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Tiger Woods joins vacationing Obama for golf round

PALM CITY, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama teed it up with Tiger Woods on Sunday. The White House confirmed that the President and the world’s most famous golfer played a round at a secluded, exclusive yacht and golf club on Florida’s Treasure Coast. Once the sport’s dominant player before his career was sidetracked by […]

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Bradley and Morse respond to Hassan’s budget proposal

Following Governor Maggie Hassan’s official unveiling of her proposed budget for the next two years, Republican state Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Morse issued statements offering both praise and criticism of the new governor’s plans. “Looking at the budget as a whole, I have reservations about increasing the total […]

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NRCC hammers Kuster on tax dodging

The National Republican Congressional Committee has waste no time pouring on Rep. Annie Kuster and her considerable tax issues (or lack thereof), using Monday morning to release a 30-second web ad taunting the lobbyist to congresswoman. Turning her own words against her, the ad replays a shot of a campaign TV spot in which Kuster […]

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O’Brien may challenge Kuster

Congresswoman, not to mention noted tax specialist, Ann McLane Kuster has had a rough go this week. First, her tax dodging escapades were finally made public. Now, amid a barrage of criticism and less than a month after her swearing in, potential challengers are emerging. Former Republican state Senator Gary Lambert has already indicated that […]

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Ayotte to speak at CPAC

New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte will join a growing list of conservative lawmakers and leaders speaking at next month’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “The American Conservative Union (ACU) today announced U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Tim Scott of South Carolina will address CPAC 2013 – the 40th annual Conservative Political Action […]

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NHJ SURVEY: Readers Split on Gambling, Cigarette Tax, and Immigration Reform; Overwhelmingly Oppose Fiscal Cliff Deal, UNH Spending and More Gun Control

According to a survey of NH Journal readers, the prospect of casino gaming in New Hampshire gets mixed results, but there is no mistaking the passion against further gun control in New Hampshire. Over 1,100 people participated in the survey covering state and federal issues. In one of the biggest state issues facing the New […]

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Ayotte signs letter discouraging Hagel vote

On the heels of her telling Fox and Friends that she was leaning against voting to confirm former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte has signed a letter discouraging the Armed Services Committee from holding a vote on President Obama’s nominee tomorrow. The senator expressed serious […]

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Ayotte leans ‘no’ on Hagel

Following a confirmation hearing that did little to ease doubts, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte told Fox and Friends that she was leaning against voting of confirming former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense. “I am really, deeply concerned about what I saw last week,” she stated. “It was shocking to […]

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Campaign Carl Comes Home for Politics & Eggs

GOFFSTOWN – FOX News reporter Carl Cameron made no pretense about being fair and balanced during his talk at Saint Anselm College Tuesday. “I’ll argue my objectivity on any story except First in the Nation,” Cameron said. The national reporter, who got his start in broadcasting at Manchester’s WZID radio and then WMUR TV, acknowledged […]

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Incompetent Republicans let Kuster walk on tax dodge

One of the more frustrating aspects of the New Hampshire Republican Party – and there are many – is how incompetent it has become.   A case in point? This news that comes to us from James Pindell: U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., currently owes nearly $11,000 in late property tax bills for her Hopkinton home […]

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