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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Making News this week: NH's Abortion Law goes before the Supreme Court, The Same-Sex Marriage Commission releases its report, The ongoing battle over NH"s first-in-the nation Primary status, and the UNH Wildcats make the playoffs. Here to talk about all this and more from Concord: Kevin Landrigan from the Telegraph, and Tom Fahey from the Union Leader. And, here in Durham Edith Tucker from the Coos County Democrat and Jeff Feingold from the NH Business Review. Welcome. |
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We begin with the Abortion Battle in the nation's capital. NH's parental notification law went before the U-S Supreme Court this week. It calls for girls under 18 to notify a parent before getting an abortion. It permits an exception "only" for life and death considerations. BETH: It could be MONTHS before the Court Rules. Q JEFF/EDITH: What was the thrust of Ayotte's ARGUMENT.and did she make a good case for keeping the law INTACT? Q Can you foresee justices re-writing the NH law to include a heath exception? Wouldn't that set a PRECEDENT? Q KEVIN/TOM: The Parental Notification Law -- a HARD FOUGHT BATTLE. Passed in House by only 6 votes -- passed in Senate by 1 vote ** If Supreme Court UPHOLDS NH's law -- Are the VOTES there for a REPEAL? So-- what happens if the Court rules it UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Justices asked Why did the Legislature NOT include a specific HEALTH exception and how then is a physician protected from liability?? WAS there much debate about a health exception when it was passed in 2003??? ** Scalia keeps pointing to the Judicial bypass Q JEFF/EDITH: Kelly Ayotte playing a HIGH-profile role.How did she do? Q Does it portend a bright political future as some have suggested? Q Could she be an up and coming star for GOP?? Q ** Ayotte argued LAW should survive.& be challenged only when a girl was harmed as a result of the act. How did that go over?? ** Is this case about the STANDARD of Review question. law never enforced.so no woman has been harmed. ===== Q Polls show people in NH generally are supportive of Abortion Right. But, more than 1/3rd believe there should be some parental involvement. ** 61% in 2003 said they favored parental CONSENT for Abortions.stronger language than NH"s notification law. Q Any guess as to what we might see in this case? Q Is timing KEY. If there's a quick decision Sandra Day O'Connor is here, if not Alito, if confirmed will be on the bench.??? |
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This is really a bell-weather for where the supreme Court is going to go in terms of limiting Rpe v Wade and potentially eventually overruling it. TRACK: Bush Nominee Samuel Alito is expected to be more receptive to abortion restrictions than Sandra Day O'Connor. A Senate vote on his nomination is planned for January. |
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Another divisive issue came up this week: Gay Marriage & Civil Unions. Is New Hampshire ready for either? The findings of a state commission released on Thursday -- seems to suggest the answer is No. Q KEVIN/TOM: It sounds like fireworks right to the very end. After months of hearings and work -- still no CONCENSUS. Q Panel Voted NOT to adopt CIVIL unions. Voted NOT to recognize Out-Of-State same sex unions, and Voted NOT to set-up a domestic partner registry for couples who can't marry legally. RECOMMENDED a constitutional amendement that states marriage as a union between one man and one woman. **JEFF/EDITH: AT ALL SUPRISED BY THESE FINDINGS. Q IS the Legislative climate conducive to changes in the legal recognition of gay marriage???? Chairman Tony Soltani says NO. Q How will NH handle the controversial issue of gay marriage? Q Decided MORE study needs to be DONE before NH allows same-sex couples to adopt. Q POLLS suggest NH is ready to accept some form of legal recognition for gay and lesbian couples. According to a UNH survey: 55 percent -- support gay marriage, 64 percent oppose a federal constitutional amendment to BAN gay marriage. WHY then is the Legislature so reluctant to move ahead on this?? Q What are we likely to see in the NEXT session.? Will the consitutional amendment come up for debate?? |
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Next week -- the Executive Council is slated to take up the nomination of Hampton Police Chief Bill Wrenn -- to replace Corrections Commissioner Stephen Curry. If approved, Wrenn would become the 8th Commissioner in about a dozen years. Q KEVIN/TOM: Curry, a Benson nominee, wants to stay. His term EXPIRED about a month ago. What's likely to happen NEXT Week when this goes before the COUNCIL?? at issue: Union relations not so good with Curry & staff. ** Some local police and sheriffs have also endorsed Lynch's pick Q Bill Wrenn needs the SUPPORT of 3 Councilors. Where does he STAND? Q JEFF/EDITH: The executive council clearly SHAPES the fate of Lynch's Nominees. Some have suggested that getting his Pick for Corrections confirmed is a REMINDER that Executive Authority is still shared in NH. Q KEVIN/TOM: One Editorial said the council was like the Bd of Directors telling its CEO that it likes the current head of accounting better than the one the CEO wants to hire. FAIR COMPARISON?? Q KEVIN/TOM: Lynch can make nominations ONLY when an official's term expires & Needs Majority approval from the council on his Appointments. This is NOT the first time he's run into OPPOSITION from council?? But, the council did prevent Benson from appointing a new ED CMSR in his final days. ===== Q Lynch did curry FAVOR with Council when he nominated Kelly Ayotte to serve a full term in September. She had STRONG council Support. Q Lynch still has some other APPOINTMENTS he needs to get by the Council in days ahead, including a Supreme Ct Justice to replace Joseph Nadeu. FORESEE ANY PROBLEMS?? ========== Lynch and the council got off to a strong start last December, when the Executive Council - which was then an all-Republican body -stymied an attempt by Benson to appoint a new education commissioner, a four-year position, in the final days of his administration. Lynch, then the governor-elect, persuaded the council to wait until after his inauguration. Ultimately, the Executive Council confirmed Lynch's choice, Lyonel Tracy. Q Griffin, says Lynch has not consulted with the Council as much as his predecessors did -both in terms of bouncing names off the councilors before making a selection and informing the council after he makes a decision. ## |
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The Executive Council is at the HEART of another brewing controversy --regarding a "revised" ETHICS bill aimed at enforcing an ethics code for the Executive Branch. Governor John Lynch calls the new bill a "mockery" -- saying it has no partisan balance. Q TOM/KEVIN: What's all the fuss about? Q The original bill called for 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats and 1 Undeclared member on the commission. With Governor getting 5 nominations. How is THIS bill different??? * Governor objects to Executive Councilors naming and confirming the majority of members of the Ethics Commission? Q So, the Executive Council would have TRUE CONTROL of the Ethics Commission. Q Next week. the Election Law Committee WILL vote on this revised bill. Is it likely to REJECT the subcommittee's bill and demand a non-partisan commission??? Q Is there a brewing POWER struggle with EXECUTIVE COUNCIL & Governor?? |
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NH's "first-in-the nation" primary is under attack again. The Democratic Party Commission wants to revamp the primary calender --adding 2 caucuses before New Hampshire's primary -- a Western state and a Southern state in January. The goal apparently is to give minorities more of a voice in selecting presidential nominees. Joe Keefe, the former democratic state chairman, likened NH's primary to the Kentucky Derby -- and the Statue of Liberty -- says we're not just going to let it go. Q EDITH/JEFF: Sounds Like we have the makings of a BIG fight on our hands? Q TOM/KEVIN: Sec of State Bill Gardener -- will schedule the New Hampshire primary to ensure its first-in-the-nation status regardless of the DNC'S upcoming decisions. How EARLY could we have this primary?? Q Governor Lynch says the Commission has LOST sight of its mission and is focused on removing NH from the Number-One spot. Has even put a call in to Howard Dean, National Chair -- where does HE stand on this one??? Q EDITH/JEFF: Sen Maj Leader Bill Frist, a potential presidential candidate , is back in NH next week. He says he supports NH's primary. Is there anyone RUNNING who DARE'S NOT support it ?? Q TWO top New Hampshire Democrats suggested having the two big states come AFTER New Hampshire but BEFORE the rest of the pack. Will that FLY? Q What happens if NH ignores a new presidential calender??? ** The national Dem Party could react by NOT recognizing the primary & refuse to seat NH delegates at the 2008 convention. Q 1984, the national Democratic Party and the Secretary of State confronted each other over the status of the primary. WHat HAPPENED? |
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A parking and office squeeze at the capitol -- spurs a plan to add a new office building and hundreds of parking spaces. Q TOM: What's the plan and will it ease parking and office crunch? |
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For the 2nd-year-in-a row the UNH football team is off and running in the playoffs.thanks to a 10-and-1 season. The number-1 ranked team easily beat Colgate in the first round on Thanksgiving weekend. With that win, the team now has the most wins in the program's history! UNH has home field advantage in the playoffs. Saturday, the Wildcats host the Northern Iowa Panthers for the quarterfinals. This year, they're hoping to make history. Q Will they do it? Only 2nd time they've made it to the quarterfinals??? any PREDICTIONS. ========= Q Will this give them a better shot at a new STADIUM??? Q Will Quarterback Ricky Santos -- win the Walter Peyton Award. ========= SATURDAY's GAME is the first=ever Meeting between UNH & Northern Iowa. By Sunday's Airing of this Show -- we should know if UNH came out on Top. No time left. |
