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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Political Observers called Tuesday's primary a real yawner. If you look at the numbers -- it would appear that voters shared that view. Only 18% of the state's registered voters bothered to cast ballots. What does that mean-- and, what are voters saying about their choices as we head into the general election? For a look back at the primary.a look ahead to November -- and a check on what's up in the Presidential race-- we call on Charlie Arlinghaus, former head of the state Republican party, and current president of the Josiah Barlett Center for Public Policy. And, Arnie Arneson, a former democratic state rep, and current radio talk show host on W-X-K-L in Concord. They've sparred over issues for years. We begin with the Republican Unity Breakfast held Thursday in Bedford where party big whigs and primary winners and losers came together to talk politics. Governor Benson used the opportunity to take a shot at his democratic opponent John Lynch. Democrat John Lynch fired back today saying Governor Benson's promises are worth about as much as his former company's stock -- not much. He also called Benson's adminstration the most scandal-ridden in New Hampshire history. Q ARNIE: John Lynch wants to talk about restoring INTEGRITY. Gov Benson wants to focus on his performance How would you RATE those strategies? |
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Clearly, bragging rights about whose tax policy is best for the state will be a major theme of the gubernatorial race. In the past, Democrats have backed an income tax - and lost every time they did so. On Primary night, John Lynch reiterated his pledge to veto any income or sales tax. Q ARNIE: When you ran for Gov back in 92.you proposed a state income tax -- which some called political suicide. Agree with Senator D'Allesandro's statement -- |
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The beginning of the general election is when the two parties take aim at each other, uniting their members against the common foe. The Republicans took the first shot today at their unity breakfast. Q ARNIE: What's your take on the latest salvo?? Q CHARLIE: |
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Senator Judd Gregg --"cruised" into victory with 90% of the vote Tuesday. He'll be facing Doris "Granny D" Haddock in November. The 94-year-old grandmother, known for walking, hit the ground running this week. Today alone, she was in Rochester, Barrington and Somersworth greeting voters. With a huge lead in the polls, Senator Judd Gregg is clearly following a strategy of ignoring, not attacking his opponent - "Granny D". So, at today's breakfast, he took shots at Democrats in general - and referred to the difficult task of helping President Bush prepare for the debates-- by playing the role of John Kerry. Q ARNIE: By not having a "Serious" Challenger -- in effect, democrats allowed Gregg to focus all his energies on the national scene and the presidential election? Wasn't this a major GAFF on their part, allowing a novice, a 94-year-old grandmother, be their party's answer to a powerhouse senator like Judd Gregg? Q CHARLIE: Granny D calls Gregg a "RUBBER STAMP" for Pres Bush and large corporations. |
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Let's talk NATIONAL politics. We have another Presidential Visit to the state this weekend. George Bush coming to a Nascar Event --just one of many campaign stops in NH, a battleground state this time around. Q CHARLIE: National polls show Bush ahead --still basking in the convention bounce. He's over the 50% margin in a number of polls. Even gaining ground in NY? Where does he stand in NH? The Democrats charge there is evidence of widespread fraud and say they suspect Republican canvassers who gathered signatures for Nader. The Democrats have been trying to compare all the petition signatures to voter registration cards. Republicans say the Democrats are trying to deny voters another choice in November. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Journalists from around the state will discuss this week's top stories. I hope you'll join me. I'm Beth Carroll, Thanks for watching. See you next time. |
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Here is the latest New Hampshire news from The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. - It's the last day for New Hampshire Democrats to challenge signatures collected to get Ralph Nader on the presidential ballot. Democrats already filed a complain with the state Ballot Law Commission, charging that some signatures were forged. CONCORD, N.H. - Today is the last day New Hampshire Democrats can challenge signatures on petitions to put Ralph Nader on the state's presidential ballot. State Democratic Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan last week filed an objection with the state Ballot Law Commission, citing two people who say their signatures were forged. The Democrats charge there is evidence of widespread fraud and say they suspect Republican canvassers who gathered signatures for Nader. The Democrats have been trying to compare all the petition signatures to voter registration cards. Republicans say the Democrats are trying to deny voters another choice in November. |
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That is it for this edition of our program. I'm Beth Carroll. We'll see you next time. Thanks for watching. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/16/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 15:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Political Observers called Tuesday's primary a real yawner. If you look at the numbers it would appear that voters shared that view. Only 18% of the state's registered voters bothered to cast ballots. What does that mean-- and, what are voters saying about their choices as we head into the general election? For a look back at the primary.a look ahead to November and a check on what's up in the Presidential race we call on Charlie Arlinghaus, former head of the state Republican party, and current president of the Josiah Barlett Center for Public Policy. And, Arnie Arneson, a former democratic state rep, and current radio talk show host on W-X-K-L in Concord. They've sparred over issues for years. We begin with the Republican Unity Breakfast held Thursday in Bedford where party big whigs and primary winners and losers came together to talk politics. Governor Benson used the opportunity to take a shot at his democratic opponent John Lynch. Democrat John Lynch fired back today saying Governor Benson's promises are worth about as much as his former company's stock not much. He also called Benson's adminstration the most scandal-ridden in New Hampshire history. