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Victory for Dean in Group's Removal from U.S. Terror List

by Kevin J. Kelley Posted on October 2, 2012 at 12:19PM

Influential politicos including former Vermont governor Howard Dean have succeeded in their well-compensated lobbying campaign to remove an Iranian dissident group from the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations. The State Department announced on Friday that it is formally de-listing the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK), which has handsomely remunerated Dean and other high-caliber hired guns, such as former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge.

Pop Quiz: Who's Trying to Tax the Crap Out of Small Businesses?

by Paul Heintz Posted on October 2, 2012 at 7:01AM

Let's play a game. Step one: Watch the following new television advertisement from the conservative super PAC Vermonters First.

Morning Read: The Gray Lady on the Freeps

by Paul Heintz Posted on October 1, 2012 at 9:42AM

The Burlington Free Press made news Monday morning — but not on its own pages. With the headline, "In Vermont, a Venerable Paper Fights for Readers," the Freeps found itself the subject of a New York Times B1 story covering its June makeover — and the reaction from its Queen City readers.

The Week Ahead: October 1-7, 2012

by Andy Bromage Posted on October 1, 2012 at 9:32AM

Happy Rocktober! I trust everyone had a good Zep-tember?

The Scoreboard: This Week's Winners and Losers

by Paul Heintz Posted on September 28, 2012 at 4:00AM

Each Friday here at Off Message headquarters we bring you the week's winners and losers. Our formula for determining who belongs in what category is really quite simple: We crumple up a week's worth of Vermont newspapers, soak them in a bucket full of tritium and send them down The Chute at Jay Peak.

Pearce to Fight Back on the Airwaves

by Paul Heintz Posted on September 27, 2012 at 6:21PM

As we reported in this week's Fair Game, Vermont Democrats are worried that incumbent State Treasurer Beth Pearce is being vastly outspent by forces loyal to her Republican opponent, Rutland City Treasurer Wendy Wilton. Most troubling for the Dems: the conservative super PAC Vermonters First, which has fastened on to Wilton's candidacy — financing television ads, mailers and robo-calls on her behalf.

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Victory for Dean in Group's Removal from U.S. Terror List

Pop Quiz: Who's Trying to Tax the Crap Out of Small Businesses?

Morning Read: The Gray Lady on the Freeps

The Week Ahead: October 1-7, 2012

The Scoreboard: This Week's Winners and Losers

Pearce to Fight Back on the Airwaves

"Phil" Baruth? Since When?

Former Presidential Candidate Sues St. Michael's Student Journalists for Libel

In VPR Commentary, Douglas Waxes Nostalgic About the Days of Old

Morning Read: Vermont Is As Business Unfriendly As ....Mali?