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My thanks to Kevin and Tom in Concord. And, Jeff and Edith here in Durham. And, thank you for watching. I'm Beth Carroll. See you next time. |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte will present oral arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to uphold the state’s Parental Notification Prior to Abortion Act. The case is entitled Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood. “I will argue that New Hampshire’s parental notification law should be upheld. This Act calls for parental notification to one parent before a minor obtains an abortion, but New Hampshire law also contains exceptions and provides adequate safeguards to protect any minor facing emergent health risks.” The Act prohibits abortions on unemancipated minors or those under guardianship or conservatorship until at least 48 hours after written notice is provided to the parent or guardian personally or by certified mail with restricted delivery. The Act contains two exceptions: if the abortion provider certifies in the medical record that abortion is necessary to prevent the minor’s death and time is insufficient to provide notice; or if the person or persons entitled to notice certify in writing that they have been notified. In addition, the Act provides for a confidential judicial bypass mechanism under which a ruling must be rendered within seven calendar days. This allows minors to avoid notifying a parent when a judge determines that an abortion is in the minor’s best interest. An expedited, confidential appeal process, likewise requiring a ruling within seven calendar days, is also provided. In a detailed brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, Attorney General Ayotte asks the Justices to consider two issues: 1 whether the Act preserves the health and life of the minor through its judicial bypass mechanism and/or other state statutes and 2 when the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared the law unconstitutional, did it apply the correct legal standard? “Our brief sets forth the reasons why the US Supreme Court should uphold New Hampshire’s parental notification law,” Ayotte stated. “And this case provides an opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify what legal standard should be applied across the nation in cases involving abortion regulations.” The Act, signed into effect by New Hampshire Governor Craig Benson in June 2003, was to take effect in December 2003. However, the plaintiffs moved to declare the law unconstitutional and filed an injunction to prevent its enforcement. A lower court ruled that abortion regulation lacking an explicit exception to preserve the minor’s health is unconstitutional. “The judicial bypass provision and the death exception are constitutionally sufficient and legal means of protecting the health of a minor,” Attorney General Ayotte argues in the state’s Supreme Court filing. “New Hampshire’s Parental Notification Prior to Abortion Act does not present a substantial obstacle to any woman’s right to choose an abortion; instead, the Act provides pregnant minors with the benefit of parental guidance and assistance in excercising what is undoubtedly a difficult choice,” Attorney General Ayotte argues in the State’s brief. Attorney General Ayotte was appointed New Hampshire’s chief legal officer in July 2004. As the state's chief legal officer and chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Ayotte acts as the state's lawyer in all civil and criminal cases in the Supreme Court, and is responsible for the general supervision of all criminal law enforcement in New Hampshire. ### ***EDITOR NOTE: Attorney General Ayotte will provide a statement to journalists in the normal press stakeout area at the foot of the U.S. Supreme Court steps following Wednesday’s oral arguments. Additional interviews can be scheduled by contacting the National Association of Attorneys General. ================== WASHINGTON - The U-S Supreme Court departs with tradition tomorrow by planning to release audio recordings of the arguments in New Hampshire's abortion rights case immediately after the session. The court usually waits until the end of a court term to release recordings, but releases them in major cases on the same day as the arguments. ===== CONCORD, N.H. - Lawyers on both sides are making last minute preparations for tomorrow's arguments before the U-S Supreme Court on New Hampshire's parental notification law. The law requires a parent or guardian to be told 48 hours in advance of abortions to be performed on females under 18. Opponents argue the law lacks exceptions in cases where the mother's health is in danger. A lower court ruled the law unconstitutional and the state appealed. In June 2003, then-Governor Craig Benson signed the legislation approved by the House 187-to-181 and the Senate 12-to-eleven. It was the first abortion restriction law to pass the New Hampshire Legislature since the 1973 Roe versus Wade decision legalized abortion. ===== SCOTUS-AUDIO Supreme Court to make arguments available to news media avbfls WASHINGTON - The U-S Supreme Court tomorrow departs with tradition and plans to release audio recordings of the arguments in New Hampshire's abortion rights case immediately after the session. T-V cameras are barred from the court and reporters are not allowed to use tape recorders. But the court tapes each argument and usually releases recordings at the end of the term. Only in major cases does the court release same-day tapes. They first were released in response to news media requests in 2000 when the court heard Florida ballot recount appeals that determined President Bush's election. The court will do the same for the argument on New Hampshire's parental consent abortion law and another case. In case you missed this explanation in the Washington Post--Edie Tucker New Chief Justice Faces Abortion Issue By Charles Lane The first major abortion case since Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the court last month comes before the justices next week, and even though it could be anticlimactic in the end, both sides in the debate view it as a warm-up for even more consequential cases ahead. The case is Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood , No. 04-1144. If the court divides 5 to 4 with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the majority but cannot produce a decision before O'Connor is replaced, then the court will have to redo the case in its next term. But if not, "it could be a vehicle to revolutionize abortion law if they want to use it," said David J. Garrow, a Supreme Court historian and specialist on abortion law at Britain's Cambridge University. The case stems from a 2003 New Hampshire law requiring teenagers to tell a parent before getting an abortion. While the law has an exception for girls who would die without the procedure, New Hampshire lawmakers omitted an exception for other non-life-threatening health problems because they felt it would render the law meaningless. The new law has never been enforced, because two federal courts have said the lack of a health exception made it unconstitutional. The Bush administration supports the New Hampshire law, telling the court in a friend-of-the-court brief that the case "may have direct relevance" to its defense of the federal law banning the late-term procedure that its opponents refer to as "partial-birth abortion" -- a law that has been struck down by lower federal courts in rulings that the administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn. For their part, a coalition of pro-women's-rights organizations including the National Organization for Women, Communications Workers of America and the Ms. Foundation have filed a brief -- one of 34 friend-of-the-court briefs representing the views of clergy, interest groups and politicians on both sides -- in which it suggests that a ruling in favor of the New Hampshire law could "cast women's constitutional right to choose and the interests it serves into a continuous state of insecurity." At the heart of the matter is a relatively arcane issue having to do not with whether the law is unconstitutional but with how the court goes about deciding it is unconstitutional. In 1987, in a non-abortion case, the court ruled that a law could only be struck down "on its face" -- that is, before it goes into effect -- if there is no possible constitutional way to enforce it. But in a landmark 1992 abortion ruling, Planned Parenthood v. Casey , the court seemed to apply a different standard to state abortion regulations, noting that such rules would run afoul of the constitution if they posed an "undue burden" to women in "a large fraction of cases." If the court were to apply the more restrictive 1987 standard to abortion laws such as New Hampshire's, or, eventually, to the federal late-term abortion ban, it would become much harder for abortion-rights advocates to defeat regulations in court. "The substantive potential of it is huge," Garrow said. Parental involvement laws regarding abortion are politically popular. All but six states have some form of statute that says girls under 18 must involve at least one parent or guardian in the decision to terminate a pregnancy. As required by a 1990 Supreme Court decision, those laws generally include a "judicial bypass": Teens may avoid telling a parent if they can convince a judge that they would face abuse or that they are mature enough to make the decision on their own. New Hampshire's version would make it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion on a minor unless the doctor has written proof that at least one parent has been notified or unless the doctor certifies the girl would die without the procedure. But unlike the parental involvement laws in most states, the New Hampshire statute does not explicitly let a doctor proceed when, in the doctor's judgment, the girl might be about to suffer serious health consequences short of death. Opponents of the law say that is unconstitutional because the Supreme Court has said in past cases that state regulations without health exceptions put an "undue burden" on the right to abortion. It is unrealistic, they say, to expect teens facing such pregnancy-related conditions as severe uterine bleeding or sudden spikes in blood pressure to wait for a parent or a court to let them have an abortion. In the words of a brief filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the law's opponents: "The central issue in this case is simple but profound: Can the state omit a medical emergency exception from an otherwise permissible abortion regulation, even when it is undisputed that compliance with the regulation in emergencies will result in serious medical harm?" New Hampshire counters that such rare crises could be dealt with through the law's existing exceptions. Under the 1987 Supreme Court case, the state argues, the risks of a severe health emergency are too small to warrant invalidating the whole statute. A brief submitted by New Hampshire legislators who back the law notes that, out of tens of thousands of abortions done on teens in six other states for which records exist going back to 1991, only 11 were "emergency health abortions." The law's opponents do not dispute that the number of people at risk may be small, but they argue that the risk even to some people, combined with the legal uncertainty the law imposes on doctors, makes the law unconstitutional. |
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AP-NH--Union Leader-Buyouts Union Leader offers employees voluntary buyouts dewman MANCHESTER, N.H. - New Hampshire's largest newspaper is looking to cut costs, so it's offering employees a voluntary buyout plan to try to avoid layoffs. Union Leader Corporation President and Publisher Joseph McQuaid says the company hopes to cuts its payroll by nine percent. He says changes in the retail market and in the way some people get their news and information require the company to rethink how it does business. The New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News have more than 300 full-time employees. AP-NY-11-30-05 0955EST |
