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RSSIn The Wake Of Irene, Rivers Cut New Paths Through Vermont
Wednesday, 09/07/11 Noon and 7pm
Also on the program, Senator Patrick Leahy was in Vermont last week, touring damaged areas by helicopter and talking with people in heavily damaged towns. He joins us from Washington, where he's now working on getting federal aid dollars to flood victims in Vermont and other areas hit hard by Irene.
And as part of our series on how 9/11 has affected us, VPR's Steve Zind reports on the changing role of the National Guard.
In This Program
Leahy Works To Get Federal Funding For Flood Victims
Last week, Sen. Patrick Leahy touring damaged areas by helicopter. He's now working on getting federal aid dollars to flood victims in Vermont and other areas hit hard by Irene.
Life After 9/11: Changing Of The National Guard
In the last week the Vermont National Guard has helped in the response to the flooding from Tropical Storm Irene -- a role long associated with the guard. But the events of September 11, 2001 transformed the guard into an organization trained to respond to very different circumstances, much further away from home.
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