New Hampshire: Npr

April 30, 2009 - 09:08 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

NPR: Justice Souter to Resign

NPR got the scoop:

NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court's current term.

NH's contribution to SCOTUS was appointed almost 19 years ago.  

Thoughts?

Adding (Dean): Click here for a recent, rare public appearance from Justice Souter.

March 2, 2009 - 01:31 pm
NEWS FEED: Richard Barnes

Then And Now

It's a funny thing how drastically different a story can be covered.

Bush was a disaster and deserved a lot of the bad press he received.  Back in 2004 I stated on a number of occasions that he did not deserve to be re-elected and had the Democrats nominated someone halfway decent he would have been soundly defeated.

Now we have Obama, a man who won because of personality and hype, who within his first few days in office has already proven himself a far greater disaster then Bush had ever hoped to be spending us so far into debt that I doubt this country will ever be able to recover in my lifetime.

February 12, 2009 - 12:00 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

Of the People

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Perhaps you learned these words by rote in grade school too.

In my class we spoke that last line:
"of the people, by the people, for the people.

Mon, 06/23/2008 - 20:06

Today in the U.S. Senate race

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).

Judy Reardon, a senior advisor to the Shaheen campaign, e-mailed supporters telling them to sign a petition against the Enron loophole.

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