New Hampshire

Kucinich asks for New Hampshire recount in the interest of election integrity

Jan. 20, 2008, DETROIT, MI - Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, the most outspoken advocate in the Presidential field and in Congress for election integrity, paper-ballot elections, and campaign finance reform, has sent a letter to the New Hampshire Secretary of State asking for a recount of Tuesday's election because of "unexplained disparities between hand-counted ballots and machine-counted ballots."    » read more »

Country Music Star Rodney Atkins Helps Kick off Build

Monday, January 14, 2008 -- The Voisine family from Manchester, NH has received the surprising news that Ty and the gang of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will build them a new home in just seven days, in a special two-hour episode, SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.    » read more »

January 15, 2008 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte today warned New Hampshire consumers that the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office has recently received a report that consumers in New Hampshire and elsewhere are receiving scam emails which purport to be from the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. The emails instruct the recipients that to receive their winning prize, they must provide their passport and social security numbers.    » read more »

Statewide Recount of the Presidential Primary for both the Democratic and Republican Primaries

January 11, 2008 -- New Hampshire Secretary of State William M. Gardner announced today that Albert Howard, a candidate for nomination for the office of President of the United States in the Republican Party Primary has requested a recount of all ballots cast statewide. Mr. Howard has satisfied the requirements for initiating a statewide recount of the Republican Primary.    » read more »

Plan Returns Honesty, Fiscal Responsibility to Plan

January 15, 2008 -- CONCORD - New Hampshire Governor John Lynch today submitted the State’s Ten-Year Highway Transportation Plan to the legislature, returning New Hampshire to an honest, fiscally responsible 10-year plan.    » read more »

Says He is Readying Possible Spending Cuts

January 15, 2008 -- CONCORD - With the national economy declining, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch today stressed the importance of continued fiscal responsibility and said that he is readying possible spending cuts during a meeting with the House Finance Committee.    » read more »

Checks Will Be Available Friday

January 10, 2008 -- CONCORD - While owners of Customized Structures Inc. continue to stonewall, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch announced today that the state has secured two additional weeks pay for the company’s workers.

Gov. Lynch, Labor Commissioner George Copadis, Employment Security Commissioner Richard Brothers and Michael Power of the Workforce Opportunity Council will be at the Claremont New Hampshire Workers Center at 1 p.m. Friday to update the workers. Checks will also be available for the company’s nearly 120 workers at this time.    » read more »

January 10, 2008 -- CONCORD - New Hampshire Governor Lynch today urged legislators to approve a proposal to allow New Hampshire to join the rest of the region in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saying it is the right thing to do for New Hampshire’s citizens, economy and environment.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. - 01/09/2008 - 43 percent of eligible New Hampshire citizens under the age of 30 participated in last night’s New Hampshire primary, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The youth turnout rate rose sharply to 43 percent in 2008 compared to 18 percent in 2004 and 28 percent in 2000. Young people increased their turnout more than the older age group.    » read more »

January 9, 2008 -- Keeping pace with the significant increase in youth turnout from last week's Iowa caucuses, young voters in New Hampshire voted in significant numbers in Tuesday's New Hampshire presidential primaries.    » read more »

Jan 08, 2008 -- Bedford, NH – Tonight, Governor Mitt Romney made a strong showing in the New Hampshire Primary. While the ballots are still being counted, tens of thousands of New Hampshire voters have cast their vote for Governor Romney's message of conservative change in Washington. Elections are about the future and Governor Romney will continue to fight for building a better tomorrow. With the announcement of today's results, Governor Romney made the following remarks to supporters and volunteers:    » read more »

KARL ROVE TELLS NPR:
- "AMERICANS ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BREAK BARRIERS.
- THEY WOULD LOVE TO ELECT A WOMAN PRESIDENT;
- THEY WOULD LOVE TO ELECT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT.”

January 9, 2008 -- New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte and Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny announced today the conviction of Wellington H. Potter for one count of Insurance Fraud stemming from a homeowner’s insurance claim made following a house fire.    » read more »

09 January 2008 -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Arizona Senator John McCain have won the Democratic and Republican primaries in the northeastern state of New Hampshire -- the first state in the nation where voters go to the polls to select nominees for president. The victories marked dramatic comeback wins for both candidates.

Senator Clinton won the New Hampshire primary in a stunning upset, defeating Illinois Senator Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House.    » read more »

09 January 2008 -- The results from Tuesday's presidential primary in New Hampshire tell the story of two remarkable political comebacks, one by Democrat Hillary Clinton, the other by Republican John McCain.

The unexpected Clinton victory in New Hampshire sent shockwaves through the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination and stunned the pollsters and pundits who had predicted an easy win for Senator Barack Obama.

The immediate impact of Clinton's win is to likely slow the political momentum Obama created with his victory last week in the Iowa caucuses.    » read more »