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Monday, November 28, 2005 10 a.m. Discuss Dropout Prevention Legislation Somersworth High School 11 Memorial Drive Somersworth Gov. John Lynch, Senators Dick Green and Iris Estabrook, and local educators, will discuss proposed legislation to increase New Hampshire's compulsory attendance age from 16 to 18. For Immediate Release: Contact: Pamela Walsh Monday, November 28, 2005 271-2121 491-7124 Governor, Senators Green and Estabrook, Education Commissioner, Somersworth Officials Discuss Legislation To Prevent High School Dropouts SOMERSWORTH - Gov. John Lynch, state Senators Dick Green and Iris Estabrook, Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy and Somersworth school officials today discussed the importance of increasing the state's compulsory education age from 16 to 18, as part of a new statewide effort to encourage young people to graduate from high school. "Every year, an estimated 2,500 New Hampshire children drop out of high school. We must make it clear to our children that we are not going to give up on them, or let them give up on themselves," Gov. Lynch said. "New Hampshire can do more to increase the high school graduation rate. It's time we make reducing the dropout rate a top priority for our state. That is why I, along with Sen. Green and Sen. Estabrook, am proposing legislation to increase the compulsory attendance age in New Hampshire from 16 to 18, beginning in the 2008-2009 school year," Gov. Lynch said. "First, it sends an important message to our students - that it is not okay for them to drop out. Second, changing the law issues a challenge to parents, schools, communities to work together to make sure our young people not only go to school, but also want to stay in school," Gov. Lynch said. The state's compulsory education law was set at 16 in 1903. "We must think creatively about ways to keep young people in school and to motivate them to learn. And we must be flexible with the options with offer young people. A traditional classroom setting may not work for every at-risk student," Gov. Lynch said. . Gov. Lynch has directed the state Department of Education to plan for a statewide summit so that schools can learn from each other about what is working to keep young people in school. This year, the state distributed nearly $4 million in grants, through the Workforce Opportunity Council and Department of Education, to support local dropout prevention programs. In addition, the state's new Dropout Recovery and Oversight Council will soon begin accepting applications from school districts to support local dropout prevention programs. The state pays a high cost for high school dropouts, and so do dropouts. Nearly 80 percent of prisoners in America are high school dropouts. Dropouts are twice as likely to be on welfare. Rates of teen pregnancy, substance abuse and crime are significantly higher among dropouts. Adults between the ages of 25 and 34 who dropped out of high school earn significantly less than high school graduates of the same age. "Education is the key to our economic future. We face new competition from across the world, and the only way for our economy to continue to thrive is if we have the best-educated workforce possible. We can't afford for 2,500 of our citizens every year to give up their chance of reaching their full potential," Gov. Lynch said. The sponsors of the legislation are Sen. Dick Green, Sen. Iris Estabrook, Sen. John Gallus, Sen. Sylvia Larsen, Sen. Bob Odell, Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, Sen. Andy Martel, Sen. Joe Foster, and Representatives Ken Weyler, Rep. Jim Craig, Rep. Steve L'Heureux, Rep. Clare Synder and Rep. Tim Dunn. # # # Pamela Walsh Communications Director Office of Gov. John Lynch 271-2121 pamela.walsh@nh.gov |
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AP-NH--Cheesehead for President Feingold calling for a "cheesehead" in the White House dewap WASHINGTON - One of the potential presidential hopefuls who has been visiting New Hampshire says it's time for a "cheesehead" in the White House. Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold says he may not be the one, but he says the country is overdo for a Wisconsin native being president. A cheesehead is a native or resident of Wisconsin, a leading dairy state. The term also refers to the yellow "cheese" wedge hats worn by Green Bay Packers football fans. AP-NY-11-28-05 1411EST |
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AP-NH--Abortion-Legislators N.H. Lawmakers talk about U.S. Supreme Court hearing amsnmlfn WASHINGTON - New Hampshire lawmakers who sat in the U-S Supreme Court arguments today say they were impressed by the justices, and surprised by their rapid fire questions. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte went before the court to defend the state's parental notification law, which requires that a parent be notified before an abortion can be performed on a minor. Manchester Senator Lou D'Allesandro says he felt the justices really understood the case. Phyllis Woods, who was a sponsor of the law, says she felt some of the justices had made up their minds against it. She says the outcome may depend on whether Presidnet Bush's Supreme Court nominee, conservative Samuel Alito, is confirmed. If confirmed in January, he would take over for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has supported abortion rights in previous cases. Alito could be asked to break a tie vote in the New Hampshire case. AP-NY-11-30-05 1322EST AP-NH--Scotus-Abortion-Ayotte Ayotte not surprised at grilling dewst WASHINGTON - Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says she was not surprised she was grilled today as she urged the United States Supreme Court to uphold the state's parental consent law for abortion. Ayotte told The Associated Press she was amazed at how quickly her time on the hot seat went and that she thought her defense of the law went well. She would not predict what the court might rule. AP-NY-11-30-05 1318EST AP-NH--Supco-Abortion Supreme Court considering N.H. parental notification law dewap WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court wrestled today with how to handle a New Hampshire law that requires a parent be told before a daughter ends her pregnancy. The new chief justice, John Roberts, seemed sympathetic to the state, but other justices said they were troubled that the law does not make an exception for minors who have a medical emergency. At the same time, the court did not appear satisfied with an appeals court ruling that struck down the law, one of dozens around the country that require parental involvement when a teen seeks an abortion. The arguments were contentious at times, with justices talking over each other and over the lawyers. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte struggled to field sharp questions on why the state made an exception to allow abortions when a mother's life - but not her health - is in danger. Several justices zeroed in on how doctors would avoid being prosecuted or sued if they performed an abortion if a severely sick minor did not want to notify a parent and a judge was unavailable to provide the necessary approval. --- On the Net: Supreme Court: http:/www.supremecourtus.gov/ AP-NY-11-30-05 1314EST P-NH--Supco-Abortion Supreme Court urged to endorse N.H. abortion law dewst WASHINGTON - New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte faced tough questioning this morning as she urged the U-S Supreme Court to uphold the state's parental notification law for abortion. The stakes are significant in the dispute over the law requiring a parent be told before a daughter ends a pregnancy. The court, starting with New Hampshire's David Souter, wasted little time before firing questions at Ayotte about how the law deals with situations where a minor's health - but not life - is in danger and she needs an immediate abortion. Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer zeroed in on how doctors would avoid being prosecuted or sued if they performed an abortion if the minor did not want to notify a parent and a judge was unavailable to approve. The justices did not seem satisfied when Ayotte said another New Hampshire law would protect the doctor from legal action and that the state would set a policy that would shield doctors in such instances. AP-NY-11-30-05 1149EST AP-NH--Supco-Abortion-Scene N.H. case draws a crowd outside the Supreme Court dewst WASHINGTON - As the U-S Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments on New Hampshire's abortion parental notification law, groups for and against legalized abortion demonstrated outside. The loud demonstrations this morning involved several hundred people split into two groups - one carrying red stop signs that said: "Stop Abortion Now" and the other carrying blue signs saying: "Keep Abortion Legal." For the most part, the groups are separated, but every now and then, group members confront each other in lively one-on-one debates. AP-NY-11-30-05 0950EST |
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scriptSLUG: AUDIO:U-S SUPREME COURT/SCOTUS BREYER/ABORTION/GOOD FAITH ITEM: SC-35WE TYPE: SOT TRT::51 SOURCE: U-S SUPREME COURT AUDIO EMBARGO: NONE SUPERS- Stephen Breyer Supreme Court Justice Kelly Ayotte New Hampshire Attorney General --LEAD IN-- THE SUPREME COURT IS HEARING TWO ABORTION-RELATED CASES TODAY. ONE INVOLVES A CASE DEALING WITH ANTI-ABORTION PROTESTS. THE COURT WILL CLARIFY WHETHER FEDERAL LAWS AGAINST RACKETEERING AND EXTORTION CAN BE USED AGAINST THOSE WHO OBSTRUCT THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO MEDICAL CLINICS. THE HIGH COURT WILL ALSO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON A NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW REQUIRING A GIRL UNDER THE AGE OF 18 TO NOTIFY A PARENT BEFORE GETTING AN ABORTION. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER QUESTIONED KELLY AYOTTE.THE ATTORNEY ARGUING FOR THE STATE.WHY THIS SHOULD BE A LAW. --SOT-- Breyer says there are people of good faith on both sides of issue, asks atty kelly ayotte how we know New Hampshire statute would do for woman in this case, what a health exception would do. ayotte says not issue of if minor can have abortion, which would make it an issue of fetus rights, but notification of parents. --TAG-- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS THE SUPREME COURT HAS HEARD ARGUMENTS ON ABORTION RIGHTS. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT ============================ SLUG: AUDIO:U-S SUPREME COURT/ABORTION/DALVEN/EMERGENCY ITEM: SC-36WE TYPE: SOT TRT::21 SOURCE: U-S SUPREME COURT AUDIO EMBARGO: NONE SUPERS- Voice of: Jennifer Dalven Attorney for Planned Parenthood --LEAD IN-- THE SUPREME COURT IS HEARING TWO ABORTION-RELATED CASES TODAY. ONE INVOLVES A CASE DEALING WITH ANTI-ABORTION PROTESTS. THE COURT WILL CLARIFY WHETHER FEDERAL LAWS AGAINST RACKETEERING AND EXTORTION CAN BE USED AGAINST THOSE WHO OBSTRUCT THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO MEDICAL CLINICS. THE HIGH COURT WILL ALSO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON A NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW REQUIRING A GIRL UNDER THE AGE OF 18 TO NOTIFY A PARENT BEFORE GETTING AN ABORTION. THE ATTORNEY FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD ARGUED AGAINST THE LAW.SAYING MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS CAN ARISE, MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR EMERGENCY ABORTIONS. --SOT-- "the unfortunate reality is some pregnant teens experience medical emergency and appropriate care is immediate abortion as the nation's leading medical authorities have explained, delaying appropriate care even for a short period can be catastrophic put teen at risk of threat of stroke, liver damage, kidney damage, or infertility. --TAG-- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS THE SUPREME COURT HAS HEARD ARGUMENTS ON ABORTION RIGHTS. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT |
