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John DiStaso, the New Hampshire Union Leader's senior political writer, began writing "Granite Status" in 1982. His influential reports on behind-the-scenes politics in the first-primary state are a must read for insiders from Concord to Washington, D.C. Watch for "Granite Status" updates on UnionLeader.com whenever New Hampshire political news breaks.
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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Rove group hits Obama with second 'issues' ad; new conservative PAC filed to help elect a GOP governor
The Democratic National Committee called the ad by Crossroads GPS, co-founded three years ago by former George W. Bush senior advisor Karl Rove, "deceptive."
The ad has a fictional woman lamenting that her two children were unable to find work after their college graduations and are living with her.
"They can't find jobs to get their careers started, and I can't afford to retire," the woman says.
The ad, clearly timed to air during college graduation season, is being shown in 10 swing states, including New Hampshire.
The pro-Obama Priorities USA Action Super PAC said Crossroads GPS was "using actors to portray a fictional family." Priorities put up its own ad today, though not in New Hampshire, using a "real life" woman describing how she she lost her job after the Mitt Romney-led Bain Capital closed the plant where she worked in Indiana.
Crossroads GPS said it will spend nearly $10 million on its new ad as part of a larger $25 million ad campaign first announced last week.
It is the second Crossroads GPS ad to air in New Hampshire and the other swing states in the past two weeks. The three-week New Hampshire buys totals $772,000, Crossroads GPS said.
The ad is also being aired in Colorado, Iowa, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
"The ad drives home the impact President Obama's policies are having on American families and why those policies need to be changed, said Steven Law, president of Crossroads GPS. "We want there to be a serious debate on the real issues are facing in this country, and this ad expresses the human element of that debate."
The DNC responded that "Karl Rove's most recent deceptive ad can't hide the reality that, under President Obama's leadership, the economy has gone from losing 750,000 jobs a month to adding more than 4.2 million private sector jobs over the last 26 months. unemployment today is lower among college graduates than when the President took office and more companies are hiring recent graduates while the outlook for hiring continues to improve.,"
Biden, meanwhile, stopped at the Manchester Fire Department this morning and then a Peterborough diner before heading to Keene. The Obama campaign said that in his remarks he would "draw a contrast with Mitt Romney, who has repeatedly cited business experience as his chief qualification to be President, claiming he would use it to boost the economy, create jobs and reduce the deficit."
The campaign said Biden will "outline why New Hampshire can't afford the consequences of Romney economics."
(Earlier updates and the full May 17 Granite Status follow.)
TUESDAY, MAY 22, UPDATE: A NEW CONSERVATIVE PAC. Conservative liberty movement activist Andrew Hemingway has filed a new political action committee aimed at electing a Republican governor this year.
"4RG," or "For a Republican Governor," will not take sides in the GOP primary for governor between Ovide Lamontagne and Kevin Smith, but will focus on helping the eventual nominee win in November.
As the Granite Status first reported last week (see item below), Hemingway considered taking on U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass in a Republican 2nd District U.S. House primary, but recently decided against it in favor of setting up the new PAC.
"4RG is my number one, day-to-day project through general election day, Nov. 6," Hemingway said. "4RG will work independently, strategically and tirelessly to elect the next Republican New Hampshire governor."
Hemingway is the past chairman of the budget committee of the town of Bristol and of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. He was the state director of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign in New Hampshire during the recent primary campaign.
He most recently founded a New Hampshire-based social media platform company. He co-led a group called Stop the LLC Tax, organizing business owners and collecting signatures across the state in opposition to a 13.5 percent tax that was supported in the state Senate by current Democratic candidate for governor Maggie Hassan.
Also closely involved in the PAC as communications director is conservative consultant Alex Talcott, a Dartmouth graduate and public affairs and marketing communications principal of Vaura Consulting LLC of Amesbury, Mass., which is expanding its operations to the Portsmouth/Durham area.
Talcott was a senior communications specialist and New Hampshire coalitions director of the Gingrich campaign and was state communications director for Michigan U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter's short-lived presidential campaign earlier in the cycle.
The PAC has also set up a Web site, www.4RG.org and a Twitter account, @4RGNH.
(Earlier updates and the full May 17 Granite Status follow.)
MONDAY, MAY 21, UPDATE: APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED. State Senate candidate and current two-term Rep. John Hikel, R-Goffstown, said Monday he apologizes for directing "stupid and inappropriate" remarks at state GOP vice chair Pamela Manney at a weekend Republican gathering.
