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ArchivesVermont Takes FDA to CourtBy John Dillon on Wednesday, August 11, 2004.Vermont is going to court to overturn the Food and Drug Administration's ban on drug imports from Canada. The F-D-A cited health and safety concerns when it rejected Vermont's pilot plan to bring in prescription drugs legally. Today (Wednesday) , a top F-D-A official said the federal government will vigorously defend the agency's decision. John Dillon of Vermont Public Radio reports. Valuable Patents UnearthedBy Lisa Peakes on Wednesday, August 11, 2004.Recently, some rare copies of early American patents were discovered in a library at Dartmouth College. A fire at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington in 1836 destoyed most of the country's 10,000 or so early plans. Host Lisa Peakes speaks with Attorney Scott Asmus who was doing research on New Hampshire inventor Samuel Morey when he and a colleague found copies of 14 early patents. Copies of many existing historic patents can be viewed at the U.S. Patent Office website at http://www.uspto.gov/ Democrats Eye Congressional RaceBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, August 11, 2004.While few may realize it, there is a Democratic Primary in Second Congressional District next month. Concord attorney Paul Hodes will face Wilton-resident and Youth Minister Chris Owen. Both share the current centrist Democratic positions: they support abortion rights, call themselves fiscal conservatives and want to improve the nation's image abroad. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has this profile of the two candidates. |
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