Morning Newscast: August 7, 2008

Here are the top stories at noon: Vermont’s two federal judges have ruled that the method of selecting jurors for federal court in Vermont is not racially biased;  Meteorologists say weather patterns over the Atlantic Ocean and along the jet stream have trapped the region in a vise grip of storms; Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina says he and his wife have about $656,000 in financial assets…