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Two Years Later, Irene Haunts Vermonters

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Steve Zind

When Tropical Storm Irene struck Vermont two years ago, miles of roads were destroyed and 1,400 families were displaced. It didn't take long for the highways to be repaired, but putting people's lives back together has taken much longer. It's been a difficult lesson for a state unaccustomed to natural disasters.

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Crowd Amped Up For March On Washington Commemoration

12:33pm August 28, 2013

Thousands descended on the National Mall on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. President Obama will be among the speakers.

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Flames burn near the Tuolumne Family Camp near Groveland, Calif., on Sunday.

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Elite Native American Firefighters Join Crews At Yosemite

8:57pm August 27, 2013

by Kirk Siegler

The Geronimo Hotshots are one of seven elite Native American firefighting teams in the U.S. The pay is good, and firefighting jobs are one of only a few ways for many young men on the reservation to earn a living. And it turns out that much of the community there is dependent on the fire season.

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Map showing where some playgrounds are located in New York City.

For Kids With Special Needs, More Places To Play

6:31pm August 27, 2013

by Robert Benincasa

Parent advocates and a new federal law making accessible play areas a civil right are changing the landscape for public playgrounds.

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Vt. Nuclear Plant Shutdown A Sign Of Changing Energy Market

6:31pm August 27, 2013

by John Dillon

The owner of Vermont's only nuclear plant says it will shut down the facility next year. Entergy had just won a lengthy battle with the state over whether the plant could keep operating. Now the company says market forces and other issues mean the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant isn't profitable.

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Liens By 'Sovereign Citizens' A Headache For State Officials

5:30pm August 27, 2013

Robert Siegel talks to Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale, who has led the charge against sovereign citizen fraudulent liens and is an advocate for helping victims of the liens. He managed to get state legislation passed against it.

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Was 1973 'Battle Of The Sexes' Tennis Match Thrown?

5:30pm August 27, 2013

Melissa Block speaks with Don Van Natta Jr., a senior writer with ESPN, about new evidence that the famous Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King may have been thrown to cover Rigg's gambling debts to the Mafia.

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Embattled LA Sheriff Still Plans To Give Fifth Term A Shot

5:30pm August 27, 2013

by Kirk Siegler

Lee Baca, 71, is facing calls to step down and not seek another term. His department is at the center of a federal probe into widespread allegations of prisoner abuse.

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Sleepy, Southern And Segregated: What D.C. Was Like In '63

5:30pm August 27, 2013

by Brian Naylor

The 1963 March on Washington was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. And the city those protesters marched on 50 years ago was very different from the Washington of today.

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Clarence B. Jones this month in Palo Alto, Calif. As Martin Luther King Jr.'s attorney and adviser, Jones contributed to many of King's speeches, including his famous speech at the March on Washington in 1963.

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Clarence B. Jones: A Guiding Hand Behind 'I Have A Dream'

4:59pm August 27, 2013

by Michele Norris

Clarence Jones played an integral but mostly unseen role in the 1963 March on Washington. As Martin Luther King Jr.'s legal adviser, Jones assisted in drafting King's landmark speech, and drew from a recent event in Birmingham, Ala., to craft one of the speech's signature lines.

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