New Hampshire: Endorsement

[img_assist|nid=3677|title=IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger at a rally for Jeanne Shaheen|desc=Photo Credit: PolitickerNH.com|link=none|align=left|width=267|height=200]MANCHESTER-- The head of the International Association of Fire Fighters say the group's endorsement of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) during the primary did not affect the group's reputation.

"Our reputation is based on loyalty, we don't treat our endorsement like a race track," IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger said in an interview with PolitickerNH.com.

[img_assist|nid=2711|title=Bill Boyd (R-Merrimack) candidate for Register of Deeds|desc=Photo credit: Boyd campaign|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=157]Hillsborough County Register of Deeds candidate Bill Boyd (R-Merrimack) has been endorsed by former New Hampshire Republican Chairwoman Rhona Charbonneau and former Manchester Mayor Emile Beaulieu.

Editors note: This is a daily summary of news about the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury).

Today in the U.S. Senate race Shaheen was formally endorsed by the fire fighters of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Democrats slammed Sununu on his Medicare reimbursement vote but the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care defends Sununu's stance.

A prominent conservative group has endorsed congressional candidate John Stephen (R-Manchester).

The American Conservative Union's (ACU) political action committee called Stephen "the clear conservative choice" in the 1st Congressional District Republican primary.