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS: Charlie Arlinghaus\Republican Analyst, Arnie Arnesen\Democratic Analyst, Gov. Craig Benson\ Incumbent |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/16/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 10:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Political Observers called Tuesday's primary a real yawner. If you look at the numbers it would appear that voters shared that view. Only 18% of the state's registered voters bothered to cast ballots. What does that mean-- and, what are voters saying about their choices as we head into the general election? For a look back at the primary.a look ahead to November and a check on what's up in the Presidential race we call on Charlie Arlinghaus, former head of the state Republican party, and current president of the Josiah Barlett Center for Public Policy. And, Arnie Arneson, a former democratic state rep, and current radio talk show host on W-X-K-L in Concord. They've sparred over issues for years. Senator Judd Gregg "cruised" into victory with 90% of the vote Tuesday. He'll be facing Doris "Granny D" Haddock in November. The 94-year-old grandmother, known for walking, hit the ground running this week. Today alone, she was in Rochester, Barrington and Somersworth greeting voters. With a huge lead in the polls, Senator Judd Gregg is clearly following a strategy of ignoring, not attacking his opponent "Granny D". So, at today's breakfast, he took shots at Democrats in general - and referred to the difficult task of helping President Bush prepare for the debates-- by playing the role of John Kerry. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS: Charlie Arlinghaus\Republican Analyst, Arnie Arnesen\Democratic Analyst, Gov. Craig Benson\ Incumbent, Sen. Judd Gregg\ Incumbent |
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your thoughts? Powell targets terror comment Kerry's response would be 'robust' By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff | September 13, 2004 WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday he believes Senator John F. Kerry would, if elected president, respond to terrorism "in a robust way," challenging a comment made last week by Vice President Dick Cheney. ADVERTISEMENT "I can't tell you how he might respond to it. As commander in chief, I think he'd respond to it in a robust way," the retired Army general said of Kerry during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." Powell added: "There's no commander in chief, no president of the United States, who would not respond to terrorism. Now, how he would respond, which strategies that individual would use, I can't predict the future." Cheney, speaking to supporters last Tuesday in Des Moines, said: "It's absolutely essential that eight weeks from today, on Nov. 2, we make the right choice, because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, and we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States." Two days later, in an interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer, the vice president explained he would like to "clean up" his remark. "I did not say if Kerry is elected, we will be hit by a terrorist attack," Cheney said. "Whoever is elected president has to anticipate more attacks. My point was the question before us is: 'Will we have the most effective policy in place to deal with that threat?' George Bush will pursue a more effective policy than John Kerry." Powell called attention to the clarification, saying Americans know how President Bush has responded to a terrorist attack, "and so you know where we're coming from and how we will deal with this kind of threat." During the same interview, Powell also challenged the belief, indicated in some public opinion polls, that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was connected to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. "We know that there had been connections and there had been exchanges between Al Qaeda and the Saddam Hussein regime, and those have been pursued and looked at. But I have seen nothing that makes a direct connection between Saddam Hussein and that awful regime and what happened on 9/11," Powell said. Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards seized on that remark yesterday and accused Bush and Cheney of misleading Americans by implying a link between Hussein and the Sept. 11 attacks. "Today, Secretary of State Powell made clear that there is no connection between Saddam Hussein and the attacks on September the 11th," Edwards said before an AFL-CIO rally in Detroit. "From this day forward, this administration should never suggest that there is." Bush has declared he has seen no evidence of a direct link, but he implied there was a collaborative relationship between Hussein and Al Qaeda -- an assertion the 9/11 commission rejected. Steve Schmidt, a spokesman for the Bush-Cheney campaign, said Powell's comments are consistent with those made by Bush and Cheney. The Kerry-Edwards campaign argued that Cheney suggested such a link as recently as last week. Speaking Friday in Cincinnati, Cheney recounted the invasion of Afghanistan after the attacks, in which the United States punished the Taliban for harboring Al Qaeda. Then he said, "In Iraq, we had a similar situation." Hussein "provided safe harbor and sanctuary for terrorists for years," including Al Qaeda, Cheney said. Edwards said yesterday that "Vice President Cheney should not say the kind of things he said Friday, and the president should not mislead the American people by implying there's connection between September the 11th and the attacks of September 11th and Saddam Hussein." During another interview on "Fox News Sunday," Powell reaffirmed his distaste for Vietnam War draft policies that allowed sons of the powerful to avoid combat, as spelled out in his 1995 autobiography. At the same time, he said Bush, a congressman's son who served in the Texas Air National Guard, "served honorably." In "My American Journey," Powell wrote, "I am angry that so many sons of the powerful and well-placed managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units." Asked about that comment and Bush's military career, Powell said: "I disagree with the policies that were in place at that time. I didn't think it was the right set of policies for the challenge the nation was facing. But those were the policies that were in place at that time." He added that Bush and Kerry "both served honorably, and they both were discharged honorably." Material from the Associated Press was used in this report. Glen Johnson can be reached at johnson@globe.com. |
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Have Releases for Charlie Arlinghaus and for Arnie Arnesen discussion |