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SLUG: NEWSOURCE:SCOTUS/ABORTION ITEM: SC-62WE TYPE: PKG TRT: 1:26 SOURCE: SKETCHES BY BILL HENNESSY EMBARGO: DC SUPERS- :07-:14 "Amanda" :31-:41 Kelly Ayotte NH Attorney General :41-49 Tara Mergener Washington :49-1:02 Nancy Moser Planned Parenthood of New England 1:11-1:16 Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel American Center for Law and Justice --LEAD IN-- THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS TODAY , ON TWO HIGH PROFILE ABORTION CASES. WITH A NEW CHIEF JUSTICE AND A PENDING RETIREMENT ON THE NINE-MEMBER BENCH, ALL EYES ARE ON THE DEBATE. TARA MERGENER IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- ACTIVISTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ABORTION DEBATE HAD THEIR SAY BEFORE ARGUMENTS EVEN STARTED. "My gut instinct told me it wasn't right that I had to seek out permission in order to have an abortion." UNDER THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS -- THE SUPREME COURT IS CONSIDERING ITS FIRST MAJOR ABORTION CASES IN FIVE YEARS. MOST OF THE ATTENTION IS ON A NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW REQUIRING PARENTAL NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS BEFORE A MINOR HAS AN ABORTION, UNLESS THE PATIENT'S LIFE IS IN DANGER. "Don't strike down an entire statute which is valid in most of our applications and really which has a common sense purpose." A federal appeals court declared the law unconstitutional because it does not protect the health of a woman whose life is not immediately threatened. "We are very concerned that the provision for health and safety of women continue as a necessary constitutional protection." THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING COULD IMPACT LAWS DEALING WITH ACCESS TO ABORTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND COULD SIGNAL WHERE THE HIGH COURT IS HEADED ON THIS ISSUE UNDER ROBERTS. "I think this is a major shift potential for the supreme court of the United States." JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, THE SWING VOTE IN SUPPORT OF ABORTION RIGHTS IS RETIRING AND MAY BE GONE BEFORE A RULING IS MADE. IN WASHINGTON, I'M TARA MERGENER. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT =================================== SLUG: DC:SCOTUS/ABORTION/ROBERTS ITEM: SC-54WE TYPE: SOT TRT::28 SOURCE: POOL/Sketches by Bill Hennessy EMBARGO: WASHINGTON DC SUPERS- Sketches by Bill Hennessy Voice of: John Roberts Chief Justice --LEAD IN-- THE SUPREME COURT IS HEARING TWO ABORTION-RELATED CASES TODAY. ONE INVOLVES A CASE DEALING WITH ANTI-ABORTION PROTESTS. THE COURT WILL CLARIFY WHETHER FEDERAL LAWS AGAINST RACKETEERING AND EXTORTION CAN BE USED AGAINST THOSE WHO OBSTRUCT THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO MEDICAL CLINICS. THE HIGH COURT WILL ALSO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON A NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW REQUIRING A GIRL UNDER THE AGE OF 18 TO NOTIFY A PARENT BEFORE GETTING AN ABORTION. CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS POSES QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO MEDICAL CONCERNS. --TAG-- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS THE SUPREME COURT HAS HEARD ARGUMENTS ON ABORTION RIGHTS. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT ====================================== SLUG: DC:PARENTAL NOTICE/ABORTION ITEM: SC-90WE TYPE: PKG TRT: 2:59 SOURCE: CNN/Sketches by Bill Hennessy EMBARGO: WASHINGTON DC SUPERS- 0:26 Sketches by Bill Hennessy 0:32-0:38 Voice of Jennifer Dalven Planned Parenthood Attorney 0:51-0:57 Voice of John Roberts Chief Justice 1:08-1:10 Amanda 1:24-1:36 Amanda 1:48-2:02 Barbara Hagan New Hampshire State House 2:12-2:17 Voice of Justice David Souter Supreme Court 2:22-2:29 Barbara Hagan New Hampshire State House --LEAD IN-- IF YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO'S UNDER 18. AND SHE WANTS AN ABORTION. SHOULD SHE HAVE TO TELL YOU? IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION THAT'S PART OF ONE OF THE MOST CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN THIS COUNTRY. AND TODAY. THE SUPREME COURT TOOK UP THAT QUESTION. HERE'S JOHN KING. --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- THE SCENE OUTSIDE REFLECTED THE STAKES INSIDE: THE FIRST ABORTION CASE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT IN FIVE YEARS. AND THE FIRST SINCE BUSH APPOINTEE JOHN ROBERTS BECAME CHIEF JUSTICE. AT ISSUE: A NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW REQUIRING A MINOR TO NOTIFY A PARENT BEFORE RECEIVING AN ABORTION.AND WHETHER LOWER COURTS WERE RIGHT TO INVALIDATE THE ENTIRE LAW BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION IF THE HEALTH OF THE MINOR IS AT RISK. AT THE SUPREME COURT, PLANNED PARENTHOOD ATTORNEY JENNIFER DALVEN CHALLENGED THE STATE'S ASSERTION A JUDGE COULD QUICKLY GRANT A WAIVER IN HEALTH EMERGENCIES. "once a minor arrives in the emergency room, it is too late for her to go to court." IN HIS FEW COMMENTS, CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS SOUNDED SYMPATHETIC TO THE STATE'S ARGUMENT THAT THE BROAD PARENTAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE EFFECT EVEN IF THE COURT RULES THE LANGUAGE DEALING WITH HEALTH EMERGENCIES IS INADEQUATE. "why should you be able to challenge the act as a whole if your projection is so narrowly focused." THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CASE IS NOT A DIRECT CHALLENGE TO THE LANDMARK ROE V WADE ABORTION RIGHTS RULING. BUT IT COULD CHANGE THE LEGAL STANDARD FOR CHALLENGING OTHER ABORTION RESTRICTIONS. "having an abortion has absolutely made me political." NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENT AMANDA IS 20 NOW AND A SENIOR IN COLLEGE. FOR SIX YEARS ONLY A TINY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY KNEW HER SECRET. BUT SHE DECIDED TO SPEAK OUT BECAUSE SHE VIEWS NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LAW AS PART OF A DANGEROUS TREND. "I believe that these laws are being put on the books by anti abortion folks in order to erode access to abortion. they have nothing to do with strengthening families." A SIGNED COPY OF THE LAW HANGS AT NEW HAMPSHIRE RIGHT TO LIFE HEADQUARTERS. WHERE ITS SUPPORTERS PROMISE TO TRY AGAIN IF THEY LOSE AT THE SUPREME COURT. "if the court says no, then we do what we do when we get struck down. then we go back to the drawing board, we take into consideration why the court struck the law down, and we retool the bill so it can become law." IN WEDNESDAY'S ARGUMENTS, JUSTICE DAVID SOUTER, WHO ONCE SERVED AS NEW HAMPSHIRE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, SUGGESTED THE STATE LEGISLATURE APPEARED DETERMINED TO TEST THE LIMITS -- "they deliberately said the only statute we want was one without a health exemption." WHICH IS WHY THIS CASE IS BEING SO CLOSELY WATCHED BY ALL SIDES OF THE ABORTION DEBATE: "i think it will energize it either way. because there will be a significant domino effect." EXEMPTIONS ALLOWING ABORTIONS WHEN THE HEALTH OR LIFE OF THE MOTHER IS AT RISK ARE KEY TO EXISTING SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT WARNING AGAINST ANY "UNDUE BURDEN" ON OBTAINING AN ABORTION. THAT STANDARD WAS SHAPED BY RETIRING JUSTICE SANDRA DAY OCONNOR. WHO WAS ON THE BENCH FOR WEDNESDAY'S ARGUMENTS BUT WHO COULD BE SOON REPLACED BY BUSH NOMINEE SAMUEL ALITO -- WHO BOTH SIDES IN THE ABORTION DEBATE BELIEVE IS MORE OPEN THAN OCONNOR TO ABORTION RESTRICTIONS. JK CNN WASHINGTON. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT ======================================= |
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Home Sports UNH Awarded No.1 Seed By: Mark Daniels Issue date: 11/22/05 Section: Sports Article Tools: Page 1 of 1 Members of the 2005 UNH football team all sat around a big screen TV staring at ESPN news. Wearing their UNH football polo shirts, these players looked like kids around a Christmas tree waiting to see what Santa brought them. A large roar was sent throughout the locker room as the ESPN host announced this Wildcat football team has earned the No. 1 seed and home field advantage throughout the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs. In the first round the Wildcat's will play host to Patriot League champions Colgate on Nov. 26 at noon. The game will be televised on ESPN2, which had the players even more excited. "I don't know if they've had an ESPN game ever at Cowell stadium," said junior David Ball. "That's a great feeling and I think all the guys are really excited about that." The 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs are set up similar to the NCAA basketball playoffs. With this however, 16 teams are present and two lucky teams who win three games will advance to the national championship in Chattanooga, Tenn. "It doesn't matter now. You can have the No.1 ranking, it doesn't matter. If you win one you stay on, if you lose one it doesn't matter," said Coach Sean McDonnell. "We're excited to be playing again, but we know what we got to do here, we go to go play." The championship game was the last thing on the player's minds. As ecstatic as the team was for being nationally recognized, after the announcement, it was back to work. Some players hit the weight room as some coaches began to prep film. "Coach has taught us to take everything one game at a time," said senior Baron Flenory. "So the playoffs are nothing different." The Colgate Raiders will be making their seventh appearance in the I-AA playoffs. Their last appearance came during the 2003 season when they advanced to the championship game. Colgate has met with UNH four times throughout both program's histories, but not since 1990. UNH leads the all time series 3-1. "There's 16 teams left and being one of the top 16 teams left to play in I-AA football, you're obviously a good football team," said Flenory. "So we're not going to take Colgate lightly." Being