Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Howard Dean has won the Washington D.C. primary, a non-binding contest that received little attention; the Reverend Jesse Jackson says Democrats are spending too much time attacking one another; the arctic cold snap that’s gripping Vermont is keeping towing businesses busy; a Vermonter has been named to the prestigious President’s Commission on White House Fellowship.
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