Manney, also of Goffstown, said a visibly irate Hikel approached her and loudly and repeatedly called her a former "pole dancer" and "stripper" in front of a group of Republicans at a Saturday picnic hosted by Hikel's GOP primary foe, state Rep. Phil Greazzo, R-Manchester. The picnic followed a meeting of the Goffstown-Weare Republican Committee at the Goffstown Parks and Recreation Department building.
Manney said she was never a pole dancer and believes Hikel is angry with her for supporting Greazzo over Hikel in a Republican primary for the District 20 state Senate seat held by Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester.
"I'm just totally mortified," Manney said. "I was never a pole dancer or a stripper. And he said it two more times and the more he said it, he advanced toward me." She said he made the comment five times in all.
Hikel, in an interview, refused to specifically acknowledge he called Manney a former "pole dancer" and "stripper" when asked to verify his alleged remarks.
But he said, "What I said on Saturday to Pam was stupid and inappropriate and I've apologized to her."
"There is really nothing else to say," Hikel said. "What I said was stupid and inappropriate, and I apologized. It's coming from the heart and I'm very sincere about this and I meant it."
But Manney said the message Hikel left was not a true apology, so she does not accept it.
"He said he'd been getting a lot of e-mails about 'that thing I said on Saturday and I hope you accept my apology.'
"I don't accept it because he simply never said he was wrong," said Manney.
Manney and Hikel primary opponent Greazzo said Hikel should drop his bid for the Senate, but Hikel said he will stay in the race.
"What I said was stupid and inappropriate, but I plan on campaigning on the issues at hand," he said, "the budget, smaller government" and more support for the business community.
Manney said Hikel's comments were "totally, totally unprovoked."
She said a friend of Hikel was eavesdropping and making a video recording of a conversation among a former friend of Hikel, Greazzo and former Manchester Mayor Emile Beaulieu.
Manney said when Hikel's friend heard something that was being said, he called out to Hikel.
Hikel "came bolting over" and started "pointing and yelling" about what his former friend was telling Beaulieu, Manney said.
She said she was standing "10 or 20 feet away," but when she heard Hikel begin yelling, "I was concerned for Mayor Beaulieu."
After Hikel walked away, she said, she approached Beaulieu "to make sure he was OK."
Then, she said, "out of the clear blue, John Hikel turns around and looks at me and in the loudest voice possible, said, 'Representative Quandt said you were a pole dancer. Is that true?'
"I said, 'What did you say,' and he said, 'Matt Quandt said you were a pole dancer.' Is that true?'"
Quandt, a state representative from Exeter, was not at the picnic and said he never told Hikel anything about Manney.
Manney said, "I said to him, 'John, are you kidding me? What's wrong with you?'"
She said Hikel "is a guy that I worked hard for" when he ran for the House and she at the time chaired the Goffstown-Weare Republicans. "I spent countless hours and raised countless funds for all my guys who were running in Goffstown. I didn't deserve this."
Then, she said, Hikel repeated, "'Yeah, Quandt said you were a pole dancer and you used to strip.'
"I was just so embarrassed," Manney said. "I'm a mom. I have children. My son is in the service."
"His voice had such sexual undertones," said Manney. "It was grossly, grossly unprofessional. I said to everyone, 'Everybody knows me. I was never a pole dancer or a stripper and I said, 'I know Matt Quandt. I served with Matt Quandt and I find this hard to believe.'
"It's totally uncalled for," Manney, a former state House member said.
Manney had served as assistant secretary of the state GOP and was elected vice chair by the party executive committee last September when former vice chair Wayne MacDonald assumed the chairmanship following the resignation of Jack Kimball as chairman.
Manney said she has known Hikel for about eight years and never had any problem with him in the past.
Hikel said that after the incident he apologized to the assembled group and Manny "was standing right in front."
But Manney said the statement he made to the group was not specifically directed at her.
"I was a poll watcher but I never was a pole dancer," said Manney. "And he actually said I was a stripper."
Quandt said Hikel "must be mixing me up with somebody else. I've never mentioned the name 'Pam Manney' or the words 'pole dancer' in the same sentence ever in my life, to the best of my knowledge."
He said the only conversation he ever had with Hikel was about legislation at the State House.
"I like Pam very much," said Quandt. "I have no issues with her. I like John, too. I have no issues with him. Phil Greazzo is also an OK guy.
"So I have no dog in this fight," said Quandt.
Greazzo said in a statement, "This baseless and unprovoked attack against an innocent woman is beneath the dignity of anyone who calls himself a gentleman and the people of Goffstown and Manchester should let John Hikel know that they will not accept such behavior from anyone who attempts to represent them."
(Earlier updates and the full May 17 Granite Status follows.)
FRIDAY, MAY 18, UPDATE: TWO MORE DEMOCRATS FOR STATE SENATE. A newcomer to New Hampshire state politics and a political veteran, both Democrats, are running for separate state Senate seats.
Nancy Fraher of Chichester, a Candia elementary school teacher who is retiring next month, said Friday she will run for the District 17 seat held by nine-term Republican Jack Barnes.
Former state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark of Portsmouth announced her candidacy for the District 21 seat being vacated by Sen. Amanda Merrill of Durham.
Fraher said in a statement, "Providing a high-quality education is the most important thing we can do as a state to ensure that our children have the opportunities they deserve for good lives and to ensure that our state can attract the innovative businesses of the future.
"I've spend most of my life trying to improve education for our children here in New Hampshire. I am running because I can't just sit back any longer and watch the Legislature attempt to dismantle public education and the opportunities it provides for our children," Fraher said.
"This Legislature cut funding for higher education in half. It cut dropout prevention programs, funding for special education, and money for vocational education. Yet, this legislature said it had the money to fund a cut in the cigarette tax and to send millions in taxpayer dollars to private schools," Fraher said. "We need to get the New Hampshire moving in the right direction again, focusing on the right priorities."
A native of Pembroke and a Plymouth State University graduate, Fraher lives in Chichester. She is retiring after 35 years as a teacher, including the last 30 years at Candia Elementary School. She also taught for two years at the Department of Defense before going to Candia Elementary.
Clark said, ""I look forward to returning to the Senate to bring back a reasoned voice to the legislative process. During my six terms in the House and three terms in the Senate I was able to work across party lines to pass legislation on many major issues.
"These past two years I have been appalled at the deterioration of the process of providing good government and by the open manipulation occurring at the State House by radical out-of-state influences," she said.
(Earlier updates and the full May 17 Granite Status follow.)
THURSDAY, MAY 17, UPDATE: BIDEN AT KEENE STATE. Some details of Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Keene on Tuesday, May22 have been obtained.
We've learned he will be at Keene State College, specifically the Mabel Brown Room of the Young Student Center, for an afternoon campaign event. The specific time has not yet been determined.
See our earlier items on the upcoming campaign stops by Biden and Mitt Romney below.
(Earlier updates and the full May 17 Granite Status follow.)
THURSDAY, MAY 17, UPDATE: HOLLINGWORTH MAY TRY SENATE COMEBACK. Former state Senate President Beverly Hollingworth, D-Hampton, who was ousted from the Executive Council two years ago, confirmed today she is strongly considering another run for the Senate.
Hollingworth served for five terms in the Senate from 1990 through 1994 and from 1996 through 2002. She was elected Senate President in 1999 following the death of Clesson Blaisdell and presided over the historic Senate impeachment trial that acquitted then-Chief Justice David Brock of charges levied by the House.
She later served two terms on the Executive Council before being defeated by Chris Sununu in 2010.
Earlier in her legislative service, she was in the House from 1980 to 1990.
The Granite Status first reported on Hollingworth's potential return to politics earlier Thursday (see item below).
"As you might expect, it has been tough sitting on the sidelines and watching a lot of the things I worked so hard for be changed," she said. "It's amazing that in such a short period of time so much could happen to so many of the great things that Senate did."
She said that when she served Republicans and Democrats "had our difference of opinion but we were always able to be friends and work together in the best interest of the state."
Were Hollingworth to run for the District 24 seat, she would face Republican Nancy Stiles, also of Hampton, in a general election.
Also today, sources told the Granite Status that two-term state Sen. Amanda Merrill of Durham has decided not to run for reelection from District 21. And with Portsmouth now in that district as a result of redistricting, former state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, who was defeated by Stiles two years ago, will run for the seat being vacated by Merrill.
(Earlier updates and the full May 17 Granite Status follow.)
THURSDAY, MAY 17, UPDATE: MITT AND THE BRIDGE. Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Friday will cite the Sawyer Bridge in Hillsborough as an example of wasteful government spending when he makes his third visit to the state in less than a month's time.
Both presidential campaigns are placing intense focus on New Hampshire. Despite having only four electoral votes in the general election, it is viewed as a key swing state.
