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Peter Freyne, a longtime Vermont journalist and political columnist known for skewering politicians, died early Wednesday morning after a brief battle with illness.

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Contact Sam Hemingway at 660-1850 or e-mail at shemingway@bfp.burlingtonfreepress.com . Tristram Coffin, a 45-year-old Burlington lawyer who once served as a counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee now ...

Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has invited Burlington Police Chief Michael Schirling to testify Thursday during a hearing on Capitol Hill that will examine how federal grant programs strengthen local law ...

President-elect Barack Obama has named four former Clinton administration officials as part of his new team at the Justice Department, including David Ogden as deputy attorney general and Harvard Law School ...

A Vt. State Trooper shot at a suspect in Bethel after he allegedly pointed a gun at police.

In 2009, Vermont will mark the 400th anniversary of Champlain's journey. The Lake Champlain Quadricentennial celebration is a historic opportunity that Vermont continues to embrace and plan for, thanks to a ...

Reporter Kristin Carlson: Why did you want tickets to go to the inauguration? Lisa Mazurkewich of Barre: Well I've never seen a President before and I was so excited about Barack Obama and also the fact that ...

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts renewed his call for higher judicial pay on Wednesday, warning of long-term damage to the fabric of the courts.

TOPICS Fox News Always the class act, VP Cheney admitted to Chris Wallace yesterday that he did indeed tell Patrick Leahy to "go f*ck himself" on the Senate floor four years ago when the Vermont Senator chided ...

Now is the season of Sanders. That's Bernie Sanders, Vermont's iconoclastic U.S. senator, who for decades has been a voice in the wilderness concerning the excesses of capitalism.

The U.S. Border Patrol's expanded powers and expanded geographic range is continuing to generate controversy, and not just in Vermont.

How many people would tell a senior senator to "go f***" himself," as Cheney notoriously did to Sen.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Patrick Leahy will become the longest-serving U.S. senator in Vermont history this week.

Ben & Jerry's will help Vermont celebrate a record today. Later this week, Senator Patrick Leahy officially becomes the longest running U.S. Senate member from the Green Mountain State.

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Ben & Jerry's is unveiling an ice cream sundae in honor of Sen. Patrick Leahy becoming Vermont's longest-serving U.S. senator.

CNN: Iraqi shoe thrower in court next week, brother says The trial of a reporter charged with throwing his shoes at President Bush during a news conference will begin next week, according to the reporter's ...

On Fox News Sunday, Dick Cheney finally admitted that he cursed out Sen. Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor in 2004 -- and said he had no regrets about doing it.

The death penalty views of applicants hoping to become the next U.S. attorney for Vermont will not be a factor in deciding who is nominated for the post, according to Sen.