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Wednesday, 11/04/09 Noon and 7pm on Vermont Edition

By Bob Kinzel

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Governor Jim Douglas just returned from a ten day economic development mission to the Far East with stops in South Korea, Taiwan and mainland China. We talk to the governor about his trip and the prospects for creating new jobs in Vermont.

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