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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:46 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Bartlett Says She Wouldn't Support Yankee License</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86370/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Susan
Bartlett says there is no compelling reason for the Legislature to extend the
license of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Large Wind Project Proposed For Lowell Stirs Strong Emotions</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86369/</link>
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A proposal for a large-scale wind energy project
is bringing out strong emotions in the Northeast Kingdom.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Interview: Retired Broadcaster And Author Steve Delaney</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86368/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[


Steve Delaney's career in
broadcast journalism stretches back 50 years.&nbsp; Now, he's written his first work of fiction, called
&quot;Kevin-The Last Invisible Vermonter.&quot;

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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Voices in the week's news: November 6, 2009</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86367/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[These are some of the voices in this week's news
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Artist Makes Rare Public Appearance</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86366/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[VPR's Nina Keck talked with Tooker in his home in Hartland about his work. 
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>VT Edition: 2010 Gubernatorial Candidate Susan Bartlett</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86365/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[VPR's Bob Kinzel talks with 2010 gubernatorial candidate Susan Bartlett about solutions to
some of the most pressing problems facing the state.&nbsp;
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Schools, Businesses Plan For Flu</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86364/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Flu is sweeping through schools and businesses early this year. As VPR's Ross Sneyd reports, some have been forced to close and others are dusting off their contingency plans

&nbsp;

