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Vermont ski town takes next step in secession plan By Linda Prospero NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - Officials from the ski resort town of Killington, Vermont, will meet with New Hampshire's governor on Tuesday in the latest step to secede from Vermont over what they consider unfair tax policies. At an open town meeting last March, residents of the popular ski town voted to break away from their state and join New Hampshire, whose border lies 25 miles (40 km) to the east, because of what they see as Vermont's unfair tax structure. David Lewis, Killington's town manager, on...

It should be noted that Roy Neel-- Al Gore's consigliere-- was also suggested to Howard Dean [to run his campaign] by the AFSCME and SEIU unions who are demanding willing results from Dean...or else.While no one in the Dean camp called the conversations ultimatiums, sources inside the Dean campaign said that both AFSCME President Gerald MceNtee and SEIU President Andrew Stern made it clear to senior Dean advisors that the candidate must win in next weeks races or face the prospect that both unions will publicly announce that they are reconsidering their endorsements and support.It's embarassing for Dean, but it's...