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Where do the candidates go from here now that NH"s first in the nation primary debates are history? We'll look ahead with political strategists. |
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Pulling back the curtain on the presidential debates. A political analyst sheds light on how candidates shape their message and presentation. Plus. |
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We'll explore the power of polls in campaign strategies. And. |
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Hear why this man so riled about politics-as-usual. |
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We're coming off a very political week in New Hampshire. The first major Democrat and Republican debates held at Saint Anselm College in Manchester are now history. But what really happened here this week? Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. I'm here at the UNH Survey Center in Durham where more is learned about presidential candidates and the elecorate than just about anywhere during campaign cycles. We'll talk to the Survey Center's Director Andy Smith in a moment, but first, Outlook's Richard Ager pulls back the curtain on NH"s political debates with an expert who explains how candidates shape their image and their presentation. |
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The next scheduled NH debates are at the end of September. |
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Tracking candidate progress throughout a campaign is what Andy Smith does here at the UNH Survey Center. In these cubicals, surveys are conducted that in effect, show where candidates stand in the minds of likely voters. Q Andy, what are the latest surveys showing about this presidential campaign? Thanks, Andy. The next survey will be conducted. |
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Thanks, Andy. The next survey will be conducted. |
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While Democratic and Republican candidates attract a lot of attention, third party candidates fight simply to be heard. Bruce Calvin Trask from the Reform Party announced he's running for President, so has Christine Smith, a Libertarian. As far as independent candidates go -- there are dozens running for the White House. Chances are however, you won't hear much from them. Ted Lowi thinks that's a bad thing for the country. He's a professor of politics and government at Cornell University. Outlook's Phil Vaughn caught up with Lowi at a recent visit to the University of New Hampshire. |
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Could there be a viable third party candidate in the 2008 election? Some are suggesting if the electorate becomes dissatisfied with the top tier two party candidates, it's possible someone might jump in. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has more than a BILLION dollars set aside just in case. |
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That wraps up this edition of our program from the University of NH Survey Center in Durham. Thanks for watching NH Outlook. I'm Beth Carroll. I'll see you around New Hampshire. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/10/2007 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 15:45 Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Pulling back the curtain on the presidential debates. A political analyst sheds light on how candidates shape their message and presentation. Plus: We'll explore the power of polls in campaign strategies. And later: Hear why this man so riled about politics as usual. We're coming off a very political week in New Hampshire. The first major Democrat and Republican debates held at Saint Anselm College in Manchester are now history. But what really happened here this week? Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. I'm here at the UNH Survey Center in Durham where more is learned about presidential candidates and the elecorate than just about anywhere during campaign cycles. We'll talk to the Survey Center's Director Andy Smith in a moment, but first, Outlook's Richard Ager pulls back the curtain on NH's political debates with an expert who explains how candidates shape their image and their presentation. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Bill Shaheen\Co-Chair, Hillary Clinton Campaign, Sen. Christopher Dodd\ Presidential Candidate, Richard Ager\NH Outlook, Arnie Alpert\American Friends Service Committee, Joe Wesolowski\Portsmouth Teacher, Kelly Clark\Director - NH AARP, Michael Castaldo\One.org, Dr. Allan Bonner\Debate/Campaign Analyst, Gov. Bill Richardson\ Presidential Candidate, Rep. Dennis Kucinich\ Presidential Candidate, Rep. Jim McGovern\ Massachusetts, Dante Scala\NH Institute of Politics, Shuvom Ghose\Ron Paul Supporter, Sen. Sam Brownback\ Presidential Candidate, Fred Bramante\Member, NH Board of Education, Tom Rath\Senior Advisor, Romney Campaign, Dean Spiliotes\NH Institute of Politics |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/10/2007 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 3:00 Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Pulling back the curtain on the presidential debates. A political analyst sheds light on how candidates shape their message and presentation. Plus: We'll explore the power of polls in campaign strategies. And later: Hear why this man so riled about politics as usual. We're coming off a very political week in New Hampshire. The first major Democrat and Republican debates held at Saint Anselm College in Manchester are now history. But what really happened here this week? Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. I'm here at the UNH Survey Center in Durham where more is learned about presidential candidates and the elecorate than just about anywhere during campaign cycles. Tracking candidate progress throughout a campaign is what Andy Smith does here at the UNH Survey Center. In these seemingly innocuous cubicals, surveys are conducted that show where candidates stand in the minds of likely voters. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Andy Smith\UNH Survey Center |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/10/2007 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:00 Now on New Hampshire Outlook: Pulling back the curtain on the presidential debates. A political analyst sheds light on how candidates shape their message and presentation. Plus: We'll explore the power of polls in campaign strategies. And later: Hear why this man so riled about politics-as-usual. We're coming off a very political week in New Hampshire. The first major Democrat and Republican debates held at Saint Anselm College in Manchester are now history. But what really happened here this week? Hello, I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to NH Outlook. I'm here at the UNH Survey Center in Durham where more is learned about presidential candidates and the elecorate than just about anywhere during campaign cycles. While Democratic and Republican candidates attract a lot of attention, third party candidates fight simply to be heard. Bruce Calvin Trask from the Reform Party announced he's running for President, so has Christine Smith, a Libertarian. As far as independent candidates go -- there are dozens running for the White House. Chances are however, you won't hear much from them. Ted Lowi thinks that's a bad thing for the country. He's a professor of politics and government at Cornell University. Outlook's Phil Vaughn caught up with Lowi at a recent visit to the University of New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ted Lowi\Author and Professor Cornell University |
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Ethanol could fuel price hikes Posted Saturday, March 31st 2007, 4:00 AM An ethanol-fueled boom in prices will prompt American farmers to plant the most corn since the year the Allies invaded Normandy, but surging demand could mean consumers still might pay more for everything from chicken to cough syrup. Corn is a key ingredient in many foods, from corn syrup found in candies to feed used in meat production. With more corn being used for ethanol production, that could raise prices in other areas where corn is used. Farmers are expected to plant 90.5 million acres of corn, according to the Department of Agriculture's annual prospective plantings report released yesterday. That would be a 15% increase over 2006 and the most corn planted since 1944. The move to plant corn is in large part due to a rush to produce corn-based ethanol, which is blended with gasoline. The corn rush was sparked by President Bush's initiative for support of flexible-fuel vehicles and his administration's plan to cut gas consumption by 20% in 10 years. The Associated Press -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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n New West Energy Grok ‘Ethanol Binge’ Hikes Corn Prices By Richard Martin, 3-23-07 Last week US BioEnergy had a ground-breaking ceremony at a new ethanol plant in Dyersville, Iowa, bringing to 78 the number of ethanol plants under construction, with 113 already operating. And that’s not good news for the ranchers and poultry farmers of the Rocky Mountain West. Amid the “ethaphoria” currently gripping agribusiness and certain parts of the nation’s capital, a growing chorus of voices is pointing out an unintended consequence on the reliance on corn and grains as the raw material for ethanol production: prices for feed fo livestock are rising, sending prices at grocery stores up as well. “This ethanol binge is insane,” Paul Hitch, president-elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Assn., told BusinessWeek. Corn prices have doubled over the last year, reports the Earth Policy Institute, while wheat futures are trading at their highest level in 10 years. The diversion of corn to fuel ethanol uses “is creating unintended consequences throughout the global food chain,” a Bloomberg analysis finds – not to mention increased use of pesticides and fossil fuels to grow all that corn. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress has slapped a 54-cents-per-gallon tarrif on ethanol from Brazil – which is grown from sugarcane. Wonder what’s going to happen to rum prices. In other energy news: -- In a man-bites-dog story, Xcel Energy has applied to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for an electricity rate decrease of $13.6 million thanks to lower costs of fuel, such as natural gas, and purchased electricity predicted for upcoming months. If approved by the PUC, the new rates would take effect April 1 and continue through June 30. Meanwhile, the Colo. attorney general has announced his support for HB 1208, which would alter the state’s Unfair Practices Act to allow big chain stores to offer big gas discounts. -- As Colo. Governor Bill Ritter’s legislative package to boost renewable energy, and increase oversight of the oil and gas industry in the state, moves closer to signing, Big Energy is faced with a dilemma: oppose the measures, and be seen as obstructionists and anti-environmentalists, or swallow hard and go along? So far the Colorado Petroleum Association is against House Bill 1341, which would reform the board of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, while oil giant BP—the state’s No. 1 natural gas producer—says it will take a wait-and-see approach. -- Earlier we reported that, despite the Bush Administration’s ambitious goals for technology to produce cellulosic ethanol from organic material other than corn, the research budget for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, which is leading the way on cellulosic science, had flatlined. That’s no longer the case: the Energy Department announced Friday that the NREL will get an additional $99 million in funding this year, a 47-percent jump. Comment By dukeco1, 3-23-07 Big Energy is not accustomed to going along. They are, in Colorado at least, accustomed to getting their way. They just need to sidle over and make room for all their chickens moving back in to the roost. Comment By Hal Herring, 3-23-07 Brazilian ethanol tariff shows the world that all our free market talk is just like all that talk about WMD. How much more credibility can we stand to lose? As we pump out the last aquifers to water the chem-corn.bust the last prairie for the GMO variety, importing as much oil as we can to drive those tractors that make the corn ethanol binge.keep those Wahabbis happy, don't you know, keep the money flowing to them as leaders pretend to "get off the product," wreck the land, keep the annuities for the families of the Islamic suicide bombers healthy, line some US pockets, and witness the end of the greatest nation on earth. Dang. Hal Boy, it ain't a pretty picture is it? Comment By Chris, 3-23-07 Not only that, but the plants that make the stuff are awful-smelling blights too. Last week I was working literally in the shadow of an ADM plant in Cedar Rapids, IA, that processes corn syrup from corn, and is in the process of building an ethanol plant. I don't know what was in the exhaust belching into the sky, but it sure smelled raunchy. I wouldn't wish that in anyone's backyard. Comment By pete geddes, 3-23-07 When we subsidize things that trade in the market, we benefit the well off and well organized at the expense of the most vulnerable members of society. This holds true whether in Bozeman, Boston, or Birmingham. Princeton Ph.D. George Will said it well: “The world is divided between those who do and do not understand that activist, interventionist, regulating, subsidizing government is generally a servant of the strong and entrenched against the weak and aspiring.” Comment By Francesco DeParis, 3-23-07 I think we should start supporting cellulosic ethanol in the same manner we support corn-based ethanol. There will come a point when corn prices are too high to consider this an economic alternative to petroleum. I comment about cellulosic ethanol onEnergy Spin: Alternative Energy Blog For Investors Served Daily Cheers, Francesco DeParis Comment By bearbait, 3-25-07 One result of NAFTA was that corn from USA was so cheap and available that it drove tens of thousands of small Mexican farmers off the land and to town to find work. Now that corn has doubled in price, tortillas have also doubled in price. The poorest in Mexico now have a harder time eating, and more incentive to move north. The end result, of course, is how much energy independence do you gain by having your country supporting another million or more illegal aliens in need of medical, financial, housing and education subsidy, all of which come with energy demands? Corn ethanol comes with costs, many of which are hidden. Again, a hero move supported by liberal midwestern politicians financed by MegaAg companies, comes with unintended consequences. The ones in Mexico have happened, and the ones here are on the conveyor belt to realization. Meat prices will have to rise, and we all will pay that price. Even the vegans will pay a higher price as soy beans are replaced by corn in the farm fields. Comment By cc, 3-26-07 That Xcel Energy news item relates to the monthly ECA which adjusts, up or down, for the commodity cost of natural gas feedstock, primarily. Thus, it is not that unusual to see a downward ECA result in an overall decrease in electrictiy rates for the following month. Incidentally, the same mechanism is found on the natural gas bills but it is called a GCA. Thus, this is not a "man bites dog" story, but something that occurs when natural gas prices decline. 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