on top is not something, for the seniors, that these Wildcats are use to. Set aside last year's 10-3 record, the three previous seasons' combined win-loss total was 12-22. "I'm just excited, as a senior, I've had the privilege and I guess somewhat the equal heartache at times of being here and seeing the full spectrum of turning around this program," said senior captain John McCoy. "As seniors we've been here and to go from being on campus and people saying oh, you're on the football team and holding a negative connotation, to seeing yourself on national TV as the number one team in the country, full circle like that." McCoy, dubbed as the team leader, even did a little dance as Coach Sean McDonnell talked live on ESPN. "It's an exciting time, and we're overjoyed at the opportunity to represent this University," McDonnell said. Senior Derek Stank was also amazed on how this program has evolved since his days as a freshman. "Its absolutely amazing. Coming from where we were five years ago our seasons were 3-8 and 4-7, knowing the Maine game was the end of the year and there was nothing we could do," said Stank. "Last year, and this year even more, it's amazing just the way this program has transformed." Ball had similar feelings. "It's a world of difference. I dreamed it, but I didn't know it was going to come this quick," he said. Home has never been as sweet for the Wildcats this year. The average attendance for this year's games so far is 7,003, a big difference from years past. In 2003 the average attendance was 3,714 and the year before it was 3,306. "Home is an extreme advantage, especially this year we've played well at home," said Stank. "Everyone is responding to the home atmosphere so much better." The Wildcats also went undefeated , destroying their opponents with a total score of 314-114. "We love playing at home. We've had a lot of success and production here at home," said McCoy. "Home is where the heart is and we're excited to be here." Sophomore quarterback Ricky Santos was equally as happy to have the opportunity to play three playoffs games at home. "We love playing at home. It's a different feeling from years past-we love this place," said Santos. "Just to be able to be home is a special thing." This will be the second consecutive season that the 'Cats will play in the NCAA I-AA football playoffs after advancing to the quarterfinals in 2004. UNH posted one of its biggest wins in program history in the first round at Georgia Southern with a 27-23 victory, but lost at Montana the next week, 47-17. The experience was vital for the returning players this year. "We had a great team last year, but we knew we needed to build on that," said Ball. "We have a lot of confidence going into the tournament." "Last year was a sense of, alright, we got there, now what's next," said Flenory. "Now it's like alright we've been there, now what's next, in a different sort of way." UNH also made NCAA I-AA appearances at home in 1991, losing to Stanford in the first round , and in 1994, losing again in the first round to Appalachian State, 17-10 OT, in Cowell Stadium. UNH's overall NCAA I-AA Playoff record is 1-3. The Wildcats got what they wanted: a No. 1 seed. Saturday against Colgate will be their first of many tests to show the nation that UNH football is really No. 1. Ball sums it up. "It's about the team that can pull out four straight victories to get that national championship. We feel we have the ability to do that." |
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WASHINGTON - The state's Democrats are offering their own plan for the 2008 presidential calendar that would leave Iowa and New Hampshire first, followed closely by contests in a couple of more diverse states. They want to start the voting a week earlier than in 2004 or move the general start of other contests back a week. WASHINGTON - New Hampshire Democrats said today that a party commission studying the presidential selection process for 2008 doesn't seem to care about the problem of too many states having caucuses or primaries early. The commission is considering a plan that could put several states with racially and ethically diverse populations between Iowa's traditional first caucuses and New Hampshire's traditional first primary. But in a telephone conference call, New Hampshire Demcratic Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan and former Chairman Joe Keefe said other states lose influence more from front-loading contests than from not being first or second. Sullivan said last year, there were 12 primaries or caucuses in eight days after the first two contests. She said Wisconsin held its primary two weeks later without any competition, and had very high voter turnout and plenty of attention from both candidates and the media. The commission is supposed to propose a plan for 2008 at a meeting on December 10th. the primary fight might be good as well with NH Dems coming out with their own proposal tuesday to diffuse the diversity debate before the DNC ==== PRIMARY SCRAMBLE New Hampshire proposes alternative primary plan for Democrats avbap WASHINGTON - New Hampshire Democrats are proposing their own plan for the 2008 presidential calendar that would leave Iowa and New Hampshire first, followed closely by a couple of contests in states with more diverse populations. They want to start the voting a week earlier than in 2004 or move the general start of other contests back a week to allow room for the changes. In 2004, the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary were followed a week later by voting in six states. Democrats on a national commission have been considering how the party's primary calendar could be changed to give minorities more voice in the early selection of presidential candidates. The commission meets December tenth in Washington to make its final recommendation. ======= FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: NH Democratic Party, 225-6899 NH DEMOCRATS OFFER COMPROMISE PRIMARY PLAN TO INCREASE DIVERSITY, END FRONTLOADING CONCORD, NH - New Hampshire Democrats today publicly released a compromise presidential nominating calendar, designed to increase diversity in the process and reverse the frontloading trend that is leaving much of the country out of the nominating process. The proposal was sent by fax this morning to the members of the DNC's commission studying potential changes to the nominating calendar. The commission began last spring with a mandate to decrease frontloading and increase diversity. "This compromise achieves all of the commission's key goals for a nominating calendar: it increases diversity, decreases frontloading, maintains the historic grassroots tradition of New Hampshire's first in the nation primary, and helps us elect a Democratic President in 2008" said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan. "This is a compromise that everyone with an open mind should be able to get behind." The plan would make two significant changes to the current presidential primary calendar, specifically: " Add one or two contests to a prominent position at the front of the presidential nominating calendar, between the New Hampshire primary and the beginning of the period open to any state. These contests would occur in states whose voting public displays substantial racial, ethnic, religious or other key diversity characteristics; and Reverse the frontloading trend by creating a series of sanctioned dates on which states could hold presidential primaries or caucuses, beginning on or about the first Tuesday of February and ending on or about the second Tuesday in June." The effect of this plan would be to add more diverse states to Iowa and New Hampshire at the beginning of the calendar, without replacing their historic role. Additionally, it would extend the nominating calendar so that every state can play an important role in the process - as opposed to the current trend of frontloading, where large bunches of states are decreasing the influence of each individual contest and ending the calendar almost immediately. This compromise plan, which has been proposed individually to commission members over the summer and was offered to the group at the last meeting of the commission, is being presented publicly as the commission heads towards its final meeting on December 10. "This commission has pledged to recommend a plan that moves our party towards both a more diverse and less frontloaded calendar, while respecting New Hampshire's traditions. This compromise is a chance to do exactly that," said Joe Keefe, co-chair of a task force established by the NH Democratic Party to track the commission's work. "The New Hampshire Presidential Primary not only plays an important and positive role in the presidential nominating process, but also is fundamental to our state's history, identity and culture. This compromise preserves that special role while making real, unprecedented strides towards a more diverse, less frontloaded calendar." For a copy of the proposal and the letter accompanying it to DNC commissioners, just reply to this email. ### CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's governor says he will go to the mat to defend the state's tradition of holding the first presidential primary in the nation. Governor John Lynch said a Democratic Party commission trying to give minorities more of a voice in selecting presidential nominees has lost sight of its mission and begun to focus on removing New Hampshire from the Number One spot. He called on national party Chairman Howard Dean to intervene. A spokesman said Dean won't do that, and is waiting to see what the commission recommends. Democrats in other states say it's unfair and wrong for two small states with small minority populations -- Iowa and New Hampshire -- to go first in the nominating process. The commission seems to be leaning toward a plan backed by Michigan Democrats to have two big, diverse states vote after the Iowa caucuses but before the New Hampshire primary. Yesterday, two top New Hampshire Democrats suggested having the two big states come after New Hampshire but before the rest of the pack. DRUG MONEY SENTENCE Atkinson man sentenced for drug sales, money laundering, fraud kwhofls CONCORD, N.H. - A 60-year-old Atkinson man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and fined one-point-four million dollars for selling prescription drugs, laundering money and committing insurance fraud. Robert S- Levine, 60, pleaded guilty in May and was sentenced in U-S District Court in Concord on Tuesday. His prison sentence will be followed by three years of probation. Levine was accused of selling Valium, Viagra, morphine and other drugs to an informant and laundering more than half a million dollars. He also was convicted of collecting more than 700-thousand dollars on false insurance claims after a suspicious car accident. He was ordered to pay restitution to two insurance companies. He also was ordered to forfeit more than half a million dollars in assets. CONCORD, N.H. - Governor John Lynch is criticizing a national Democratic Party commission working to revamp the presidential primary calendar. Lynch said the commission trying to give minorities more of a voice in selecting presidential nominees has lost sight of its mission and begun to focus on removing New Hampshire from the Number One spot. ** In light of New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner's comments today that he will schedule the New Hampshire primary to ensure its first-in-the-nation status regardless of the upcoming decisions of the Democratic National Committee, it's worth a look back at 1984, the last time the national Democratic Party and the Secretary of State confronted each other over the status of the primary. RENO, Nev. - A commission looking into changing the presidential primary lineup seems to be leaning toward adding two caucuses before New Hampshire's primary. A commission of Democratic National Committee is moving toward adding a caucus in a Western state and a Southern state in January. AP-NH--Presidential Caucus-Nevada Democrats consider Nevada for January presidential vote dewap RENO, Nev. - A commission looking into changing the presidential primary calendar seems to be leaning toward adding two caucuses before New Hampshire's primary. A commission of Democratic National Committee is moving toward adding a caucus in a Western state and a Southern state in January. Commission members said Nevada and Colorado are the most likely candidates in the West. Candidates who do well in the earliest caucus, in Iowa, and the earliest primary, in New Hampshire, usually have the nomination locked up by the time Western states vote. The commission meets again December tenth. AP-NY-11-28-05 0546EST |
