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Soldier's Families

By Lisa Peakes on Thursday, December 11, 2003.

Morning Edition host Lisa Peakes speaks with Richard Croucher. He's the Director of the "Family Readiness Program" for New England's 94th Regional Readiness Command. The program coordinates volunteer groups of family members who take care of each other while their loved ones are deployed.

He met in Londonderry yesterday with the families of the 167th Support Corps as the troops shipped out for duty.

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Candidates Battle in Berlin

By Trish Anderton on Thursday, December 11, 2003.

Congressman Dick Gephardt held a town meeting before a small but enthusiastic crowd in Berlin yesterday. Gephardt has strong ties to the Berlin area, and he has key backing from the local mill workers' union. But rivals like John Kerry and Howard Dean are challenging him for votes. NHPR?S Trish Anderton reports.

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