Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
A new Zogby poll of potential voters in New Hampshire shows that Howard Dean has widened his lead over his closest challenger in next months New Hampshire Primary; the endorsement of Progressive Party Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle by two former Democratic governors, is being seen as a coup for Clavelle’s run for governor in next year’s election; several people are indicating they will run for Senate seats from Chittenden County, including former Lieutenant Governor Doug Racine and former Auditor of Accounts Ed Flanagan; the state of Vermont has decided to put a new drug treatment facility in the Orange County town of Bradford; Governor Jim Douglas wrapping up his trade mission to Quebec.
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