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Eleven September & A Physician to the Bin Ladens

By John Walters on Monday, October 1, 2001.

JON NOLAN plays with the Newmarket based group, Say Zuzu. His reaction to the events of September eleventh was to write a song to the melody of an old hymn. "Eleven September" chronicles what happened that day. You can download the song at www.elevenseptembersong.com.

TERRY BENNETT is a Rochester doctor. In the late seventies and early eighties, he practiced in Saudi Arabia and some of his patients were members of the bin Laden family. He talks about his time there and what he learned about Middle Eastern and Islamic culture.

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Biological Terrorism

By Trish Anderton on Monday, October 1, 2001.

A month ago, most Americans weren?t worried about biological attacks. Now, army-navy stores are selling gas masks hand-over fist. But it?s not clear how much of a threat bio-terrorism really is. We?ll talk about what officials are doing to prepare for an attack. Trish?s guests are NH?s epidemiologist Jesse Greenblatt www.dhhs.state.nh.us and Jim VanDongen, with the NH Office of Emergency Management www.nhoem.state.nh.us.

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Vermont Farms Turn to Tourism

By Chris Bracken on Monday, October 1, 2001.

The Northeast Dairy Compact has expired. The farm assistance package guaranteed farmers in New England a minimum price for milk. The purpose was to protect small dairy farms unable to compete against larger outfits. The results have been mixed at best and for many years, Vermont farmers have been trying to reduce their dependence on dairy income. Today, nearly a third of them are tapping into the tourism trade. Correspondent Chris Bracken has more.

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Surplus Grows But So Does Concern

By Josh Rogers on Monday, October 1, 2001.

Although New Hampshire ended the fiscal year with a thirty-five million dollar surplus, Governor Jeanne Shaheen says the state must act quickly to stimulate the economy to blunt the downturn hastened by last month?s terrorist attacks.

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