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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/112914 | News November 29 | 2014-11-29 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News November 29 Saturday, November 29, 2014 Senator Sanders World Mubarak Cleared An Egyptian court has cleared former president Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of hundreds of demonstrators during the 2011 revolt that ended his three-decade rule, the BBC reported. LINK National Dark Money A wave of organizations funded by secret donors set a new high-water mark in the 2014 midterms. In 13 House races, non-disclosing groups spent at least $1 million on political ads and voter outreach. In another 17 House campaigns, they made up more than half of the spending by independent groups, The Washington Post reported. LINK U.N. Critical of U.S. Justice System A United Nations panel on Friday sharply criticized how the United States handles a variety of criminal justice-related issues, such as the police shooting of unarmed African Americans, the imprisonment of terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and the application of the death penalty, The Los Angeles Times reported. LINK Vermont Power Back On Vermont's largest electric utility says its crews have restored power to all customers left in the dark by the first major snowstorm of the season. And with power restored in Vermont, Green Mountain Power is sending 42 line workers and 21 bucket trucks to New Hampshire to help with power restoration there, The Associated Press reported. LINK Ed Board Seeks Public Comment Controlling costs and ensuring educational opportunity across the state are two of the state Board of Education's primary goals as it develops a five-year strategic plan. The board is seeking public comment on its plan, available on the department's website, by Dec. 4, the Burlington Free Press reported.LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |