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Vermont Democrats Back Bush Impeachment

Vermont Democrats Back Bush Impeachment

Leaders of Vermont Democratic Party Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Bush
The Associated Press

RANDOLPH, Vt. - Leaders of the state Democratic Party voted Saturday to urge Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush.

The vote makes Vermont's Democratic Party committee the fifth to do so, following New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin, party officials in Vermont said.

Committee member Margaret Lucenti said the president had misled the country into war, conducted illegal electronic spying on Americans and violated international torture treaties.

"I would hope that any one of these infractions would bring the administration down," she said. "We need to restore accountability in our federal government."

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1821702&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 06:09 PM
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RANDOLPH, Vermont (Reuters) - Democratic Party leaders in Vermont on Saturday passed a motion asking Congress to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush.

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Democratic state committees in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Nevada and North Carolina have taken similar steps.

With a population of just 621,000 -- only Wyoming has fewer people -- the rural New England state is considered far left of mainstream American politics.

Last month residents of the Puritan-founded town of Newfane passed a resolution calling for the Republican president's impeachment. Since then at least six other Vermont towns have followed suit.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060408/us_nm/bush_vermont_dc_1
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