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Leahy gains support for Freedom of Information Act update

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Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy has gotten more support for his proposal to strengthen the federal law that protects the public’s right-to-know. Over the weekend he reached an agreement with Republican Senate opponents. But the legislation still needs approval from the President.
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Interview: Maggie Huggins, Tim Corcoran, Bennington town records

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A project underway in Bennington will bring records of old Vermont into the realm of the 21st century. Town records from Bennington have been preserved and are now being transcribed for viewing on the Internet. That task goes to Maggie Huggins and Bennington Town Clerk Tim Corcoran. They spoke with VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb and said the archives from this project reveal some of Vermont’s earliest history.
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Interview: Dick Saudek on NSA phone record lawsuit

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Here’s an update on a story about privacy and whether thousands of people around the country including Vermonters had their private phone records handed over to the National Security Agency as part of the Bush administration’s warrant-less surveillance program. Vermont and other states have sued to find out if private phone records were divulged by telecommunications companies like At&T and Verizon.
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Midday Newscast: August 28, 2007

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Two California dairy cooperatives have agreed to support a milk pricing plan developed by a grassroots farm group in Vermont; Central Vermont Public Service customers who lost their power after Saturday’s violent thunderstorms finally got their electricity restored at one o’clock this morning; Lawyers say the country’s national intelligence director has helped their efforts to find out whether private phone records were disclosed by telecommunications companies.