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Governor Tours Flood Damage in Salem

By Kerry Grens on Thursday, May 18, 2006.

Waters are slowly receding from New Hampshire communities flooded by the rains this past week.

Governor Lynch has been touring towns in Southern New Hampshire to get a sense of how extensive the damage is.

In parts of Salem, residential and commercial neighborhoods have been soaking in several feet of water for days.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens toured some of the worst parts of the town and filed this report.

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State Looks to Attract Insurance Companies

By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, May 18, 2006.

At a time when the state may face millions of dollars in flood cleanup costs, the Legislature is debating whether to cut revenue.

Lawmakers are gambling that cutting taxes for insurance companies will make the state a magnet for the industry.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Shaolin Ways

By Shay Zeller on Thursday, May 18, 2006.

We look at the influence of Asian religion and philosophy on. We talk with Black Belt Kung Fu expert Steve DeMasco, who's also the author of "The Shaolin Way: 10 Modern Secrets of Survival from a Shaolin Grandmaster."

And we'll take the broad view to see how Asian religions and philosophies get adopted and adapted into American culture in our conversation with Henry Rosemont, Distingtuished Visiting Professor of East Asian Studies at Brown University.

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