http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nh-news/ en-us Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:15:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098285/posts Fresh on the heels of slamming Sarah Palin, film documentarian Ken Burns is now upset at John McCain. Why? Because McCain is being too aggressive in waging his campaign and not politely allowing Obama to ride over him to victory in November. Burns begins his New Hampshire Union Leader Op-Ed piece moaning that this is not the John McCain he used to know, the one who would happily allow Obama to defeat him: WHAT HAPPENED to John McCain? What happened to the man so many of us in New Hampshire have admired and respected for so long? The fierce bipartisan... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098285/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:15:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096832/posts Not a big vanity guy, but I find this fascinating. Yesterday we were told that McCain's campaign planned to redirect some of it's Michigan resources to various other states where they feel they have a better chance. One of those is the state of Maine. As most of us know, Maine is one of two states that splits electoral votes, Nebraska being the other. McCain has a decent chance at picking up 1 electoral vote from the nothern Republican leaning part of the state. Olympia Snowe is on the ballot for reelection and running quite strong. On it's face, it... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096832/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:36:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096557/posts WASHINGTON – New Hampshire's two Democratic House members -- who voted against the $700 billion financial bailout package on Monday -- won't say how they will vote today when the House takes up the revised legislation. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter said yesterday she is glad the Senate added renewable energy incentives and a provision to adjust the alternative minimum tax so 20 million Americans can avoid paying it, but said she still has concerns about the bill and how it would affect middle-class Americans. [snip] On Wednesday, she told New Hampshire Union Leader's Granite Status she was "desperately trying to get... The Union-Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096557/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:50:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092523/posts Did I hear correctly? Sen.Gregg(R)was just giving kudos to all the lovely Democrats who helped re-shape the bailout scheme and I'm sure I heard him pat himself on the back for representing the Senate Democrats. He quickly changed that to Senate Republicans, along with a nervous laugh, trying to make a joke of it. Did anyone else catch that slip up? Was he just overly exhausted from the negotiations or were his true leanings showing through? I don't know the man, maybe some of you do? FNC televised news conference (live) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092523/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:20:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090509/posts BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008 500 PM AST THU SEP 25 2008 ...LOW PRESSURE AREA FINALLY DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE... INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KYLE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT MOVED NORTHWARD FROM HISPANIOLA HAS DEVELOPED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR... National Hurricane Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090509/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:08:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090254/posts Incumbent Republican Senator John Sununu can breathe a little easier in New Hampshire if the numbers keep trending his way in his rematch race against former Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Sununu, viewed until recently as perhaps the GOP’s most endangered senator, now leads Shaheen 52% to 45%, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state. A month ago Sununu was down by 10, but in July the volatile Senate race was a five-point affair. In June Shaheen had her largest lead ever. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090254/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:52:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089958/posts John McCain has gained ground for the third straight month and now holds a slight two-point advantage over Barack Obama in the swing state of New Hampshire. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Granite State finds McCain attracting 49% of the vote while Obama earns 47%. A month ago, it was Obama by a point. At the moment, the presidential race in New Hampshire is a toss-up. Nationally, the race remains close in the Daily Presidential Tracking poll. Seventy-four percent (74%) of Obama voters say they will vote with enthusiasm for their candidate, a feeling shared by 68%... Rasmussen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089958/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:07:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089820/posts BOSTON—A federal bankruptcy judge who resigned after his drunken driving arrest has a new job. Robert Somma has been hired by the Boston law firm of Posternak Blankstein & Lund as a senior counsel in the firm's bankruptcy department. Somma rear-ended a pickup truck at a red light in Manchester, N.H. on Feb. 6 while wearing a cocktail dress and high heels. He resigned from the bench a few days after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving and paying a fine. AP/Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089820/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:05:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089363/posts John McCain has gained ground for the third straight month and now holds a slight two-point advantage over Barack Obama in the swing state of New Hampshire. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Granite State finds McCain attracting 49% of the vote while Obama earns 47%. A month ago, it was Obama by a point. At the moment, the presidential race in New Hampshire is a toss-up. Nationally, the race remains close in the Daily Presidential Tracking poll. Seventy-four percent (74%) of Obama voters say they will vote with enthusiasm for their candidate, a feeling shared by 68%... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089363/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:09:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088993/posts A group of 10 states, including Maryland and Delaware, are taking steps to monitor global warming. The coalition is called the "Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative." They'll conduct the nation's first carbon auction. The auction would put limits on carbon dioxide emissions from utility plants and make them pay for each ton of pollutants. The auction is set for September 25. WMDT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088993/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:50:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089098/posts I am a mother of four who works more than full time while raising four children in a joint effort with my husband. There has been much criticism of Gov. Sarah Palin for daring to have a family, to work and to appear on Sen. John McCain's ticket. The focus should be on her record and her abilities. Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden have at least espoused that Gov. Palin's family is off limits. Why then do their supporters and the liberal news media feel a need to bash Gov. Palin's family choices? Do those choices challenge the left-wing... The Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089098/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:25:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088928/posts The leading pro-abortion group Emily's List sent out an email on Tuesday to its donors naming the top seven Congressional races for them to get involved with their donations. The races cover states across the country and some of the leading contests with a pro-life vs. pro-abortion contrast. On the Senate side, Emily's List touts pro-abortion New Hampshire candidate Jeanne Shaheen who is challenging pro-life Sen. John Sununu, called the most vulnerable incumbent by the Washington Post. "Shaheen needs $10 million to defeat Sununu and the GOP attack machine," the pro-abortion activist group says. Emily's List is hoping to have... