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Douglas still supports idea of privatizing Social Security
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Several years ago, President Bush unveiled a plan to allow workers to divert some of their Social Security tax payments to a private investment fund. Governor Jim Douglas says he liked the proposal then and he likes it now.VPR News
Douglas, Charest meet in Northeast Kingdom
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Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Governor Jim Douglas emphasized what they called a shared commitment to renewable energy and cooperation on border security.VPR News
VT Edition: Gary Margolis on college campus security
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with University of Vermont’s Chief of Police, Gary Margolis about the hi-tech security gadgets that campuses have adopted, his recommendations for campuses, and how schools in Vermont are faring.VPR News
Midday Newscast May 9, 2008
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Former Vermont Supreme Court Justice Louis Peck is being remembered today for his wit and his dedication to the law; Vermont’s prime student lending agency says it will be able to make loans for the next school year; a former congresswoman from Connecticut will discuss the strength of Social Security in Vermont this weekend.VPR News
Midday Newscast: April 3, 2008
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Members of the Vermont House are voting today on how to pay for roads and bridges; advocates say the state needs to do more to expand health care to Vermonters who can’t afford it; Sen. Patrick Leahy is taking on the Department of Homeland Security again about identification requirements at U.S. borders.VPR News
Okemo is target of credit card breach
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Okemo Mountain Resort has been the target of a security breach that may have compromised tens of thousands of credit cards.VPR News
VT Edition Interview: Tom Candon on banking security breach cases in Vermont
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Tom Candon is Deputy Commissioner of Banking. He spoke with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about banking industry standards and responsibilities in security breach cases in Vermont.VPR News
Feds announce changes for crossing border
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A top official with the US Department of Customs and Border Protection is promoting an upcoming change to rules about crossing the border from Canada.VPR News