[DOC] [TLE] James M. Jeffords, Vermont Republican who became independent ... [PAR] Aug 18, 2014 ... Sen. Jeffords briefly shifted Senate controlto Democrats when he left the GOP to 
become an indepent in 2001. ... Frost, Mr. Jeffords observed, does not specify 
precisely what difference his choice made, only that he would not choose to turn 
back. I feel the same way. .... Today's Headlines newsletter. [DOC] [TLE] Republican-turned-independent former U.S. Senator Jeffords dies ... [PAR] Aug 18, 2014 ... U.S. Senator James Jeffords of Vermont announces that he is leaving the 
Republican party to become an Independent, May 24, 2001, at a ... in 2001 
created an unprecedented power shift in the U.S. Senate and ... he was leaving 
President George W. Bush's Republican Party, tipping the divided Senate. [DOC] [TLE] Jim Jeffords - Wikipedia [PAR] James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords (May 11, 1934  August 18, 2014) was a U.S. 
Senator from Vermont. Sworn in to the Senate in 1989, he served as a 
Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an Independent and ... 
Prior to the Senate, he served as the U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large 
congressional... [DOC] [TLE] Jeffords remembered for fierce independence - The San Diego ... [PAR] Aug 18, 2014 ... Jim Jeffords of Vermont, who is being called kind, humble, thoughtful and fiercely 
... Jeffords, who in 2001 tipped control of the Senate when he quit the Republican 
Party to become an independent has died. ... cover headline proclaimed after 
Jeffords left the GOP in 2001 and became an independent. [DOC] [TLE] BALANCE OF POWER: THE SENATOR; G.O.P. SENATOR PLANS ... [PAR] May 24, 2001 ... Sen James M Jeffords tells aides he plans to leave Republican Party ... he 
planned to leave the Republican Party and become an independent, ... Thursday 
and said he would deliver it in his home state, Vermont. ... if he made an 
announcement tomorrow that he's leaving the party,'' ... Today's Headlines. [DOC] [TLE] Leaving Republican Party: Jeffords' 2001 speech [PAR] Aug 18, 2014 ... The following is the text of the speech Sen. Jim Jeffords, I-Vt., gave at the then-
Radisson Hotel in Burlington on May 24, 2001, the day he announced he was 
leaving the Republican Party. ... Headlines. Updated ...... I have stood for my 
whole life, I will leave the Republican Party and become an Independent. [DOC] [TLE] CNN.com - Jeffords leaves GOP, throwing Senate control to ... [PAR] May 24, 2001 ... CNN Headline News ... James Jeffords of Vermont left the Republican Party as 
expected Thursday, becoming an independent and throwing control of the 
Senate to the ... Jeffords made the announcement Thursday morning at a hotel ... 
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, said he and his colleagues... [DOC] [TLE] Jeffords remembered for fierce independence - CNS News [PAR] Aug 19, 2014 ... Jeffords, who in 2001 tipped control of the Senate when he quit the Republican 
Party to become an independent has died. ... "I won't forget I came from Vermont, 
and Vermont won't forget I'm in Washington," he said in a ... headline proclaimed 
after Jeffords left the GOP in 2001 and became an independent. [DOC] [TLE] McCain abandons the GOP....almost [Archive] - Actuarial Outpost [PAR] Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was close to leaving the Republican Party in 2001, ... 
Jim Jeffords (Vt.) famously announced his decision to become an Independent, ... 
to Downey, adding that he responded, The calls will be made. ... Daschle said 
that throughout April and May of 2001, he and McCain had... [DOC] [TLE] cnn breaking news - CNN.com - Transcripts [PAR] Aired May 24, 2001 - 09:30 ET ... KAGAN: Senator James Jeffords of Vermont 
making his way to podium. A Republican, we expect him to announce he is 
leaving the party and becoming an ... I will leave the Republican Party and 
become an Independent. ... JEFFORDS: I made my decision yesterday on the 
way down

Question: In 2001 this Vermont senator made headlines when he left the Republican Party to become an independent
Answer: Jim Jeffords