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Well, I wasn’t going to post for the rest of the year, but then came this little cutie about yours truly. Seems some folks in my home state of New Hampshire are agitating for me to move back. From the Union Leader: ON THANKSGIVING, we reported that Republican Bruce Keough was already actively laying the groundwork for a challenge of John Lynch for governor in 2006. (And Lynch hasn't even taken office yet!) Now, on Christmas Eve, we can report that Keough's troops are moving quickly to try to make the Republican State Committee a top-notch, professional organization before his...

Keough plans to help Sununu get elected By STEPHEN SEITZ Sunday News Correspondent DUBLIN — Whither Bruce Keough? The Dublin businessman and former Republican candidate for governor came within 4,300 votes of beating Craig Benson for the nomination, despite Benson’s record spending. Keough’s strength in the contest has led many to wonder what he plans to do next. “Get John E. Sununu elected to the U.S. Senate,” Keough, 46, said Friday. “In fact, he has asked me to chair the fund-raiser with President Bush on Oct. 5 when he comes to Manchester.” Keough said he met Sununu at the Republican...

GOP Primary: Craig Benson, 43% Gordon Humphrey, 23% Bruce Keough, 15% Democrat Primary: Mark Fernald, 31% Bev Hollingworth, 32% Head-to-Head: Benson-Fernald: 47-36 Benson-Hollingworth: 48-35 Keough-Fernald: 37-37 Keough-Hollingworth: 35-40 Humphrey-Fernald: 39-44 Humphrey-Hollingworth: 38-49