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CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's governor says he will go to the mat to defend the state's tradition of holding the first presidential primary in the nation. Governor John Lynch said a Democratic Party commission trying to give minorities more of a voice in selecting presidential nominees has lost sight of its mission and begun to focus on removing New Hampshire from the Number One spot. He called on national party Chairman Howard Dean to intervene. A spokesman said Dean won't do that, and is waiting to see what the commission recommends. Democrats in other states say it's unfair and wrong for two small states with small minority populations -- Iowa and New Hampshire -- to go first in the nominating process. The commission seems to be leaning toward a plan backed by Michigan Democrats to have two big, diverse states vote after the Iowa caucuses but before the New Hampshire primary. Yesterday, two top New Hampshire Democrats suggested having the two big states come after New Hampshire but before the rest of the pack. AP-NH--Primary Scramble Gardner prepared to move N.H. primary ahead of any new contests dewman CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's secretary of state says he does not intend to allow other presidential caucuses to cut in line ahead of the state's presidential primary. William Gardner says state law allows him to schedule the primary ahead of any similar election. But he said the law does not define "similar election," giving him freedom to move ahead of contests that he deems would dilute New Hampshire's vote. A national Democratic commission appears ready to recommend adding at least two caucuses between Iowas leadoff caucus and New Hampshires primary eight days later. If New Hampshire ignores a new presidential calendar, the national Democratic Party could react by not recognizing the primary and refusing to seat New Hampshires delegates at its 2008 convention. For Immediate Release: Contact: Pamela Walsh Wednesday, November 30, 2005 271-2121 491-7124 Gov. Lynch Says New Hampshire Will Protect Its Primary Tradition Tells DNC Chairman that Commission Has Lost Sight of Its Mission CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch today wrote Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to tell him that New Hampshire will protect its primary tradition, and to call on Dean to show leadership to ensure that the original goals of the Commission are not lost. "It has become increasingly clear that the Primary Commission has lost sight of its mission, devolving into an exercise focused solely on removing New Hampshire from its traditional role in the nominating process. Such an outcome is unacceptable, and New Hampshire will take whatever steps are necessary to preserve its state law and traditional role in the nominating process," Gov. Lynch wrote to Dean. "The goals of this Commission are worthy, but it will take immediate leadership from you to make sure they are not lost. We should not jeopardize the competitiveness of our Democratic presidential candidates simply to appease those with an anti-New Hampshire agenda," Gov. Lynch wrote. New Hampshire's primary tradition allows all potential presidential candidates a fair shot at making their case to voters, Gov. Lynch said. In addition, as a swing state that allows Independents to vote in either primary, New Hampshire also provides the Party with an important opportunity to test which of its candidates has the greatest appeal to the national electorate. In addition, Gov. Lynch wrote, "New Hampshire citizens gave their four electoral votes to the Democratic nominee in 2004 - making New Hampshire the only state to switch its electoral votes into the Democratic column. Now the Commission seems intent on writing off New Hampshire and dismissing the value of those electoral votes." New Hampshire Democrats have put forward constructive proposals for improving the primary process and increasing voter participation in the process, Gov. Lynch said. "Instead of giving more voters in other states the opportunity to weigh in, the Commission is moving in the opposite direction," Gov. Lynch wrote. "Frontloading the calendar further, as some are suggesting, will force candidates to run a national campaign from the start - which may prevent some well-qualified candidates from even considering a run for President. Instead of giving more states a voice, a frontloaded calendar will ensure that no one is heard. Instead of increasing voter participation in the primaries and caucuses, a frontloaded calendar will ensure that the nominating process is over before most voters are even paying attention," Gov. Lynch said. A copy of Gov. Lynch's letter is attached. # # # New Hampshire Dems say their primary plan is best for the party WASHINGTON - The state's Democrats are offering their own plan for the 2008 presidential calendar that would leave Iowa and New Hampshire first, followed closely by contests in a couple of more diverse states. They want to start the voting a week earlier than in 2004 or move the general start of other contests back a week. WASHINGTON - New Hampshire Democrats said today that a party commission studying the presidential selection process for 2008 doesn't seem to care about the problem of too many states having caucuses or primaries early. The commission is considering a plan that could put several states with racially and ethically diverse populations between Iowa's traditional first caucuses and New Hampshire's traditional first primary. But in a telephone conference call, New Hampshire Demcratic Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan and former Chairman Joe Keefe said other states lose influence more from front-loading contests than from not being first or second. Sullivan said last year, there were 12 primaries or caucuses in eight days after the first two contests. She said Wisconsin held its primary two weeks later without any competition, and had very high voter turnout and plenty of attention from both candidates and the media. The commission is supposed to propose a plan for 2008 at a meeting on December 10th. the primary fight might be good as well with NH Dems coming out with their own proposal tuesday to diffuse the diversity debate before the DNC ==== PRIMARY SCRAMBLE New Hampshire proposes alternative primary plan for Democrats avbap WASHINGTON - New Hampshire Democrats are proposing their own plan for the 2008 presidential calendar that would leave Iowa and New Hampshire first, followed closely by a couple of contests in states with more diverse populations. They want to start the voting a week earlier than in 2004 or move the general start of other contests back a week to allow room for the changes. In 2004, the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary were followed a week later by voting in six states. Democrats on a national commission have been considering how the party's primary calendar could be changed to give minorities more voice in the early selection of presidential candidates. The commission meets December tenth in Washington to make its final recommendation. ======= FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: NH Democratic Party, 225-6899 NH DEMOCRATS OFFER COMPROMISE PRIMARY PLAN TO INCREASE DIVERSITY, END FRONTLOADING CONCORD, NH - New Hampshire Democrats today publicly released a compromise presidential nominating calendar, designed to increase diversity in the process and reverse the frontloading trend that is leaving much of the country out of the nominating process. The proposal was sent by fax this morning to the members of the DNC's commission studying potential changes to the nominating calendar. The commission began last spring with a mandate to decrease frontloading and increase diversity. "This compromise achieves all of the commission's key goals for a nominating calendar: it increases diversity, decreases frontloading, maintains the historic grassroots tradition of New Hampshire's first in the nation primary, and helps us elect a Democratic President in 2008" said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan. "This is a compromise that everyone with an open mind should be able to get behind." The plan would make two significant changes to the current presidential primary calendar, specifically: " Add one or two contests to a prominent position at the front of the presidential nominating calendar, between the New Hampshire primary and the beginning of the period open to any state. These contests would occur in states whose voting public displays substantial racial, ethnic, religious or other key diversity characteristics; and Reverse the frontloading trend by creating a series of sanctioned dates on which states could hold presidential primaries or caucuses, beginning on or about the first Tuesday of February and ending on or about the second Tuesday in June." The effect of this plan would be to add more diverse states to Iowa and New Hampshire at the beginning of the calendar, without replacing their historic role. Additionally, it would extend the nominating calendar so that every state can play an important role in the process - as opposed to the current trend of frontloading, where large bunches of states are decreasing the influence of each individual contest and ending the calendar almost immediately. This compromise plan, which has been proposed individually to commission members over the summer and was offered to the group at the last meeting of the commission, is being presented publicly as the commission heads towards its final meeting on December 10. "This commission has pledged to recommend a plan that moves our party towards both a more diverse and less frontloaded calendar, while respecting New Hampshire's traditions. This compromise is a chance to do exactly that," said Joe Keefe, co-chair of a task force established by the NH Democratic Party to track the commission's work. "The New Hampshire Presidential Primary not only plays an important and positive role in the presidential nominating process, but also is fundamental to our state's history, identity and culture. This compromise preserves that special role while making real, unprecedented strides towards a more diverse, less frontloaded calendar." For a copy of the proposal and the letter accompanying it to DNC commissioners, just reply to this email. ### |
