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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/112515 | News November 25 | 2015-11-25 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News November 25 Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Senator Sanders Sanders Most Popular SenatorSen. Bernie Sanders has eschewed party labels during his decades-long political career. And voters in his home state love him for it,Morning Consultant,The Week,Bloomberg,The Hill, The Boston Globe,Chicago Sun-Times andWCAX-TVin Burlington reported. A comprehensive survey of more than 75,000 voters in all 50 states, conducted over several months by Morning Consult, shows Sanders has the highest approval rating of any United States senator among his own constituents, at 83 percent. And while voters disdain Congress as a whole, they have much more positive views of their individual senators: The polling shows 69 of 100 United States senators have approval ratings of 50 percent or higher among their own constituents. Pfizer-Allergan MergerThe announcement of the Pfizer-Allergen merger, which could help the new company escape billions of dollars in United States taxes, drew a cascade of harsh criticism from lawmakers and renewed a push to crack down on these so-called tax inversions,The New York TimesandReutersreported. Sen. Sanders even called on the Obama administration to use any authority it had to block the deal. World Russia Promises Retribution for Downed Jet One of two Russian pilots shot down by Turkey over the Syrian border has been rescued in a special operation, Russian officials said Wednesday, as Moscow promised retribution for the first downing of one of its planes by a NATO ally since the Cold War, The Washington Post reported. U.S., France Lead ISIS Fight The Obama administration is using the current moment of extreme anger and anxiety in Europe to press allies for sharp increases in their contributions to the fight against the Islamic State. Suggestions include more strike aircraft, more intelligence-sharing, more training and equipment for local fighters, and deployment of their own special operations forces. The message has already fallen on willing ears, at least in the case of France, whose president met with President Obama on Tuesday to plan strategy in the wake of the Nov.13 terrorist attacks in Paris, The Washington Post reported. National Laquan McDonald Hundreds of protesters flooded streets overnight after awhite police officer who fatally shot a black teenager last year was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday and a graphic video of the killing was released. While the demonstrations, which at times blocked some of Chicagos busy Interstate highways, were largely peaceful, some turned confrontational during the night, The Washington Post reported. Vermont Shumlin Welcomes Refugees Two days before Thanksgiving Gov. Peter Shumlin visited a classroom of newly arrived refugees from Africa and Asia, welcoming them to Vermont and reiterating his public support for welcoming Syrian refugees into the U.S. as well. Several of the dozen adult refugee students learning basic English at the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue Tuesday morning came to the front of the class and shook the governors hand in front of the media, VT Digger. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |