"Decision time is nearing on health insurance reform, and I will vote to end the filibuster on Saturday so the Senate can begin this important and historic debate. We cannot afford to let the health industry's sentries of the status quo kick the can down the road as they have done so often before. The country suffers when there is a failure to act on serious challenges that ordinary Americans ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following are the comments of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.): "Decision time is nearing on health insurance reform, and I will vote to end the filibuster on Saturday so the Senate can begin this important and historic debate.

MIDDLEBURY — As a physician and a military man, Dr. Daniel Freidlich of Wilmington believes he has the right stuff to deliver remedies for health care reform and the war on terror, among other issues simmering in the nation’s capital.

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Federal immigration officials are cracking down on Vermont dairy farmers as part of a national effort, asking them to provide records to prove their workers are legal.

MONTPELIER (AP) — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of a Vermont state judge to become the state's next federal judge. ... - Times Argus Staff

The Senate confirmed District Court Judge David Hamilton of Indiana for a federal appeals court seat, overcoming objections from Republicans.

Federal immigration officials are cracking down on Vermont dairy farmers as part of a national effort, asking them to provide records to prove their workers are legal. Kelly Loftus, a spokeswoman for the state Agency of Agriculture, said immigration officials... Agriculture - Vermont - Dairy farming - Immigration - United States

The Senate on Thursday confirmed U.S. District Judge David Hamilton for the Chicago-based federal appeals court, approving a nominee targeted by conservatives as a liberal activist.

Federal immigration officials demand payroll records, employee forms from Vermont farmers