Vice President Joe Biden will make his fifth visit to the state in six months next Tuesday when he makes a campaign stop in Keene.
Romney last visited the state on April 30, when he stopped in Portsmouth. He kicked off his general election campaign in Manchester on April 24.
Romney won the New Hampshire first-in-the-nation primary back on Jan. 10.
The Sawyer Bridge is an old, stone arch structure that is literally a dead end, and is sometimes cited as New Hampshire's version of the "bridge to nowhere."
About $150,000 in federal stimulus money was used to repair the bridge, an expenditure cited in 2010 by then-congressional candidate Republican Sean Mahoney.
Town officials have said they want to turn the area into a public park.
Romney and his campaign have been criticizing President Barack Obama on the mounting federal deficit and debt, and they believe the taxpayer money spent on the bridge under the Obama stimulus program fits into that theme.
"This is one of thousands of examples around the country of how stimulus funds have been wasted and used for purposes that really aren't helpful," said a key Republican. "This is literally a bridge that goes nowhere."
Romney is scheduled to speak at 1:30 p.m.
(The full May 17 Granite Status follow.)
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THURSDAY, MAY 17: PRESIDENTIAL WARFARE. It didn't take long for the negativity on both sides of the presidential campaign to begin in earnest, and New Hampshire (of course) is in the middle of it.
President Barack Obama's campaign fired off the first attack ad of the presidential campaign in five key swing states this week: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado.
Although the television ad isn't airing here, the Obama campaign on Tuesday organized a news conference in Concord to roll out a 6-minute web video about GST Steel in Kansas City and advertise a new anti-Mitt Romney website, RomneyEconomics.com.
New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley and Democratic National Committeeman and former state Sen. Peter Burling said they were not questioning the private equity industry, but, as Buckley said, "whether those are values we want in our President."
Burling cited Holson Burnes Group, a photo-album manufacturing firm in Claremont that was shut down after being taken over by the Romney-led Bain Capital.
"With Mitt Romney making his business experience his main qualification for office," said Burling, "it's totally legitimate for the American people to know about those values and consider them as they cast their votes."
The campaign also held screenings of the web ad at grassroots events in Franklin, Amherst, Plaistow, Lebanon, Nashua, Windham, Manchester and Madison on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Obama ad running in the swing states picks up where Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry left off during the presidential nomination battle, depicting Romney and his cohorts at Bain Capital as corporate "vampires" who sucked the lifeblood out of GST, laying off workers and canceling, or greatly reducing, pensions and benefits before shutting the firm's doors.
The Republicans returned fire with their own web video focusing on the national debt and the economy, "Empty Promises: Debt and Deficits."
It accuses Obama of breaking his pledge "to cut the deficit in half" during his first term in office, while instead racking up "the three highest deficits in history."
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus had a piece blasting Obama on the same topic on the New Hampshire Union Leader opinion page on Tuesday.
Then, on Wednesday, former Sen. John E. Sununu surfaced for the first time in this presidential election, joining with state Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, a former congressman, to hammer the same theme.
They noted that in 2008, Obama said adding $4 trillion to the national deficit was irresponsible and unpatriotic, but, Sununu said, "he's gone beyond that in a much shorter period of time" by adding more than $5 trillion to the deficit.
"A $2.6-trillion health-care takeover whose cost keeps going up," noted Sununu. "And that isn't campaign rhetoric. It's the White House and Congressional Budget Office budget analysis."
He said Obama has been "pandering to his political base" by rejecting "tough but fair" deficit reduction deals.
Sununu said Romney will "reduce the size of government" and "won't ignore problems and won't burden future generations with more debt."
Bradley said, "We are the brink of an ever-cascading set of problems if we don't turn things around."
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KERRY FOR HASSAN. Democratic candidate for governor Maggie Hassan is picking up high-powered support this week.
Massachusetts U.S. Sen. John Kerry is the special guest at a fundraiser for Hassan at an undisclosed location in Boston Friday morning.
Tickets for the breakfast reception range from $250 to $2,500.
Hassan is in a party primary against another former state senator, Jackie Cilley.
It's unusual for a sitting senator to take sides in a major party primary in another state. But in this case, Hassan has been a longtime supporter of Kerry, especially during his 2004 run for President.
Another Massachusetts Democrat, U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano, is the scheduled guest speaker at the Manchester City Democratic Committee's annual Flag Day Dinner honoring former state Sen. and Manchester alderman Betsi DeVries June 11 at the Puritan Backroom.
