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Clinton has raised $8M for Obama

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has raised more than $8 million for former rival Barack Obama's presidential campaign since July ...

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Sarah Palin Made Me Do It…

I just made 15 calls into Nevada/North Carolina for John McCain/Sarah Palin. I have unlimited weekend minutes with my cell phone plan. Right now, though odds are against a McCain victory, I’ll do my part. I’ll be calling into State that are both swing states and states with a competitive Senate race. That means Colorado, Minnesota, New [...]

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NH analysts: focus on economy helps Democrats

Political analysts in New Hampshire say all the focus on the economy and the bailout package is helping the Democratic Party.

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Abt SRBI for NHIOP: Shaheen 49 - Sununu 35

And today's news gets better and better. Here are the numbers via an email release passed my way: Jeanne Shaheen - 49% John Sununu - 35% undecided - 15% Ken Blevens - 1% Sample size 832, MoE +/-3.5%, date: 9/25-9/30 Very similar numbers to the same poll on POTUS, I might add. Women and young people don't like the Sprinter: Shaheen, who was defeated by Sununu in the 2002 Senate race, was ahead in every...

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NH poll gives Shaheen lead over Sununu

A new poll by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College shows Democratic Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen leading Republican Sen. John Sununu by a healthy margin.

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Demographics shift could color how N.H. votes

New Hampshire voters are renowned for their political savvy and independence, but recent demographic shifts are making the state ...

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Go, Team!

I was just in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center with John Sununu (just off his first debate and revving to win) for a fundraiser for the Susan B. Anthony. Sununu was beaming with optimism about McCain and Palin. He pointed out that McCain has been wearing his fighting face -- the face he has when everyone's piling on and he's in it to win it, as the senator put it. And he reminder everyone that...

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Most Senators in Tight Races Backed Rescue Bill

Brad Haynes reports on the financial rescue legislation. The financial rescue plan went down to defeat in the House Monday due in large part to the lawmakers who face the stiffest competition in the November election. They voted by a nearly 5-1 margin against the package. Two days later, the Senate passed a modified version of the bill –- adding a number of tax provisions and requiring employers and...

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Sununu Votes to Help Wall Street, But Not Main Street

On Friday, New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu voted against an economic recovery package for working families. But last night, he voted for the Wall Street bailout . The economic recovery package, which passed the House in a bipartisan vote last week, would have extended unemployment insurance benefits for jobless workers, strengthened Medicaid, and invested in infrastructure to create new jobs and rebuild...

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Gregg, Sununu vote for plan

New Hampshire Sens. Judd Gregg and John Sununu voted for the economic rescue bill approved in the Senate Wednesday night, but the state's two Democrats in the House are not ready to sign on yet.

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NH Senate candidates go after each other's records

The first debate between Republican Sen. John Sununu and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was as much about the candidates' pasts as their plans for the future.

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We the People Score Another One

Like the Senate’s ill-fated amnesty for illegal immigrants, the House’s proposed bailout of Wall Street went down to ignominious defeat. Then as now, the bill was negotiated behind closed doors. Then as now, Congressional leaders did an end-run around the committees of jurisdiction. Then as now, the negotiators congratulated themselves for making "great progress." Then as now, outraged citizens told...

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Keep the Job Creators in Mind

By Michael Medved In the midst of the crisis in the financial markets it's crucial to remember that our prosperity rests ultimately on the entrepreneurial spirit of small business, not globe-straddling corporations or mammoth bureaucracies. John Sununu of New Hampshire, often hailed as "the smartest man in the Senate," makes the point succinctly. "Jobs in America," he says, "are not created 200,000...

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SEIU Endorses DeFazio Bill to Address Financial Crisis

New Plan Would Protect Taxpayers, Tighten Regulatory Safeguards WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The two million-member SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is backing the plan announced today by Rep. Peter DeFazio and other Members of Congress to restore confidence in the financial markets. The new bill, called the "No BAILOUTS Act" (Bringing Accountability, Increased Liquidity,...

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Daniel Nichanian: McCain, Obama Ad Strategies Echoed In Congressional Races Across Nation

The entire Republican Party cannot credibly run against itself. Can a voter in New Hampshire's first district believe that John McCain, John Sununu and Jeb Bradley are all mavericks? If so, who is the establishment?