RSSVermont governor rules out fifth term
From: The Washington Times | August 28, 2009
MONTPELIER, Vt. | Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas announced Thursday that he won’t seek re-election, saying that after 36 years in the spotlight, it was time to call it quits. In a surprise announcement he attributed mainly to personal reasons, the 58-year-old Republican said he wouldn’t run for another two-year term next year and had no plans to seek other elected office. “… As any farmer knows after many years working sunup to sundown, seven days a week, there comes a time to turn over the reins to fresh arms. For me, that time is approaching. After 36 years as a …
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