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Forum exposes key differences

Manchester Governor candidates split on income tax, courts amendments Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map): governors The candidates for governor split yesterday on the two constitutional amendments that will go before New Hampshire voters Nov. 6 f ...

Monday October 22, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

Candidates for governor diverge on health care

New Hampshire`s top gubernatorial candidates propose taking the state down starkly different paths on providing health care to its poorest uninsured residents. Democrat Maggie Hassan says she would accept an option under the federal health care overhaul to cover thousands of people by expanding Medicaid. Hassan has repeatedly stressed the advantage of extending coverage to people who can`t ...

Monday October 22, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

Social issues simmer

Campaign 2012 Lamontagne`s stances at issue in governor`s race Ovide Lamontagne isn`t talking much on the campaign trail about abortion, same-sex marriage and other hot-button social issues."I really don`t think that they`re relevant at all for this election cycle," he said during a Sept. 19 radio debate ...

Sunday October 21, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

Small N.H. could have a big impact

Four electoral votes worth fighting for New Hampshire is the smallest of the battleground states, with just four electoral votes, and for much of the fall it has seemed an afterthought to the candidates as they`ve campaigned across more prominent contested states. That changed Thursday, with the arrival of President Obama at a downtown rally in Manchester on a brilliant fall ...

Sunday October 21, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

Bass defends state tax attacks

He`s directed fire toward challenger U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass and his 2nd District challenger Annie Kuster are running for federal office, but you`d think they were running for governor the way they`re talking about the state income tax.Is it possible, Bass was asked in an interview at the Monitor yesterday, that he`s trying to confuse voters into thinking a vote to ...

Saturday October 20, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

N.H. sheriffs' group backs Lamontagne

The New Hampshire Sheriff`s Association this week endorsed Republican Ovide Lamontagne for governor.All 10 county sheriffs appeared Thursday with Lamontagne at the Police Standards and Training Council building in Concord, his campaign said in a news release."As law enforcement executives we know Ovide will work with us on matters of public safety to keep New Hampshire the safest state in the ...

Saturday October 20, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

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Photo: Charlie Bass; Friday, October 19, 2012. Canon Canon EOS 30D 1/200 sec f/4

Friday October 19, 2012 9:55PM | concordmonitor.com

Obama courts female voters

Manchester President tries to capitalize on Romney gaffe at campaign stop Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map): Barack Obama campaigns for re-election in Manchester President Obama warned female voters yesterday to be wary of his opponent, telling ...

Friday October 19, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

Refugees at center of debate

Lamontagne and Hassan square off Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne both expressed concern yesterday about strains caused by the resettlement of refugees in Manchester, with Lamontagne voicing support for a moratorium on new arrivals that was proposed last year by Mayor Ted Gatsas."It`s about allowing people to become Americanized," said Lamontagne, a Manc ...

Friday October 19, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

House race taps political legacies

Kuster`s praise for Peterson bites back A day after congressional candidate Annie Kuster said she was "interested in following the example" of former governor Walter Peterson, his son endorsed her 2nd District rival, Rep. Charlie Bass. "As a `pro-choice` Republican and veteran `budget hawk,` the doors of congressional offices from all across the political spec ...

Friday October 19, 2012 4:00AM | concordmonitor.com

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Photo: Supporters strain to take photos of President Barack Obama at Veterans Park in Manchester; Thursday, October 18, 2012. Obama faces Republican rival Mitt Romney in the November 6 election. Canon Canon EOS 30D ...