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Fuel dealers demand credit checks

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Some fuel dealers are turning away customers unless they first agree to a credit check. And in a few situations, the dealers have refused to sell fuel even if the customers agree to pay in cash. An anti-poverty agency that serves the Connecticut River Valley says the practice is wrong, and hurts customers already suffering from today’s financial crisis. VPR’s John Dillon reports.
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Second Internet outage causes disruptions

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State regulators plan to investigate why Internet service was interrupted across Vermont for the second time in a month. Customers of Level Three Communications of Colorado could not surf the Web or use their email for hours on Monday. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, thousands of consumers depend on Level Three, even though they may not know it.
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Morning Newscast: April 8, 2008

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Vermont Congressman Peter Welch is continuing to shine a spotlight on a loophole in new federal rules that were supposed to cut down on waste, fraud and abuse in government contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan; The heating season may be winding down, but consumers are still reeling from the high costs of staying warm this winter…
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Experts say energy costs could remain high next year

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The heating season may be winding down, but consumers are still reeling from the high costs of staying warm this winter. The price of a gallon of home heating oil averaged $3.46 in March, almost a dollar more than the year before. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, experts say prices could remain high next winter and this is a good time to plan.