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NH's Pease to get new line of refueling tankers

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:22 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire's Pease Air National Guard base has won its bid to be first in the nation to receive a new generation of air refueling tankers.

5 NH colleges to hold graduations

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:44:10 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Four of New Hampshire's more prominent colleges and its only law school are holding graduation ceremonies.

Advocacy group, Newtown families criticize Ayotte

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:28 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Two men who lost relatives in last year's shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school urged New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Thursday to change her position on a gun control measure that would expand background checks.

Outgoing NH AG to join private practice

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:51 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - The outgoing attorney general in New Hampshire is joining McLane Law Firm.

Rubio's PAC airing ads defending Ayotte on guns

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:28:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ad in the Republican's home state defending her stance on gun legislation.

New England editorial roundup

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:06:36 -0400

The Caledonian Record of St. Johnsbury (Vt.), May 9, 2013

Lawmakers, White House discuss sexual assault

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:31:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - Congressional efforts to combat sexual assault in the military secured the support of the Obama administration as senior White House officials met privately Thursday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:00:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success.

NH online retailers balk at new US sales tax bill

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:10:06 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - When Rondo Music moved from New Jersey to New Hampshire in 2005, company president Kurt Zentmaier was happy to discard a long row of binders stuffed with paperwork on churches, charities and other customers claiming to be exempt from paying sales tax. There was one for each letter of the alphabet, and the "S'' binder alone was nearly 4 inches thick.

Gun violence victims demand meeting with Flake

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:26:28 -0400

PHOENIX - An Arizona woman injured in the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabrielle Giffords and a mother whose son was killed in last year's movie theater shooting in Colorado demanded a meeting Thursday with Republican Sen. Jeff Flake over his vote against gun control legislation.

NH senators keep up Internet sales tax fight

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:33:22 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire's U.S. senators are continuing to fight against legislation that would require online retailers to collect state and local taxes for purchases made over the Internet and send the money to the states where shoppers live.

McConnell again under attack for pro-gun stand

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:07:23 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is being criticized in a new radio ad for voting against expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Obama hosts female senators for White House dinner

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:05:34 -0400

WASHINGTON - Dining on Alaskan halibut and slices of peach pie, President Barack Obama hosted the women of the Senate at the White House on Tuesday, laying the groundwork for better relations with lawmakers from both parties.

NH's US senators oppose Internet sales tax bill

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:14:39 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte says New Hampshire's traditional rejection of a sales tax is being trampled by a bill speeding through her chamber.

Roundup of Oklahoma editorials

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04:30 -0400

Here are excerpts from recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers: