NH civil unions could be primary issue
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New Hampshire Democrats have given the Republicans a potent issue that's ready to burst into the open just before the leadoff presidential primary: gay civil unions.
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A record number of ballots Â 500,000 Â was expected in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary because of exciting races on both sides and the lack of a sitting president or vice president on either ballot.
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Dissolving troubled marriages is becoming a prominent topic of public discussion and political activity.
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CONCORD, New Hampshire  - New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed a law on Thursday allowing same-sex civil unions that give gays and lesbians nearly the same rights as married couples.
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MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 7 -- Only a few months ago, New Hampshire's reputation for delivering spellbinding primary elections was in danger. But if trend lines hold, a pair of contested primaries Tuesday will deliver outcomes with potentially enormous significance.
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Republican Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney collided Tuesday in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, rivals in urgent need of a triumph in the campaign for the White House. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton squared off in the Democratic race. By custom, the first handful of votes was cast, at midnight, in Dixville Notch in the far northern tip of the state.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for the Republican, Democratic nominations in New Hampshire.
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The threat of growing protectionism  and higher taxes are the issues nearest and dearest to  investors as the U.S. presidential election gathers steam this  week with Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire.
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With three weeks left before the New Hampshire primary, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is still trying to introduce himself to Granite State voters.
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With unified primary date of Feb. 12, region could play major role in choosing presidential nominees.
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A narrowed field of White House hopefuls is fighting for the support of New Hampshire's voters on the last day of campaigning before the state holds its first-in-the-nation primary.
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Sen. John Kerry of neighboring Massachusetts is a known quantity in New Hampshire, but it's not known whether that will help or hurt him Nov. 2.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats in New Hampshire.
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(Washington) The US House of Representatives began debate Thursday afternoon of a proposed amendment to the Constitution to bar same-sex marriage with a vote expected later today.
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The presidential election may be decided along party lines, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.
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The traditionally Republican stronghold of New Hampshire went against the national trend last week, favoring Democrats in many races.
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Seldom has there been as striking a case of too much of a good thing in politics as the Democratic primary in New HampshireÃ¢ÂÂs 1st District, in which the convergence of party establishment support behind state lawmaker Jim Craig spurred a backlash that boosted liberal activist Carol Shea-Porter to a relatively comfortable victory.