Superdelegate Gosh will support Obama

The only Vermont Democratic super delegate supporting presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says it’s clear that Barack Obama has won the party’s nomination. And Brookfield resident Billi Gosh says she’ll shift her support to Obama just as soon as Clinton concedes the race.

VPR Evening News June 4th, 2008

The EPA’s criticism about the pace of cleaning up Lake Champlain has become a debate about science and politics; The only Vermont Democratic super-delegate supporting Hillary Clinton says she will throw her support to Obama when Clinton concedes; Vermont Yankee’s owner will start storing low level radioactive waste next month at its Vernon plant; The Vermont National Guard has broken ground on a new memorial for soldiers killed in Iraq; and commentator Bill Mares on Fair Trade coffee.

Clinton’s Vermont superdelegate says she’ll likely drop out this week

The only Vermont super delegate supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she expects that Clinton will drop out of the race this week – if Senator Barack Obama wins the South Dakota primary on Tuesday. Democratic National Committee woman Billi Gosh says, if that happens, she’ll enthusiastically support Obama as the party’s nominee. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports

Morning Newscast: May 8, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Wednesday, Democrats in the Senate rolled out a bill targeting high gas prices. Both of Vermont’s senators are firmly behind the bill, which targets record profits at oil companies. Vermont members of the Democratic National Committee say it’s now pretty clear that Illinois Senator Barack Obama is going to be their party’s presidential nominee.
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Vermont Democrats say party should unite behind Obama soon

Vermont members of the Democratic National Committee say it’s now pretty clear that Illinois Senator Barack Obama is going to be their party’s presidential nominee. They hope the campaign between Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton can end on a positive note. They want Democrats to unite for the fall campaign against Republican nominee John McCain.