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088928/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088142/posts DURHAM, NH – John McCain has regained a slight lead over Barack Obama in the race for President in the swing state of New Hampshire. But many voters remain undecided and many more say they could change their minds between now and the election. The most important issue to voters continues to be jobs and the economy. These findings are based on the latest WMUR / Granite State Poll, ∗ sponsored by WMUR-TV and conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Five hundred fifty (550) randomly selected New Hampshire adults were interviewed by telephone between September 14 and... Granite State Poll - University of New Hampshire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088142/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:01:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088129/posts A poll of 550 randomly selected New Hampshire adults between Sept. 14 and 17 has 47 percent of likely voters saying they plan to vote for McCain while 45 percent saying they plan to vote for Obama, with 1 percent supporting some other candidate and 7 percent undecided Union Leader NH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088129/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:55:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087954/posts DURHAM, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has built a slight lead over Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama in the latest New Hampshire poll. The WMUR/Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center shows that 47 percent of likely voters plan to vote for McCain, with 45 percent saying they plan to vote for Obama. The poll of 523 likely voters was conducted From Sept. 14 to Sept. 21 and has a margin of sampling error of 4.3 percent. McCain's narrow lead is within the margin of error, and many of the voters in... WMUR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087954/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:07:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086960/posts When Barack Obama first began campaigning in New Hampshire in early 2007, many voters swooned. We watched him speak to retirees in Claremont one snowy February day that year. Not a single voter we talked with before he spoke planned to vote for him. Afterwards, many said they would. The word that spontaneously came from the lips of multiple attendees: sincere. They couldn't remember a politician who spoke with such sincerity, they said. And many of them had been voting since World War II. We wonder what those same voters think of Obama's sincerity now. In the past few weeks,... UnionLeader.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086960/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:06:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085434/posts The first New Hampshire poll since the two national political conventions shows Barack Obama leading John McCain outside of the margin of error. The CNN/Time Magazine poll gave Obama a 51 percent to 45 percent lead. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent. This poll may be evidence that the Granite State is bucking the national trend this week of higher numbers for McCain since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's speech a week ago. Since Obama clinched the Democratic nomination in June both presidential candidates have been locked in a tie within the margin of error. After... PolitickerNH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085434/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:12:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084352/posts Four of the six New Hampshire politicians running for U.S. Senate and House seats agreed yesterday that taxpayers should not bear the brunt of fixing the latest crisis on Wall Street. Addressing what may become the top issue in the November election, Republicans John Sununu, Jeb Bradley and Jennifer Horn and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen opposed taxpayer-funded government bailouts. But Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes said through a spokesman that with the economy and financial markets in turmoil, he "cannot take any option off the table," while fellow Rep. Carol Shea-Porter said she is open to the possibility of government assistance for... NH Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084352/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:52:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082664/posts For Britt Hatch, a volunteer for the Obama campaign in New Hampshire, the past two weeks of the US presidential race have come as an unwelcome surprise. “I had become complacent,” she said. “I thought the election was in the bag. Then, all of a sudden, we’ve got this big fight on our hands.” Her anxiety was widely shared among the 8,000 people that turned up to see Barack Obama in Manchester over the weekend, amid mounting Democratic jitters about declining poll numbers and escalating Republican attacks. The celebratory atmosphere of past Obama rallies was replaced by a defiant mood... The Financial Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082664/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082326/posts LEAD: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., fighting to salvage his Presidential campaign, today acknowledged ''a mistake'' in his youth, when he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., fighting to salvage his Presidential campaign, today acknowledged ''a mistake'' in his youth, when he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school. Mr. Biden insisted, however, that he had done nothing ''malevolent,'' that he had simply misunderstood the need to cite sources carefully. And he asserted that... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082326/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:15:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082109/posts MANCHESTER, N.H. | Sen. Barack Obama told voters not to fall for Republican attempts to "distort my record," keeping up his attacks on Sen. John McCain, whose campaign criticized the Democrat for talking politics during a hurricane. During a rally that was scaled back as Hurricane Ike swamped Texas, the Democratic presidential nominee said Republicans "will try to undermine your trust in what the Democrats are trying to do," but warned voters in the blue-leaning swing state that "the times are too serious for those strategies to work." "If we don't [start] the changes that we need starting right now,... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082109/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:58:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082078/posts A Democratic state representative who supported U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton during the New Hampshire primary has endorsed U.S. Sen. John McCain‘s presidential campaign. The McCain campaign announced that state Rep. Doreen Howard (D-Newmarket) endorsed McCain because he "values the importance of public service." PolitickerNH.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082078/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081883/posts MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Even as he mounts unceasing attacks on his Republican rival, Barack Obama is ignoring the person on the ticket who is the center of attention: Sarah Palin. A few syllables are all Obama expends on the Republican vice presidential nominee. He'll mention "McCain-Palin" when he's on the trail; beyond that, her name is taboo. This was the week Obama rolled out what the campaign billed as a more aggressive persona. And he is indeed denigrating John McCain at every turn. Given his new eagerness to slash at McCain's record, his silence on Palin's record is even more... latimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081883/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:43:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081826/posts What: New Hampshire NASCAR Race When: September 14, 2008 12:00 p.m. Where: New Hampshire International Speedway Loudon, NH johnmccain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081826/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:49:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081766/posts State: New Hampshire Updated: 9/13/2008 Summary: McCain - 49.1% Obama - 42.8% Not Sure/Other - 8.1% "Still very close here. In a state that loves John McCain, and handed Obama a bruising defeat, McCain has a higher favorability rating." Electoral Votes: 4, Too close to call Full crosstab data from New Hampshire is available to subscribers to the 2008 Presidential polling package. Methodology: Zogby International conducted an online survey of 433 likely voters. The poll ran from Sept. 9-12. It carries a margin of error of +/- 4.8 percentage points. ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081766/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:52:14 GMT