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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Burlington</title>
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		<title>Vt woman who lost stepson to war: &#8216;We&#8217;re like the ghost that hovers in the background&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Curran</dc:creator>
		
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Vt families of war dead deal with mixed emotions
BURLINGTON, Vt. — They know well the wages of war.
Kathrine Muller lost her son, Pvt. Adam Muller, to a roadside bomb in 2007. Stephen Gray and his wife lost their son the same way, in 2004.
Still grieving, but determined to show their support for Vermont ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vt-woman-who-lost-stepson-to-war-were-like-the-ghost-that-hovers-in-the-background-243094/">Original article on  : Vt woman who lost stepson to war: &#8216;We&#8217;re like the ghost that hovers in the background&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Organizations representing hundreds of technology firms in Massachusetts to combine forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Groups representing Mass. tech firms to merge

BURLINGTON, Mass. — Two organizations that represent the interests of technology companies in Massachusetts are combining forces.
The Mass Technology Leadership Council, also known as MassTLC, announced Wednesday that it was merging with Massachusetts Network Communications Council, also known as MassNetComms.
The combined organization will keep the MassTLC name and be  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/organizations-representing-hundreds-of-technology-firms-in-massachusetts-to-combine-forces-217926/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Acme Packet posts higher third-quarter profit on stronger sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Higher revenue widens Acme Packet&#8217;s 3Q profit

BURLINGTON, Mass. — Acme Packet Inc. said Thursday that stronger sales of its communications equipment and services helped its third-quarter profit nearly double.
The company also raised its outlook for the year to a profit of 34 cents to 35 cents per share. The previous guidance was 28 cents to  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acme-packet-posts-higher-third-quarter-profit-on-stronger-sales-211930/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont city council votes to suspend chief administrative officer over telecom dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Vt. city council votes to suspend admin. officer

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Burlington City Council has voted to suspend the city&#8217;s chief administrative officer amid an ongoing dispute about the city-owned telecommunications provider, but Mayor Bob Kiss says he won&#8217;t do it.
In an 8-6 vote early Tuesday, the council passed a resolution calling for Jonathan Leopold ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vermont-city-council-votes-to-suspend-chief-administrative-officer-over-telecom-dispute-208791/">Vermont city council votes to suspend chief administrative officer over telecom dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man pleads guilty to having child pornography on computer at border</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rathke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont man pleaded guilty Friday to charges he had child pornography on his laptop computer when he entered the United States from Quebec nearly three years ago.

Sebastien Boucher, 32 of Ascutney, also agreed to help federal agents access his computer so it could be searched, presumably giving up his password.
Boucher, a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-pleads-guilty-to-having-child-pornography-on-computer-at-border-179183/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Man pleads guilty to having child pornography on computer at border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>18-year-old sentenced to prison, will serve 3 months in Vermont&#8217;s first &#8217;sexting&#8217; case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Vt. — An 18-year-old pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday in Vermont&#8217;s first &#8220;sexting&#8221; case, in which he allegedly directed two teenage girls to videotape or photograph themselves performing sex acts and send him the results.

Isaac Owusu, of Morrisville, was sentenced to up to two years in prison but will serve 90 days after  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/18-year-old-sentenced-to-prison-will-serve-3-months-in-vermonts-first-sexting-case-159197/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>iBasis sues to stop Royal KPN&#8217;s tender offer, which it calls &#8216;grossly inadequate&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Mass. — iBasis Inc. said Tuesday it is suing its majority owner Royal KPN NV in an effort to stop a hostile takeover bid.

iBasis, which provides wholesale long distance phone service and prepaid phone cards, said Dutch telecom company Royal KPN, other KPN entities and certain members of its management have violated federal securities ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ibasis-sues-to-stop-royal-kpns-tender-offer-which-it-calls-grossly-inadequate-143309/">Read : iBasis sues to stop Royal KPN&#8217;s tender offer, which it calls &#8216;grossly inadequate&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More Vermont church properties face liens to cover awards in priest sex abuse trials</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Vt. — A judge has put liens on four church-owned rest homes and part of the Vermont Roman Catholic diocese&#8217;s investments in order to cover jury awards in two priest sex abuse cases.

The two cases resulted in $12.3 million damage awards following separate trials last year. To assure payment, liens were placed on the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-vermont-church-properties-face-liens-to-cover-awards-in-priest-sex-abuse-trials-100086/">Original article &nbsp;: More Vermont church properties face liens to cover awards in priest sex abuse trials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>For industrial towns where the recession arrived long ago, the road to recovery looks longer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Moreno Gonzales</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, N.C. — Tim Holt was among the men and women who wove fabric and prosperity here for generations, until the textile factories left town in a global manufacturing shift that the rest of the country hardly seemed to notice.

Fifty-one years old and pushing through his second federally funded job-training program in six years, he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/for-industrial-towns-where-the-recession-arrived-long-ago-the-road-to-recovery-looks-longer-81354/" title="For industrial towns where the recession arrived long ago, the road to recovery looks longer">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Partially tax-funded VT program lets high school students explore how gender is portrayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wilson Ring</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Vt. — Like plenty of other high school students, a group of about a dozen Vermont teenagers trundled into a youth center one day every week this spring to participate in an after-school program.

But their program was different; it focused on gender.
The nine-week program, partially funded by the Burlington School District, was held at ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/partially-tax-funded-vt-program-lets-high-school-students-explore-how-gender-is-portrayed-74618/">Partially tax-funded VT program lets high school students explore how gender is portrayed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No joy in Mudville, or Burlington: More than a century of baseball ends at Vermont</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Curran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Vt. — At Centennial Field, the sun was out, the infield grass freshly cut, the home team riding a six-game winning streak into a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader.

It was a perfect day for baseball. And for the Vermont Catamounts, it was a bittersweet one: It was the final homestand of the year — and for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-joy-in-mudville-or-burlington-more-than-a-century-of-baseball-ends-at-vermont-61319/">Read the original article &nbsp;: No joy in Mudville, or Burlington: More than a century of baseball ends at Vermont</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Leahy to return $1,000 Citigroup campaign donation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 20:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will return a $1,000 campaign donation from Citigroup, the banking giant that has received $45 billion in federal bailout money.

Carolyn Dwyer, Leahy&#8217;s campaign manager, says she was unaware of the donation until the Burlington Free Press asked about it.
The Burlington Free Press reports Citigroup donated $72,620 to 30 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/leahy-to-return-1000-citigroup-campaign-donation-57672/">Read : Leahy to return $1,000 Citigroup campaign donation</a>.]]></description>
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