News from Around the Region

Dissatisfaction is a powerful motivator: UNH survey shows Republican voters ‘more enthusiastic’

Long-time friends Kuster and Bass battle for your vote: New battleground, old friends in N.H.

Most polls show Guinta up by double-digits: NH District 1 race remains tight in last weeks

The rise of the small-business owner, both as voters and candidates: Entrepreneurs’ election

The voters were told that churches and the press would be guaranteed their 1^st Amendment Rights, let see if that was a lie: Gay couple denied notice weds in city

The dirty little secret is that well crafted negative ads work: Portsmouth voters weigh in: Do attack ads help an election?

News from Around the Country

Many see winning the “Peoples house,” as the key victory: Odds on GOP winning House, not Senate

Big business loves big government, that is a fact: Obama pushes myth that fat cats favor the GOP

NH has already been dealing with early interest in 2012: Tea Party Already Shapes ’12 Race

Big tent, only if I win: Florida eyes ‘sore loser’ election law

Kagan with a gun, duck!: Scalia takes Kagan to gun range, sources say

Federal GPS’ on private boats and other federal regulations creating a confused fishing industry: As species rebound, skippers bemoan ‘underfishing’

News from Around the World

The fraction within Islam: Bahrain’s Shiite opposition gains in elections, but still in minority

Change the headline to read “America” and “Eastern” and watch how the world would respond: Iran cracks down on academic courses deemed too “Western”

Israel doing what the rest of the world won’t: Israel developing plans for nuclear Iran

Anti-Israeli sentiment on the rise: Israel critical of Mideast synod’s conclusions

Opinions that Matter

There must be a balance to free-trade and a robust US manufacturing: The tempting path of protectionism

Communities held hostage by public employee unions: Public employee unions versus working Americans

NAACP has been walking down the wrong path for a long time: The NAACP’s Unhealthy Tea Party Obsession

State budget trickery is merely kicking the can down the road: Only a belief in magic explains Democratic governors’ accounting