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Council shapes the fate of Lynch's nominees The latest opening: head of corrections By ERIC MOSKOWITZ Monitor staff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 28. 2005 8:00AM New Hampshire's Constitution established the Executive Council as a powerful check on the state's highest office, a result of the people's distrust of colonial governors. The challenge current Gov. John Lynch faces in getting his pick for corrections commissioner confirmed is a reminder that executive authority is still shared. While four of the five councilors are Republicans,confirmation hinges less onparty status than on a variety of other factors, such as the caliber of the nomination, the governor's ability to gauge - and engage - the council before making a choice and the councilors' own views on the department or agency in question, the councilors and others said. Like his predecessors, Lynch entered office last January without the authority to name his own cabinet. Not only does he need majority approval from the Executive Council on his appointments, but he can make nominations only when the terms of the officials he wants to replace expire; most positions bring terms longer than the governor's own two-year time in office, meaning most governors have to serve multiple terms before they get a chance to propose their own favorites for all the top jobs. That scenario opens the door for conflicts. His choice of Hampton Police Chief William Wrenn for corrections commissioner could be the latest. So far only Debora Pignatelli, the lone Democrat on the Executive Council, has said she'll vote for Wrenn to fill the job, a $101,303-a-year position in charge of an $80 million annual budget, a staff of more than 1,000 and a population of more than 10,000 inmates, parolees and people on probation. ---ADVERTISEMENT--- The vote could come Dec. 7. Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin has said she wants to keep Commissioner Stephen Curry, an appointee of former governor Craig Benson. The other three councilors have expressed some support for Curry, tempered by a willingness to consider Wrenn, with none of them forecasting their votes. Some legislators and prison employees have lobbied on behalf of Curry, who has proposed several initiatives to modernize or reform the department but has clashed with the employees union. Lynch has said he wants to work with a commissioner who can motivate staff as well as plan for the future. Lynch will need to convince the councilors of Wrenn's ability as well as the need for making another change at the Department of Corrections, which has been led by eight full or interim commissioners in the past 12 years. Griffin, the Seacoast executive councilor, said Lynch has not consulted with the Executive Council as much as his predecessors did -both in terms of bouncing names off the councilors before making a selection and informing the council after he makes a decision. Often, Griffin said, she doesn't learn the names of his nominees until less than 24 hours before they're formally announced. That can be frustrating, but Lynch makes up for it with thoughtful nominations, she said. Councilor Ray Burton agreed, saying Lynch does his homework on the big-name appointments. "He interviews people, he reaches out, he doesn't just pull somebody out of the hat and throw him in," he said. Lynch, who ran on a platform of ethics and consensus-building, said he has tried to select qualified nominees regardless of party affiliation. Perhaps his highest-profile pick to date has been Kelly Ayotte, a Republican holdover from the Benson administration, whom Lynch nominated to a full term as attorney general. "Whether we're talking about judges for our district courts, commissioner of education or the attorney general, I have really searched hard for the very best person who could do a great job in that position and serve the people of our state well," he said. "So I think the process has gone well. I think the council has recognized the quality of the nominations I have brought forth." Lynch and the council got off to a strong start last December, when the Executive Council - which was then an all-Republican body -stymied an attempt by Benson to appoint a new education commissioner, a four-year position, in the final days of his administration. Lynch, then the governor-elect, persuaded the council to wait until after his inauguration. Ultimately, the Executive Council confirmed Lynch's choice, Lyonel Tracy. And Lynch no doubt curried favor with the Executive Council when he nominated Ayotte to serve a full term in September. Ayotte had earned strong support from the council since filling the vacated attorney general's position in June 2004. A few weeks ago, Lynch avoided a rejection with his nomination for the Public Utilities Commission after four out of five councilors said publicly that they were leaning against voting for nominee Chris Houpis to replace Michael Harrington, a holdover whose term expired July 1. The conservative House Republican Alliance lobbied against Houpis, a technology executive, on the grounds that he lacked Harrington's valuable engineering background. Short of reappointing Harrington, Lynch withdrew Houpis and submitted a new name - Clifton Below, a former state senator considered to have expertise in energy and telecommunications regulation. And it took Lynch a couple of months to persuade the council to replace Ed Theobald as the head of the New Hampshire Retirement System. Theobald was formally cited by the retirement board in July for failing to report that a company that wanted the state to invest in it had offered him a seat on the board and free stock, offers Theobald declined. Theobald - who also used state stationery to solicit donations for a firefighters fundraiser - initially lobbied to stay and received support from the council. But with the attorney general's office investigating Theobald's actions, he ended his bid in October and the council confirmed Charlton MacVeagh, 4-1, at Lynch's request. But the councilors said there's no horse-trading or quid pro quo in the appointments process, with each case considered on its own merits. "If trying to curry favor with me, he's going to make Ray Burton or Ruth Griffin or somebody else mad," Councilor Peter Spaulding said. "It's a process that there's no end to, and the governor would only get himself in trouble doing that." So far, Lynch's chances for major appointments have been intermittent. But in the coming months, he'll get to make several nominations to the Executive Council. The list includes a Supreme Court justice, the commissioner of the Department of Revenue and Economic Development, the head of the Division of Motor Vehicles and the director of the state police. If both sides keep doing what they're doing, Lynch should be successful, Burton said. "Governor Lynch is doing his job, and he's doing it well," the councilor from the North Country said. "The Executive Council, all five of us, we're doing our job, and we're doing it well. Exclamation mark." ------ End of article EDITORIAL Many states don’t even believe one is necessary, but here in New Hampshire not only do we have one, but it wields more power than anywhere else. The five-member Executive Council oversees virtually everything the governor does. It must approve all contracts, pay raises, tuition requests, as well as the governor’s nominations for top state departmental positions. The strength awarded the council stems from the basic distrust Granite Staters have of government - even their own. The assumption is that having five independently elected councilors overseeing what the governor does offers another level of protection against corruption and abuse of power in the executive branch. However, that is not always how it turns out. As with all political entities, many council members have agendas of their own and they are not always in sync with what is best for the government or the people it serves. We believe the current debate over who will serve as corrections commissioner is a perfect example. Gov. John Lynch has had enough after almost a year of working with current Commissioner Stephen Curry, an appointee of former Gov. Craig Benson. Curry’s term expired a month ago, and Lynch has nominated Hampton Police Chief William Wrenn to fill the corrections job. We see the role of the council as a check on the governor’s assessment of the abilities of his nominee. Each councilor has had the opportunity to interview Wrenn and none has come forward with any information that would indicate he does not have the ability to perform the job. Still, there is a battle over the nomination, with several councilors preferring to retain Curry in the position. Curry is fighting to save his job as well. The issue, it appears, is that the council does not want the governor to appear to be kowtowing to the corrections union, which has twice voted "no confidence" in Curry. We don’t see message-sending as part of the council’s role and can’t imagine this situation happening in private industry. We can’t conceive of a board of directors telling its CEO that it likes the current head of the accounting department better than the one the CEO wants to hire. If department head works for the CEO - or in this case, the governor - and the CEO says there needs to be a change, who is the board of directors to tell him he’s wrong? Lynch has a specific management style, and by all indications including a recent UNH poll, the residents of this state overwhelmingly like that style and what he has accomplished with it. While Lynch’s style is inclusive and conciliatory, Curry operates on the "my-way-or-the-highway" principle, the governor says. It is clear Lynch and Curry are not compatible and we can’t for the life of us understand why the council would try to keep this troubled marriage together. There are some in the Corrections Department who love Curry and others that hate him. That should be of no concern to the council. The only concern should be whether Lynch’s nominee can adequately fill the position and, having watched Wrenn for some time, we believe he can. - Portsmouth Herald ‘View tax’ good dinner chat By Ellen Peterson I was delighted to read Our View in this morning’s paper regarding the "view tax." I had saved your initial article of Nov. 15, and it spurred a lively discussion around my dinner table on Thanksgiving. You raised all the points we discussed, including being that it is subjective, anti-poor, already built into the market value of the property, etc. We hadn’t thought about farm land. We did get a big laugh when my brother queried if a blind person would be subjected to the view tax, but apparently it has already happened! Could you possibly advise the right course of action for those who would like to take action to have this "view tax" repealed? The writer is a Stratham resident. Editor’s note: Call your state representatives and senator. 