The field of gubernatorial contenders got a little more crowded in Vermont.

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THE FIELD OF GUBERNATORIAL CONTENDERS GOT A LITTLE MORE CROWDED IN VERMONT, where current Governor Peter Shumlin (D) has said he won't seek a fourth term. House Speaker Shap Smith has announced he'll seek the Democratic nomination. "Vermont is the state I grew up in, it's the state I came back to, it's the state I love, and it's the state I seek to lead," he said, according to the Burlington Free Press. Smith, an attorney in Burlington, was first elected to the...