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Progress towards nationwide, state-mandated coverage of colon cancer screening according to accepted medical guidelines has slowed to a crawl as state legislators await the outcome of the health care reform debate at the federal level, a coalition of public health associations and medical professional societies reported today. With a better grade for only a single state – Vermont – 2009 marks …

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Vermont: Only state to pass bill mandating coverage of colon cancer screening (News-Medical-Net)

Here’s the key question concerning the Hockey East quarterfinals series between the universities of Vermont and New Hampshire this weekend: Which team will benefit most from the late-season series between the two, the eighth-seeded, fortunate-to-here Catamounts or the No. 1, had-it-all-the way Wildcats?

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Vermont and New Hampshire are familiar foes (The Burlington Free Press)

BURLINGTON — The 19th-ranked University of Vermont men’s hockey team (15-12-7; 9-11-7 HEA) visits No. 11 New Hampshire (16-11-7; 15-6-6 HEA) this weekend at the Whittemore Center for a best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series. The Catamounts are the No. 8 seed while the Wildcats are the top seed after winning the regular season championship in Hockey East. …

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Vermont faces New Hampshire in Hockey East quarterfinals (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

Columbia joined hands with Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, on Tuesday, becoming the 6th district to allow same sex marriage. Lesbians Sinjoyla Townsend and Angelisa Young were the first amongst the line of 100 couples who were applying for licenses at Washington’s marriage bureau. The ladies were in love with each other for almost SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title …

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same-sex marriage: Columbia becomes the 6th district to allow same-sex marriage! (Entertainment and Showbiz!)

The first same-sex weddings in the District of Columbia are being performed Tuesday. The city is now the sixth jurisdiction in the county in which such marriages can be performed — joining Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. More than 300 same-sex couples have applied for a license since the application process began Wednesday. The 13-member D.C.

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First gay marriages begin in D.C. (The Washington Times)

March 9 (Bloomberg) — The District of Columbia followed by Vermont, Alaska, New York and Massachusetts were the top per- capita winners of federal funds tied to census data in fiscal year 2008, a report shows.

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Vermont, Alaska, New York Lead States in Funding Tied to Census (Bloomberg)

Sunday March 7, 2010 BENNINGTON — Vermont Health officials praised their response Thursday to the recent Swine Flu outbreak. With cases of the much maligned flu strain, known as H1N1, receding, state and federal officials are now reviewing their response, but are being careful to note that the virus is still circulating.

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State: Response to H1N1 a success Only 3 deaths in Vermont (Bennington Banner)

Sunday March 7, 2010 BENNINGTON — Vermont Health officials praised their response Thursday to the recent Swine Flu outbreak. With cases of the much malign…

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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Garvey Young scored 15 points and Evan Fjeld added 14 Sunday night to lift Vermont to a 57-38 victory over New Hampshire and into the America East championship game.The second…

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Vermont beats New Hampshire 57-38 in America East (MalaysiaNews.net)

Garvey Young scored 15 points and Evan Fjeld added 14 Sunday night to lift Vermont to a 57-38 victory over New Hampshire and into the America East championship game. The second-seeded Catamounts, who won three straight titles from 2003-05 and then lost the…

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Vermont beats New Hampshire 57-38 in America East (San Francisco Chronicle)