- WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Voters
in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct
police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney
for "crimes against our Constitution," local media reported.
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- The nonbinding, symbolic measure, passed in Brattleboro
and Marlboro in a state known for taking liberal positions on national
issues, instructs town police to "extradite them to other authorities
that may reasonably contend to prosecute them."
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- Vermont, home to maple syrup and picture-postcard views,
is known for its liberal politics.
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- State lawmakers have passed nonbinding resolutions to
end the war in Iraq and impeach Bush and Cheney, and several towns have
also passed resolutions of impeachment. None of them have caught on in
Washington.
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- Bush has never visited the state as president, though
he has spent vacations at his family compound in nearby Maine.
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- Roughly 12,000 people live in Brattleboro, located on
the Connecticut River in the state's southeastern corner. Nearby Marlboro
has a population of roughly 1,000.
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- (Writing by Andy Sullivan, editing by David Wiessler)
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