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The mayor of Vermont's largest city says he thinks its municipal phone, Internet and cable TV service will get past its current troubles and be a key asset to the city in the future.

Shot down once, the owners of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant continue pushing for a second vote by state lawmakers for a license extension allowing it to stay open past 2012.

A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed Friday after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its operating license suspended three times earlier this year for similar conduct.

From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the Cash for Clunkers program.

From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular Cash for Clunkers program.

The unemployment rates in eight states hit record-highs last month and only two — Nebraska and Vermont — did not report increases.

The unemployment rates in eight states hit record-highs last month and only two — Nebraska and Vermont — did not report increases.

The unemployment rate in the West jumped over 10 percent last month, the first time that regional threshold has been broken in about 25 years.

On the state level, eight set record-highs and only two — Nebraska and Vermont — did not report increases.