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Health Care: The closer the Democratic Congress' radical health package gets to enactment, the less popular it becomes.
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As the US House of Representatives and now the US Senate ram Obamacare down the throats of Americans by partisan votes, 56% now oppose health care proposed by Obama and Congressional Democrats.
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With dissension in the ranks, healthcare bill moves forward
Senate Democrats cleared a major hurdle this weekend by voting to move ahead with debate on health care reform, but it was hardly a unified party standing behind the bill.
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Health care debate tests pragmatism
Amid conflicting and heated rhetoric, a political pragmatism began to emerge Sunday as senators prepared for a debate on a sweeping Democratic health care bill.
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Health care reform bill gets boost in Senate
Sweeping health care legislation last night cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote.
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USS Virginia heading to Portsmouth shipyard
Senators from Maine and New Hampshire say the arrival of a new submarine at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will usher in a new era for the shipyard team.
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Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" - Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps.
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Shaheen hears concerns over health reform from NH Aarp members
Following the unveiling of the Senate Democratic leadership's version of health care reform, Sen.
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Warner Wants Veterans Affairs to Address Combat Stress in Women
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner successfully amended S.1407, a military construction and veterans appropriations bill, to include language directing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to study how it addresses combat stress in women veterans Tuesday.
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Cobham to add 80 jobs at Exeter location
Cobham Sensor Systems held a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 17, for its second, 80,000-square-foot Exeter facility.
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Bill Aids NH Air Guard, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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NH blogger apologizes for anti-gay slur
New Hampshire Democratic Party chair Ray Buckley declined to comment about the anti-gay slur by which a local blogger described him on his weekend talk show.
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NH veterans' stories wanted for Veterans History Project
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., announced Monday her office is participating in the Veterans History Project in conjunction with the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, encouraging veterans to tell their stories for future generations.
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No guarantees: Eagle Times subsidy is wrong
New Hampshire faces a severe budget problem. And yet Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council thought it fitting for the state to guarantee a line of credit to two private businesses.
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NH Gets Federal Money To Monitor Water Near Superfund Site
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded New Hampshire $250,000 for continued monitoring and testing of groundwater at the Mottolo Superfund Site in Raymond.
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The health care reform bill moving through Congress will not solve the country's health care woes, said John Rother, executive vice president of policy and strategy for AARP, which has endorsed the bill.
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Frank Guinta Calls on the Senate to Vote for People not Politics
Manchester, NH Reacting to the budget busting, 2000 page health care boondoggle that passed the United State House of Representatives on Saturday night, Frank Guinta today called for accountability and a "no" vote from the US Senate.
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Senate approves funding for NH climate study
New Hampshire's two senators say the U.S. Senate has approved $350,000 in federal funding for a study on how climate conditions impact alpine areas in the White Mountain National Forest.
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"I always expected to receive these in a shoe box that came in the mail, not at a ceremony like this,'' said Roger Aldrich of Sugar Hill, presented yesterday with the World War II medals he earned some 65 years ago.
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NH Wwii veteran finally gets his medals
World War II veteran Roger Aldrich smiles in Tilton, N.H. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 after receiving long-overdue medals from U.S. Sen.
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