been fired; Authorities report a fatal fire in Newfane; Leaders from a variety of fields believe education is a key way to expand Vermont’s growing environmental economy; and commentator Jeff Shields remembers federal Judge James Oakes of Brattleboro.VPR News
Leahy will vote ‘no’ on Mukasey nomination
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Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy announced today that he’ll oppose the nomination of Michael Mukasey to be the next Attorney General. Leahy says Mukasey’s refusal to condemn as “illegal” the interrogation practice known as waterboarding is at the heart of his decision.VPR News
Leahy says Mukasey nomination is in trouble
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Senator Patrick Leahy says the nomination of judge Michael Mukasey as the country’s next Attorney General is in a lot of trouble. According to Leahy, Mukasey won’t say whether he believes an interrogation technique known as waterboarding is illegal.VPR News
VPR Evening News October 31st, 2007
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Senator Patrick Leahy says the nomination of Michael Mukasey for Attorney General is in trouble, House Speaker Gaye Symington is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, A coach at Dartmouth says his fiancee is being unfairly deported because of a misunderstanding regarding her visa, and on this night of ghosts and goblins, commentator Stephanie Montgomery remembers dark nights in the fifties.VPR News
VPR Evening News October 23rd, 2007
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Clean-up efforts continue in Middlebury following yesterday’s train derailment; Senator Patrick Leahy remains undecided about his vote for Attorney General nominee, Michael Mukasey; The state Health Department is urging Vermonters to get their flu shots; and commentator Ruth Page says we should be more thoughtful about our use of water.VPR News
Leahy not sure he’ll vote for Mukasey
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Senator Patrick Leahy says he’s not sure if he’ll vote for Attorney General nominee, Michael Mukasey. Leahy, who chairs the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee, says he has some serious concerns that Mukasey doesn’t oppose the use of torture in the interrogation of suspected terrorists.VPR News
Leahy: Mukasey will be confirmed if he proves independence from White House influence
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Senator Patrick Leahy says Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate if Mukasey convinces members of the Senate Judiciary committee that he’ll be independent of the political influence of the White House. The committee will begin its review of this nomination tomorrow morning.VPR News