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Rand Paul
Paul and Priebus holding Concord listening session and media availability

Kentucky Senator, and likely 2016 presidential contender, Rand Paul and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus are set to hold an activist listening session followed by media availability today in Concord. The media availability is set to be held at the Grappone Conference Center and will immediately follow the preceding listening session. Paul is set [...]

Jeanne Shaheen
NRSC calls on Shaheen to return IRS union contribution

The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a press release Friday calling on New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen to return the $5,000 in campaign contributions she’s received from the union representing IRS employees. “While Democrats were pushing the IRS to target conservatives and other political enemies, their campaigns benefited from more than half a million dollars [...]

White House
Opinion: Truth, honesty, and integrity

These words were once the hallmark of this nation’s elected officials. There were always a couple of dopes trying to lie, cheat, and steal but they were usually run out of town by their peers or by the voters. Unfortunately, the Obama administration has taken distortion of the truth to the highest level in Washington [...]

Jeanne Shaheen
Does Shaheen stand by Clinton praise?

Following a week of intense skepticism and scrutiny confronting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the State Department and the Obama administration’s overall handling of the Benghazi incident, Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire is on the offensive, putting the questions to Senator Jeanne Shaheen. “With pressure mounting, Granite Staters want to know whether Senator [...]

Jeanne Shaheen
Shaheen bests Brown and Bradley in early poll

A Dartmouth College poll, released last Friday, puts incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen in a strong position for re-election next year, with her leading two potential opponents by double digits. Though early, the survey put Shaheen up on former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown by a margin of 44-30 percent. The former Bay State senator, bested [...]

maggiedebate
Hassan gets tough with CT Gov. Malloy on energy policy

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan is launching some friendly fire at fellow Democrat and Connecticut Governor Daniel Malloy, publicly calling upon him to reject legislation that would make changes to his state’s renewable energy policy. Proposed legislation in Connecticut would, according to a release from Hassan’s office, “reclassify large-scale hydroelectric power projects such as the [...]

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American Future Fund defends Ayotte

In the wake of the fallout from her vote against the Manchin-Toomey gun bill, a prominent outside group is coming to the defense of New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte. Yesterday American Future Fund launched a $250,000 ad buy defending the freshman senator, calling “those commercials from out-of-state groups…flat-out wrong.” The scope of the buy will [...]

Clinton
Opinion: ‘What difference does it make?’

Benghazi showed the Obama Administration’s true concern and its real agenda regarding the safety of our troops and Americans on foreign soil. As the truth continues to come out in bits and pieces, through no help from the national media, the evidence is very clear. The Rose Garden comments were the beginning of the worst [...]

Bloomberg
NRA blasts Bloomberg

The National Rifle Association is coming to the defense of New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, simultaneously blasting New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his anti-gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. “Seen this ad, paid for by New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg?” begins the ad, which can be viewed below. “Don’t believe it.” The [...]

Jindal
Jindal to New Hampshire

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, an oft-mentioned prospective 2016 GOP contender for president, is heading to the Granite State to fill the coffers of the campaign arm of state Senate Republicans. A press release noted that the Friday fundraiser at the Radisson Center of the NH Ballroom in Manchester, with a general reception kicking off at [...]