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What's interesting about that is that even though the democrat won, he did not get 50% of the vote. under vermont's state rules, that means technically the legislature picks who wins the race. two months after that, the vermont legislature did what vermonters had already done. they picked peter shumlin to be governor. which means 28 people in the legislature voted to elect somebody who the people of vermont did not vote for. a gentle reminder that states run the elections. they are governed by weird rules and worth whatever efforts it takes. it's worth filling out two bubbles. i'm looking at y...

Governor in eight years. what's interesting about that is that even though peter shumlin the democrat won, he did not get 50% of the vote. under vermont's state rules, that means technically the legislature picks who wins the race. that's how he got elected in the first place. two months after that, the vermont legislature did what vermonters had already done. they picked peter shumlin to be governor. the final vote in the legislature was 145-28. which means 28 people in the vermont legislature voted to elect somebody who the people of vermont did not vote for. a gentle reminder that states ru...

So even though he's leading, he has four opponents. so if those four opponents get a combined 50% of the vote, the governor will not be reelected no matter how big the margin he wins by. in that case with nobody getting 50%, it's the state legislature that picks the governor. that's happened recently. some of the most interesting still undecided races from yesterday's elections after the governor's seat. this afternoon nbc news declaring peter shumlin the winner. what's interesting about that is that even though the democrat won, he did not get 50% of the vote. under vermont's state rules, tha...

First more people are dead across america in that meningitis outbreak that officials linked to injections for back pain. the infections have spread to an 11th state. federal health officials report two more deaths bringing the total now to 14. 170 people reported sickened. one of them, the first confirmed case in the state of idaho. the feds say all of the victims received the tainted injections tainted with some sort of fungus and that the rare meningitis strain is not contagious. it doesn't pass person to person. now we're learning the massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company that made tho...

We spoke with georgia tech officials who say they need to comply with state rules and their campus is remaining vigilant. >> heather: thank you very much. elizabeth prann live from atlanta for us. >> gregg: right now the president of iran is flying to the united states as tensions soar between his country and israel. what to expect when the leaders of both countries arrive for this week's united nations general assembly meeting. >> heather: and ann romney's flight makes a dramatic emergency landing. the latest on the investigation [ owner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing busi...