Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle opens the post-Labor Day phase of his gubernatorial campaign with an aggressive attack on incumbent Jim Douglas; Republican senatorial candidate Jack McMullen lashes out at incumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy over jobs issues; a swimmer is now past the halfway mark in his south-to-north swim of Lake Champlain; the Tubbs snowshoes manufacturing operation in Stowe will move to China next year, eliminating 60 to 70 jobs in Vermont; Governor Jim Douglas dedicates a memorial garden in Montpelier for victims of crime.
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