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New Hampshire: John Kerry

March 1, 2009 - 10:26 pm
NEWS FEED: GraniteGrok

My answer is "No"

Blackfive reports:

Shortly after Obama took office, Democratic Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey also asked the White House to roll back the 1991 ban.

Why am I not surprised that he of "Jenghis Kahn" (spelling intentional), he of the history of sliming his fellow vets, he of accusing only the dregs of society end up in Irag, would be one of the first to ask.  His intention, in my opinion, is not to honor the fallen...it will be to allow him to spout more of his nonsense.

Yahoo News:

The Obama administration is reversing an 18-year ban on news coverage of the return of war dead, allowing photographs of flag-covered caskets when families of the fallen troops agree, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.

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February 25, 2009 - 12:19 pm
NEWS FEED: New Hampshire Presidential Watch

Political Library Announces 2009 New Hampshire Primary Awards Honorees

By lawsonbri@gmail.com (Cosmo)

From the NH Political Library:

The New Hampshire Political Library is pleased to announce this year’s honorees to be recognized Monday, March 30th at the 2009 New Hampshire Primary Awards:

Mr. Paul Begala: a senior strategist for President Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and currently political contributor for CNN and Affiliated Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute

Mr. Mike Murphy: a senior strategist for Senator John McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign and currently political contributor for NBC and MSNBC News; and

Ms. Kelly O’Donnell: NBC News correspondent covering the presidential campaigns of Senator Bob Dole in 1996, Senator John Kerry in 2004 and the Republican field in 2008 and currently Capitol Hill Correspondent.

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Sat, 11/01/2008 - 17:48
COLUMNIST

Are NH voters late deciders?

By Dante Scala

A New York Times article suggests that New Hampshire voters are capricious types who really make their choice in the last few days. Any evidence to support this in a recent general election?

Let's take a stroll through the archives of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, which displays polls for the last four elections:

2000

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Sat, 10/18/2008 - 19:30

Kerry calls on Sununu to denounce McCain robocalls, blasts McCain for negative campaigning

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

 

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Fri, 10/17/2008 - 12:43

Kerry to campaign in N.H. for Obama

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is scheduled to campaign this weekend in the Granite State.

Kerry will be attending events for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in Nashua and Manchester.

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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 13:32

Fire fighters to help Shaheen

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire has announced they will hold events for former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury)'s U.S. Senate campaign later this week.

The fire fighters will hold a rally on Thursday in Manchester at a fire station and then head to the seacoast for a chili event and rally in Hampton. The chili events became a staple in the 2004 New Hampshire primary with U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.).

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 06:44

Today's convention schedule

By Politicker Staff

The third day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, with a theme of "Securing America's Future."

The day will begin with the nominating process for President, including nominating speeches for U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), followed by a roll call vote.

The headline speaker will be vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).

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Thu, 06/26/2008 - 15:54

Prominent Dems to lead McCain group

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

Two well-known New Hampshire Democrats have endorsed the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee. Jim McConaha and Valery Mitchell, who have pledged their support to U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), will serve as co-chairs of "New Hampshire Democrats for McCain."

The announcement comes the day before U.S. Sen.

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