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CONCORD, N.H. — Republican changes to an ethics bill have made it a mockery, Gov. John Lynch charges. Lynch called for the House Election Law Committee to vote against the bill next week. "These House members are proposing an ethics committee with no partisan balance. They are proposing that executive councilors be allowed to both name and confirm the majority of the members of the ethics commission, a proposal without precedent in New Hampshire," Lynch said in a written statement Tuesday. Committee Chairman Michael Whalley, R-Alton, disagreed. He said the bill would prevent either political party from having more than four seats on the seven-member commission. "I don't know how it can be any more balanced than that," Whalley said. The commission would monitor the ethics of executive branch officials. It also would tighten rules about gifts to public officials and the role of lobbyists. As amended, the bill calls for the Executive Council, long dominated by Republicans, to confirm all commission members. The council also would be responsible for presenting finalists to the governor for his five nominations. Lynch said he is willing to have the council confirm his choices, but he said there should be no restrictions on the governor's choice of nominees. Because of the changes, the once-bipartisan effort "has been turned into a mockery," he said. Democratic Rep. Jane Clemons noted that ethics reform was a central theme of Lynch's campaign to oust Republican Gov. Craig Benson a year ago. "The electorate did speak. They demanded ethics and they removed the unethical administrator," said Clemons, D-Nashua. "I think they have been expecting better from us than this political football we have been tossing back and forth." Member Services Sign in Log out Create Membership Update Membership Forgot Password Help Desk Feedback Problem Report Home of the day Seacoast Classified Categories All Classifieds Announcements Autos Buy-Sell-Trade Employment Pets Real Estate Rentals Services Best Read Guides Fall Foliage Guide All Regions Seacoast Lakes Region White Mountains Advertising Sections All Our Special Sections Back to School Bridal Extravaganza Healthy Living Home Improvement Internet Services Provided by Make Foster's Your Home Page © 2005 Geo. J. Foster Company |
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CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's governor says he will go to the mat to defend the state's tradition of holding the first presidential primary in the nation. Governor John Lynch said a Democratic Party commission trying to give minorities more of a voice in selecting presidential nominees has lost sight of its mission and begun to focus on removing New Hampshire from the Number One spot. He called on national party Chairman Howard Dean to intervene. A spokesman said Dean won't do that, and is waiting to see what the commission recommends. Democrats in other states say it's unfair and wrong for two small states with small minority populations -- Iowa and New Hampshire -- to go first in the nominating process. The commission seems to be leaning toward a plan backed by Michigan Democrats to have two big, diverse states vote after the Iowa caucuses but before the New Hampshire primary. Yesterday, two top New Hampshire Democrats suggested having the two big states come after New Ham pshire but before the rest of the pack. AP-NH--Primary Scramble Gardner prepared to move N.H. primary ahead of any new contests dewman CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's secretary of state says he does not intend to allow other presidential caucuses to cut in line ahead of the state's presidential primary. William Gardner says state law allows him to schedule the primary ahead of any similar election. But he said the law does not define "similar election," giving him freedom to move ahead of contests that he deems would dilute New Hampshire's vote. A national Democratic commission appears ready to recommend adding at least two caucuses between Iowas leadoff caucus and New Hampshires primary eight days later. If New Hampshire ignores a new presidential calendar, the national Democratic Party could react by not recognizing the primary and refusing to seat New Hampshires delegates at its 2008 convention. For Immediate Release: Contact: Pamela Walsh Wednesday, November 30, 2005 271-2121 491-7124 Gov. Lynch Says New Hampshire Will Protect Its Primary Tradition Tells DNC Chairman that Commission Has Lost Sight of Its Mission CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch today wrote Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to tell him that New Hampshire will protect its primary tradition, and to call on Dean to show leadership to ensure that the original goals of the Commission are not lost. "It has become increasingly clear that the Primary Commission has lost sight of its mission, devolving into an exercise focused solely on removing New Hampshire from its traditional role in the nominating process. Such an outcome is unacceptable, and New Hampshire will take whatever steps are necessary to preserve its state law and traditional role in the nominating process," Gov. Lynch wrote to Dean. "The goals of this Commission are worthy, but it will take immediate leadership from you to make sure they are not lost. We should not jeopardize the competitiveness of our Democratic presidential candidates simply to appease those with an anti-New Hampshire agenda," Gov. Lynch wrote. New Hampshire's primary tradition allows all potential presidential candidates a fair shot at making their case to voters, Gov. Lynch said. In addition, as a swing state that allows Independents to vote in either primary, New Hampshire also provides the Party with an important opportunity to test which of its candidates has the greatest appeal to the national electorate. In addition, Gov. Lynch wrote, "New Hampshire citizens gave their four electoral votes to the Democratic nominee in 2004 - making New Hampshire the only state to switch its electoral votes into the Democratic column. Now the Commission seems intent on writing off New Hampshire and dismissing the value of those electoral votes." New Hampshire Democrats have put forward constructive proposals for improving the primary process and increasing voter participation in the process, Gov. Lynch said. "Instead of giving more voters in other states the opportunity to weigh in, the Commission is moving in the opposite direction," Gov. Lynch wrote. "Frontloading the calendar further, as some are suggesting, will force candidates to run a national campaign from the start - which may prevent some well-qualified candidates from even considering a run for President. Instead of giving more states a voice, a frontloaded calendar will ensure that no one is heard. Instead of increasing voter participation in the primaries and caucuses, a frontloaded calendar will ensure that the nominating process is over before most voters are even paying attention," Gov. Lynch said. A copy of Gov. Lynch's letter is attached. # # # New Hampshire Dems say their primary plan is best for the party |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/02/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Making News this week: NH's Abortion Law goes before the Supreme Court, the Same-Sex Marriage Commission releases its report, the ongoing battle over NH"s first-in-the nation Primary status, and the UNH Wildcats make the playoffs. Here to talk about all this and more from Concord: Kevin Landrigan from the Telegraph, and Tom Fahey from the Union Leader. And, here in Durham Edith Tucker from the Coos County Democrat and Jeff Feingold from the NH Business Review. Welcome. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kevin Landrigan\The Telegraph, CG:NAMETITL\Tom Fahey\Union Leader, CG:NAMETITL\Edith Tucker \Coos County Democrat, CG:NAMETITL\Jeff Feingold \NH Business Review |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/02/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Making News this week: NH's Abortion Law goes before the Supreme Court, the Same-Sex Marriage Commission releases its report, the ongoing battle over NH"s first-in-the nation Primary status, and the UNH Wildcats make the playoffs. Here to talk about all this and more from Concord: Kevin Landrigan from the Telegraph, and Tom Fahey from the Union Leader. And, here in Durham Edith Tucker from the Coos County Democrat and Jeff Feingold from the NH Business Review. Welcome. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kevin Landrigan\The Telegraph, CG:NAMETITL\Tom Fahey\Union Leader, CG:NAMETITL\Edith Tucker \Coos County Democrat, CG:NAMETITL\Jeff Feingold \NH Business Review |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/02/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Making News this week: NH's Abortion Law goes before the Supreme Court, the Same-Sex Marriage Commission releases its report, the ongoing battle over NH"s first-in-the nation Primary status, and the UNH Wildcats make the playoffs. Here to talk about all this and more from Concord: Kevin Landrigan from the Telegraph, and Tom Fahey from the Union Leader. And, here in Durham Edith Tucker from the Coos County Democrat and Jeff Feingold from the NH Business Review. Welcome. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kevin Landrigan\The Telegraph, CG:NAMETITL\Tom Fahey\Union Leader, CG:NAMETITL\Edith Tucker \Coos County Democrat, CG:NAMETITL\Jeff Feingold \NH Business Review |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 12/02/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:00 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Making News this week: NH's Abortion Law goes before the Supreme Court, the Same-Sex Marriage Commission releases its report, the ongoing battle over NH"s first-in-the nation Primary status, and the UNH Wildcats make the playoffs. Here to talk about all this and more from Concord: Kevin Landrigan from the Telegraph, and Tom Fahey from the Union Leader. And, here in Durham Edith Tucker from the Coos County Democrat and Jeff Feingold from the NH Business Review. Welcome. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kevin Landrigan\The Telegraph, CG:NAMETITL\Tom Fahey\Union Leader, CG:NAMETITL\Edith Tucker \Coos County Democrat, CG:NAMETITL\Jeff Feingold \NH Business Review |