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Salmon deployed to the Middle East

Vermont State Auditor Tom Salmon has been called to active duty for up to nine months with the U.S. Naval Reserve. Salmon says he will leave this weekend for two or three months of training. Then, he’ll be deployed to the Middle East for another six months.

Midday Newscast: August 31, 2007

Law enforcement authorities in the United States and Canada are searching for a car that tried to run down a U.S. Border Patrol agent yesterday in Alburg; Senator Bernie Sanders says he’s using Labor Day to focus on ways to boost the struggling middle class; Former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle has been nominated by President Bush to be director of the Office of Management and Budget; State officials are promoting a program designed to encourage saving money for college; Vermont State Police say they’ll be working with their counterparts in neighboring New York and New Hampshire over this long holiday weekend.