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Midday Newscast: January 18, 2008
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Senator Patrick Leahy is angry that the Bush administration intends to enforce new rules for crossing the U.S. border from Canada; more…VPR News
Federal authorities say they’ve broken up two alien smuggling rings
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Federal law enforcement authorities say they’ve broken up two major alien smuggling rings over the past several months. Authorities say illegal immigration has trickled nearly to a stop since officers from Canada to Korea began arresting ringleaders.VPR News
Interview: Republican presidential candidate John McCain to visit Vermont
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be in Vermont on Saturday to hold a press conference in Canaan. He plans to highlight a number of issues involving the Vermont-Canadian border. Prior to his visit, VPRs Bob Kinzel had a chance to talk with McCain about border issues, the Iraq War and Vermont’s presidential primary.VPR News
Fiancée of Dartmouth coach faces deportation over visa problem
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The community of Hanover, New Hampshire is rallying around a Dartmouth College squash coach and his fiancée. The coach is engaged to a young German woman, who faces deportation because of a problem on her visa.VPR News
Midday Newscast: October 18, 2007
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Senator Bernie Sanders wants to reward people for riding their bicycles to work; more…VPR News
Canadian authorities arrest more than 40 across border from Derby
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Canadian authorities have arrested more than 40 people, most of them from Columbia. The arrests took place over the past week in Stanstead, just across the border from Derby, Vermont.VPR News
Leahy holds hearing on border issues
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The Department of Homeland Security says it’s trying to make borders more secure with its “Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative”. But to many Vermonters and Canadians, the new law stands for daily headaches and long-term worries. Today in Newport, Senator Patrick Leahy chaired a Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue.VPR News
Midday Newscast: August 31, 2007
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Law enforcement authorities in the United States and Canada are searching for a car that tried to run down a U.S. Border Patrol agent yesterday in Alburg; Senator Bernie Sanders says he’s using Labor Day to focus on ways to boost the struggling middle class; Former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle has been nominated by President Bush to be director of the Office of Management and Budget; State officials are promoting a program designed to encourage saving money for college; Vermont State Police say they’ll be working with their counterparts in neighboring New York and New Hampshire over this long holiday weekend.VPR News