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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to tonight's Roundtable edition of New Hampshire Outlook. We'll get to tonight's discussion in a moment, but first here's a summary of today's news. |
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When disqualified justices comment on cases - even if it's a grammatical change to an opinion - the public's confidence in the court is undermined. That was the opinion expressed today by Professor Steven Lubet. He's a judicial ethics expert called to testify in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice David Brock. Day 5 began with more testimony from Former Justice Stephen Thayer. He said he resigned from the court because he did not want to be the first supreme court justice to face a grand jury inquiry. Our roundtable discussion focues on the trial of chief justice David Brock in just a few minutes. |
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President Clinton today ordered the release of 30 million barrels of oil from the government's emergency stockpile. Some say the move is politically motivated. The news is welcome to people in the Northeast who've been told to brace for a potential crisis this winter. New England's Governors have formed a consortium to address the complex needs of the region. The governors seek federal money for supplies and an increase in funding to low income home energy assistance programs. |
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If tacos are on your menu this weekend, you'll want to check the name on the taco shell box. Kraft Foods is recalling its Taco Bell brand taco shells. The company issued the recall after it was found that genetically engineered corn was used in the product. Genetically engineered corn has been approved for animal use, but not human consumption. It's not known whether the corn can cause allergic reactions. Several New Hampshire grocery chains have already removed the The Taco Bell shells from their stores. Both Shaw's and Market Basket will issue a refund to consumers returning the product. |
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The Monadnock United Way has cut its funding to the Boy Scouts. The vote came after scout leaders affirmed their policy not to admit homosexuals. That policy was upheld last spring by the U.S. Supreme Court. Since then, United Way organizations across the country have made similar cuts in donations. Earlier this week, an openly gay troop leader lost his post after publishing an editorial in a Lebanon newspaper asking the Scouts to reconsider its position. |
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Nashua alderman Jim Tollner wants to attack the problem of grafitti at its source. If he has his way, spray paint will go the way of alcohol, cigarettes and lottery tickets -- if you're not old enough, you can't buy them. The proposed law would prohibit minors from having spray paint in a public place or buying it within city limits. City Attorney David Connell says there are no state laws addressing sale of spray paint to minors. But he said municipalities across the country such as Holyoke, Massachusetts and Seymour Connecticut have approved similar measures. |
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New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith isn't monkeying around when he says he wants to build a sanctuary for some unwanted chimpanzees. Smith wants to build a retirement home for chimps that have been used in National Institutes of Health testing for AIDS but who have turned out not to be good candidates. The project would cost up to seven--million dollars. The bill raised some concerns over cost. Smith says it currently costs 30 dollars a day to keep each chimp caged at a facility in New Mexico. He says his plan would reduce the cost to ten dollars a day under a public-private partnership. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our reporters roundtable after a look at the weekend's weather forcast. |
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Most of the week's news headlines have focused on the impeachment trial of State Supreme Court Chief Justice David Brock. That's the main topic of this week's Roundtable discussion in Concord. This week's host is Kevin Flynn of Manchester radio station WZID. OUT: |
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Tonight's Journalists are: Kevin Flynn/News Director, WZID Guy MacMillin/Keene Sentinel Laura Kiernan/Boston Globe |
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The impeachment trial of State Supreme Court Chief Justice David Brock resumes Monday at 8:30am. Retired Justice William Johnson is expected to testify. You can watch gavel to gavel coverage here on New Hampshire Public Television or Listen to it on New Hampshire Public Radio. |
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On Monday's New Hampshire Outlook. The cost of buying a home is skyrocketing in much of New Hampshire. We'll show you what $150,000 will buy across the state. more updates and analysis on the Brock impeachment trial and we profile a Center Tuftonboro theatre company that is bringing Shakespeare to life. |
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This wraps up our first week of New Hampshire Outlook. If you want more information about the topics we've covered over the past five days, please go to our website at nhptv.org. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Allison McNair. Thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for the McLaughlin Group. We'll be back Monday at 7:30. Good night. |
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The Keene chapter of the United Way has cut its funding of the Boy Scouts. The move by the Monadnock United Way comes after Keene schools stopped funding the United Way because of its support of the Boy Scouts. Many groups have distanced themselves from the Scouts because of the youth organization's policy of barring gays as members. The Monadnock United Way has cut its relationship with The Boy Scouts of America after troop 45 of Keene dismissed a troop leader because he was openly gay. Alan Lambert, The Top Boy Scout Executive in the state told the Monadnock United Way his organization will take the issue one step further and not allow homosexual boys to be scouts. Many groups have distanced themselves from the scouts because of the youth organizations barring of gays. |
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And grafitti is making the headlines in Rochester as well. Mayor Doug Lachance's campaign button says "I Dig Doug" in grafitti-like lettering and the police chief is not amused. The pin in Lachance's campaign for the state Legislature shows a cartoon figure with a can of spray paint and an angry Rochester police officer. Lachance says the cartoon is meant as political satire, poking fun at his own arrest and conviction last year for writing his name in the Spaulding High School clock tower. The police chief isn't laughing and is asking Lachance to stop distributing pins. |