Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
Vermont’s Republican Gov. Jim Douglas is endorsing the candidacy of Arizona Sen. John McCain in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary; Congressman Peter Welch is traveling to Iraq this week; some Vermont households are paying almost $4 per gallon for the fuel oil to heat their houses and experts warn that the spiraling costs could drag down the economy; and Vermonters are crossing the river to New Hampshire to help presidential primary candidates in the final push.