Hundreds of
Vermonters are headed to Washington today – or are already there – to
participate in festivities surrounding the inauguration of Barack Obama as
president.
Douglas is to speak to a joint assembly of the Legislature
today at 2
p.m. He says the address will
focus on the state’s fiscal issues more than most inaugural and
state-of-the-state addresses do.
Sen. Sanders says Congress should reject a request by the Treasury Secretary to release the second half of the $700 Billion Wall Street bail out fund, because he says what happened to the first half is shrouded in secrecy; more…