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Congress Considers Plan to Protect MtBE Producers

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, October 13, 2003.

Last week the state filed a lawsuit against 22 oil companies for polluting the state’s water supply.

The Attorney General charges the gasoline additive MtBE has contaminated more than 15 percent of New Hampshire’s waters.

But the state’s case could be weakened by proposed federal legislation.

As part of the energy bill, Congressional leaders are considering a plan that would give MtBE manufactures protection from lawsuits.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Black Burial Ground Found in Portsmouth

By Roger Wood on Monday, October 13, 2003.

Archeologists and historians have made a significant find deep beneath the streets of downtown Portsmouth.

New Hampshire Public Radio Correspondent Roger Wood has details.

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Kerry Would Fund Medical and Scientific Research

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Monday, October 13, 2003.

Presidential candidate John Kerry told doctors and employees at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center that the Bush Administration is anti-science.
He promised to fund cutting-edge medical research and expand health insurance, if elected president.
New Hampshire Public Radio?s Raquel Maria Dillon has more.

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