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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:17:26 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Debate Brews Over Moving Primary Date</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86363/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[There is a debate over whether to move up the date of next year's primary election.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:52:01 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Museum Pulls Out Of Burlington Plant Redo </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86362/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A project to redevelop a defunct power plant on Burlington's waterfront has lost a key tenant.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:43:49 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>VT Police Solve Dynamite Theft From Quarry</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86361/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[State and federal law enforcement officials say they have solved the theft of dynamite from a Bethel rock quarry last year.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:40:41 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Panel Rejects College Merger</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86360/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A panel considering the governor's recommendation to consolidate the University of Vermont and Vermont State Colleges is recommending against merging the two institutions.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:37:36 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>NY  Governor Calls For Special Session</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86359/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:35:47 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Johnson State Professor Facing Criminal Charges</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86358/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The animal laboratory at Johnson State College is closed and the professor who ran the lab is on leave and facing criminal charges.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:31:55 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Lawmaker To Draft Bill To Criminalize Fetal Deaths</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86357/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The chairman of the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee says he's drafting a bill that would criminalize the untimely deaths of fetuses. 
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:28:59 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Former US Senate Candidate Stewart Ledbetter Dies</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86356/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A former U.S. Senate candidate who once served as Vermont's banking and insurance commissioner has died.
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:18:45 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Flanagan Won't Face Charges</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86355/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A prosecutor says state Sen. Edward Flanagan will not face charges over allegations he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct at a Burlington health club. 
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:16:05 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>VT Commission To Release Draft Of Court Cuts</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86354/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A commission tasked with finding $1 million in cuts to the Vermont judiciary has completed a draft report of recommendations. 
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:13:55 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Sanders Says Climate Change Bill Would Reduce Emissions</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86353/</link>
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Senator Bernie Sanders is hailing the passage of
a climate change bill by the Senate Environment Committee.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>VT Edition: Bernie Sanders</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86352/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Senator Bernie Sanders joins VPR's Bob Kinzel to talk about the healthcare debate, climate change legislation, and the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>VT Edition: Reporter's Roundable</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86351/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Reporters Ross Sneyd and John Dillon join VPR's Bob Kinzel to talk about Vermont candidates in the 2010 elections.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Activist to speak in Burlington</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86350/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Speaking at this year's Peace &amp; Justice Center annual meeting is Paul Kivel, an activist with a background in violence prevention education.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:50:57 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Workers, Employers Take Hit Under Deficit Propoosal</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86349/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Workers - and their employers - will both take a hit under a proposal to fix a looming deficit in the state's unemployment insurance fund.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:57:18 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Judge Orders Lien On Vt Diocese's Investments </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86348/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A judge has ordered that a lien be placed on a
portion of the investments of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington to cover
a $2.2 million jury award to a former altar boy.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:34:27 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>New CEO Appointed For Vt. Health Care System </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86347/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Southwestern Vermont Health Care in Bennington has a new chief executive officer, after a nationwide search.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:29:40 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>NY Independence Party Courts Scozzafava</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86346/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[New York's Independence Party is courting the one-time
Republican candidate in the 23rd Congressional District as she completes her
state Assembly term.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:20:18 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Carris Reels Moving Headquarters To Proctor</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86345/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A Vermont company that makes reels that hold wire, rope, cable and other products is moving its headquarters from Rutland to Proctor.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:12:21 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Many Unvaccinated After Vt's First Open Flu Clinic</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86344/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[About 100 people were left unvaccinated after they lined up for Vermont's first public swine flu vaccination clinic.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:07:16 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Uncertainty Grows On Vermont Yankee Future</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86343/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A key Vermont lawmaker
says he thinks there's still a possibility the Legislature will vote this
coming session on whether to extend the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's license.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:05:12 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>NH Senators Hail Passage Of Unemployment Extension</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86342/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[New Hampshire's two senators are hailing Senate passage of a bill that would extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run out in the coming weeks.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:02:47 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>October Revenue Fell Short Of Projections In NH</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86341/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[New figures show revenue collections in New Hampshire for October were about $12 million short of the budget target for the month.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:55:11 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Welch Hails Credit Card Crackdown </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86340/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Congressman Peter Welch is hailing House passage of a bill speeding up a crackdown on the credit card industry.
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:51:34 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Dean, Douglas Come Down On Opposite Sides Of Health Care Debate</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86338/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Former Governor Howard Dean and incumbent
Governor Jim Douglas are playing active roles in the national health care debate.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Former GOP House Leader Says He May Run For Governor</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86337/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
A former Republican leader in the Vermont House
says he may get into the race for governor as an independent.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Officials Still Searching For Temporary Bridge Or Ferry Site</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86339/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Transportation officials say they're still looking for sites for a temporary
bridge and a wintertime ferry to serve commuters who used to drive over the Champlain Bridge.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Alzheimer's Expert Gives Advice On Warding Off The Disease</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86336/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[This week, in honor of national Alzheimer's Awareness Month, the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington invited an Alzheimer's expert to talk about what works - and what doesn't - to reduce the risk of the disease.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:32:21 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Maine Voters Reject Same-Sex Marriage Law</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86335/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Maine voters have rejected a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry. 
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	<guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86335/</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:24:28 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Citizens Financial Group CEO Says It Won't Be Sold</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86334/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The head of Citizens Financial Group says it won't be sold by its parent company, the Royal Bank of Scotland. 
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	<guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86334/</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:50:24 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>NH Legislature Won't Lay Off Or Furlough Workers </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86333/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Terie Norelli says New Hampshire's legislative branch won't need to lay off or furlough any workers to comply with a mandate to save money.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:47:04 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Blodgett Corp. To Stay In Burlington Factory </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86332/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[One of Burlington's major manufacturing employers says it is staying in its factory next to Lake Champlain in the city's south end.
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	<guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86332/</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:44:23 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>VT Man Facing Charges After Theft Of Tour Bus</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86331/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Vermont State Police says a Morrisville man is facing charges after troopers recovered a tour bus that had been reported missing.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:41:52 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Nov. 1 Vermont Yankee Deadline Passes </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86330/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Legislative leaders say it will be &quot;very difficult&quot; to vote next year on whether Vermont Yankee's license should be extended after the nuclear plant's owners failed to meet a Nov. 1 deadline set by the Legislature to reach an agreement with the state's utility companies.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:39:50 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Democrat Wins In Heavily GOP Area</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86329/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A battle for control of the Republican message may have cost the party a special election for a northern New York House seat.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:38:06 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Coventry Landfill Energy Project Plays Host </title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86328/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A Vermont landfill energy project is opening up to visitors.
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	<guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86328/</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:35:10 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Northeast Learns Lessons From '08 Ice Storm</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86327/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As the cold season returns to the Northeast,
residents, utilities and emergency managers say they're better prepared, thanks
to lessons from the December 2008 ice storm.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:01 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>ATV Rule To Be Subject Of Statehouse Hearing</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86326/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Vermont environmental officials are getting tough questions from lawmakers about rules allowing limited use of all-terrain vehicles on state land.
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	<guid>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86326/</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:26:48 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Interview: Bob Grady On NY's 23rd Congressional District Election Outcome</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86325/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[VPR's Mitch Wertlieb talks with Plattsburgh Press Republican editor Bob Grady about the outcome of New York's 23rd Congressional District election.
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	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:15:55 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Dean Says Weak Public Option Would Doom Health Care Overhaul</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86324/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
Former Governor Howard Dean says he won't
support the final version of health care overhaul if the so-called &quot;public
option&quot; provision is weakened.
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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Lawmakers Have Tough Questions About ATVs On State Land</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86323/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
A legislative committee had tough questions for
the state's top environmental official over a proposal that would allow
all-terrain vehicles to cross state land. 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Dunne Becomes 4th Democratic Candidate For Governor</title>
	<link>http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86322/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[


Matt
Dunne of Hartland became the fourth Democrat to enter the governor's race Tuesday.

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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title>Research Group Says Vt. Has Lost 15,700 Jobs</title>
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An advocacy group says there are 15,700
fewer jobs in Vermont now than there were at the start of the recession
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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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