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Ovide Lamontagne, a conservative activist and 1996 Republican gubernatorial nominee, says he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by New Hampshire Sen.

Ovide Lamontagne has made his long-awaited decision. Tomorrow, he'll officially become a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Sen.

Eds: APNewsNow. CORRECTS headlines to $3 million. CONCORD, N.H. a ' U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg says the Senate has approved $3 million in funding to help preserve the New Hampshire Seacoasta TMs Great Bay.

Events at dozens of polling locations throughout the state show broad support for reform.

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The White House is beginning to send strong signals that it recognizes the $1.4 trillion budget deficit is a looming political problem that needs to be addressed, even as President Obama reminds Americans that the country's fiscal crisis originated with the Bush administration and will not be resolved overnight.

It's official. Republican Bill Binnie, 51, of Rye plans to file papers this week as a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen.

What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.

Just before another short-term extension on highway programs moved forward, U.S. Sen.

Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., has spent much of his time on the Senate floor this month criticizing the official cost estimate of the Senate Finance Committee's health reform bill.

If Congress can't stop itself from spending the nation into everlasting debt, give the controls to somebody else.

WASHINGTON Amid signs that health care overhaul legislation will do little to slow the growth in health care spending in the coming decade, lawmakers and Obama administration officials are considering tougher steps to rein in soaring budget deficits.

If Congress can't stop itself from spending the nation into everlasting debt, give the controls to somebody else.

In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., second from left, talks about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington with, from left, Sen.

Congress is at an impasse over how to fix a perennial problem in Medicare. Just about every year a formula glitch threatens to cut payments to doctors who treat seniors and the disabled.

Republican Senate frontrunner Kelly Ayotte did have an impressive first quarter of fundraising.

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In this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., second from left, talks about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington with, from left, Sen.

" A leading fiscal mind on Capitol Hill and a one-time Obama Cabinet pick sounded the alarm Sunday over the projected long-term financial challenges the country faces.

Sen. Lamar Alexander took to the Senate floor Wednesday to urge President Obama and his aides to dial back their attacks on White House critics.