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Senator Jeffords Party Switch:

20010525 Friday

"As Senate shifts, so does agenda" ... "The move may reflect one of the most profound shifts in influence in the US government that has ever taken place without an election. But influence does not automatically equate to legislative change." -CSMonitor
"Victors May End Up Their Own Spoilers" -LAtimes
"Analysis: Bush's Tougher Leadership Challenge" -WashingtonPost
Bush's chief of staff Andrew "Card may shoulder blame for departure" BostonHerald

20010524 Thursday

Departure derails Bush agenda: Democrats offer 'tripartisanship' as they ready to take Senate reins" -ChicagoTribune

20010523 Wednesday

"Why a Jeffords defection matters ... Arguably more important than any new party label would be who Jeffords decides to back for the Senate leadership." and "The Senate's "dark and stormy night"" -CSMonitor
"GOP senator expected to leave party" -ChicagoTribune
"Sen. Jeffords to Leave GOP" and "Jeffords: The Man in the Middle" -LAtimes

20010522 Tuesday

"Maverick remains popular at home" -CNN / -AllPolitics

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Vermont's Republican Senator Jim Jeffords announced Thursday, 24 May 2001, that he will change his party status to Independent. This changed the senate composition to 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and 1 Independent, giving the Democrats a majority and control of the Senate.

http://Jeffords.Senate.gov

20010528 Monday Time issue 20010604 : Cover Story

"A One-Man Earthquake: Jim Jeffords' defection from the G.O.P. turned Washington upside down. A guide to the brave new world Bush must now master" [1, 2, 3] -Time

"How Jeffords Got Away: While the G.O.P. slept, Tom Daschle was quietly reeling in his prize. Inside his secret operation" [1, 2, 3] -Time

"The Man Behind the Quake" -Time

"Person of the Week: James Jeffords" -Time

Opinion: "The Centrist Doesn't Hold: Isn't it amazing how one low-key defector put the lie to the "new" G.O.P.?" -Time

Newsweek issue 20010604

"The Odyssey of ‘Jeezum Jim’: For years Jim Jeffords watched the GOP drift to the right, and now he’s had enough. The unlikely rebel whose socks don’t match—but who’s rocking the capital" -Newsweek

"What Bush Needs to Learn" -Newsweek

Search: FirstGov.gov for Jeffords. -FirstGov.gov the U.S. government search engine for .gov websites

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