Washington News

WASHINGTON _ Vermont lawmakers last week made an emphatic statement on the issue of fracking: Not in our state, at least not yet.

Lilli Vincenz started demonstrating for gay rights at Independence Hall in the 1960s, when the activists had a strict no-hippies dress code: suits and ties for men, dresses or skirts for women.

But the Texas congressman isn't letting that stop him from swinging away at his GOP competitors in a TV ad that's airing in Washington, Vermont and Idaho.