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New Hampshire senate candidates Kelly Ayotte and Ovide Lamontagne, egged on by party chair John H. Sununu, encourage the President of the United States (who is popular in New Hampshire) to resign. Oh, and LLPOF . These are the kind of people President Obama repeatedly brings to the table to work with him. This is an Open Thread. ...
Blue Hampshire - 4:21 a.m.
NEWS RELEASE FOR DISTRICT FIVE January 27, 2010 FROM DEBORA B. PIGNATELLI, Executive Councilor January 27, Concord, NH - Listed below are some of the items that were approved at the Governor and Council Meeting on January 27, 2010 that might be of interest to District Five constituents. The next Governor and Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in the State House, Co...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Mon 8:08 a.m. - 3 clicks 
The Concord Monitor is reporting the cuts that the state Department of Health and Human Services has had to make to close a $43 million budget gap. The reason for this gap? The broken economy has caused more people to seek social services. But the more people need services, the less they can receive. The biggest impact for individuals will likely come from reduced subsidies for child care, as ...
Blue Hampshire - Sun 6:25 a.m. - 2 clicks
Rep. Kurk has taken to heart Rep. Ulery's interpretation that the constitution ought to be " lyrical ." He wants to enshrine Pledge Politics into our constitution , explaining his mission in verse: I hope that we shall always ax a bill for sales or income tax. A tax whose broad-based mouth will suck the vigor from New Hampshire's pluck. A tax that kills the jobs we seek but builds the psych...
Blue Hampshire - Sun 5:09 a.m. - 5 clicks
I keep checking my Google Alerts, but something must be wrong. I don't see anything from Kelly Ayotte, Ovide Lamontagne, Bill Binnie, and That Other Self-Funder about whether they support the GOP House plan to privatize Social Security . I find this odd, because: a) the aforementioned Republican senate candidates are always talking about our out-of-control federal deficit, and b) our previous...
Blue Hampshire - Sat 5:29 a.m. - 7 clicks
Because if you have to write "Washington DC" in the location, it's not really for you: NRSC UPCOMING EVENTS MEMO: ... Tuesday, February 9, 2010 KELLY AYOTTE - Candidate for Senate (NH) Fundraising Reception at 5:30 p.m. Location: Morton's 1050 Connecticut Ave NW Hosted by: Jeff Walter & Clint Robinson Cost: $1000 per PAC/$500 per Individual RSVP: Please RSVP to Jon Grah...
Blue Hampshire - Fri 6:32 p.m. - 4 clicks
an editorial in today's Conway Daily Sun. Economists are quick to tell us that our economy is showing signs of recovery. This seems to mean that Wall St. is doing well. Main St. doesn't seem to be ready to tap dance just yet. The unemployment rate for New Hampshire was seven percent in January. Those statistics are skewed to be lower than the real numbers of unemployed. They don't count folks ...
Blue Hampshire - Fri 1:23 p.m. - 3 clicks
Gov. John Lynch released the following statement today regarding the death of Pfc. Marc Decoteau who was killed in action in Afghanistan on Friday: “My thoughts and prayers, and those of my wife Susan, are with the family of Pfc. Marc Decoteau. “Pfc. Decoteau served our nation with courage and honor. He sacrificed protecting all of us. On behalf of the citizens of New Hampshire, our deepest ...
Democracy for New Hampshire - Feb 1 - 9 clicks
New Hampshire Democrats are sending aid south of the border to save a suddenly vulnerable Martha Coakley, but they're facing problems of their own here at home. Case in point: yesterday's special election in Sullivan County District 2, which Republican......
Granite Prof - Jan 13 - 5 clicks
Union Leader editorial page editor Drew Cline plays the "what if" game on his blog today: Obama’s approval ratings are hovering around 50 percent. Congress has worse approval ratings now than a year ago. Americans don’t want the health care......
Granite Prof - Jan 6 - 6 clicks
Over at Governing. com, Josh Goodman names New Hampshire's District 16 special election as one of the seven state and local races to watch during the first quarter of 2010: 7) New Hampshire State Senate District 16, February 16 --......
Granite Prof - Jan 5 - 5 clicks