By the way, Capuano's nephew, Chris Evans, is currently starring in "The Avengers" movie as Captain America.
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JOE LOVES IT HERE. Vice President Joe Biden's visits to New Hampshire are becoming almost monthly events.
The Granite Status has learned that Biden will make his fifth visit to the state in the past six months on Tuesday.
An Obama campaign official confirmed that Biden will appear at a "political event," as opposed to an official, taxpayer-funded event, in Keene.
Biden last visited the state April 12 promoting what the Obama administration calls the "Buffet Rule" to ensure that the wealthy do not pay lower taxes than the middle class. He also visited in November, January and February.
On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will be the keynote speaker at the party's 2012 state convention, state Democratic Chair Buckley said.
The event is scheduled for June 2 at Memorial High School in Manchester.
As chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, O'Malley will be in the state "to underscore the commitment that the DGA has to continue the great Democratic leadership New Hampshire has enjoyed with governors John Lynch and Jeanne Shaheen."
O'Malley is a rising star in national Democratic politics and is in the mix with those mentioned as potential presidential candidates in 2016. Buckley said the convention will hear from Shaheen, honor Lynch for his eight years as governor and also hear from candidates for Congress and governor.
The party will also pass its platform, adopt resolutions and hold workshops.
Buckley said about 295 people have signed up so far.
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"BROKEN PROMISES" CHARGED. The nonprofit self-described issues advocacy group Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (GPS), will begin television advertising today in New Hampshire.
The group, co-founded by Karl Rove, the former senior advisor to former President George W. Bush, plans to spend $535,000 on an ad accusing President Barack Obama of "broken promises" on issues from taxes to the deficit to home foreclosures to key aspects of his health care plan.
The New Hampshire ad is part of a $25 million "issue advocacy initiative over the next four weeks in 10 states," Crossroads GPS announced Wednesday.
It said it hopes to "frame the national debate on jobs, the economy, ObamaCare and government debt."
The new ad, entitled "Obama's Promise," is described in the Crossroads announcement as "the first phase of the initiative" and is tied to a new program it calls the "New Majority Agenda," which is detailed at www.newmajorityagenda.org.
Crossroads said that in addition to New Hampshire, the initial television buy includes network affiliates in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. They are all swing states in the November election.
Crossroads GPS president Steven Law said, "President Obama made commitments on core issues to the American people, and this ad holds him to account."
The Democratic National Committee returned fire at what it called "Karl Rove's latest deceptive ad.
"President Obama has proposed a plan to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade while creating an economy built to last through investments in education, infrastructure, and research," the DNC said. "As promised, the President has cut taxes for every working American and cut taxes for small business 18 times, bringing federal taxes for middle-class households near historic lows."
The DNC said that Romney, as Massachusetts governor, "increased state spending by 6.5 percent each year and increased Massachusetts long-term debt by 16 percent in just four years, leaving it with the largest per-capita debt of any state in the nation."
Crossroads GPS works in conjunction with the pro-Republican Super PAC American Crossroads and was viewed as having played a major role in helping Republicans gain big victories nationally in the 2010 elections.
According to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, American Crossroads is a Super PAC that has raised about $28 million in the current cycle.
While American Crossroads must disclose its donors, Crossroads GPS, as a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit, does not.
Crossroads GPS's tax forms for 2010 and 2011 showed it raised about $77 million.
Crossroads GPS cannot expressly advocate for or against the election of a candidate, but it can air ads praising or complaining about a candidate's position and encouraging viewers to call the candidate.
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RENEWED CALL; RENEWED CRITICISM. Crossroad GPS's New Hampshire advertising plans comes just a few days after Democratic former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter last Friday called on Republican Rep. Frank Guinta to join her in calling on Super PACs not to advertise in their race for the 1st District U.S. House seat.
Guinta rejected the call and the National Republican Congressional Committee followed up with criticism.
But Shea-Porter earlier this week tried again.
"Last week, I asked my political opponent for the NH-01 seat, Congressman Frank Guinta, to join with me to try to reduce Super PAC advertising in the 2012 election. His campaign responded by name-calling and falsehoods.
"New Hampshire voters don't want to hear false accusations and name-calling," Shea-Porter said. "They just want Super PACs to stop all their negative advertising and let New Hampshire voters decide for themselves."
Shea-Porter said she and Guinta "should work together to try to reduce the constant barrage of ads that offend NH-01 voters and try to reduce outside influence by Super PACs."
The NRCC called Shea-Porter hypocritical for focusing her call only on advertising by Super PACS and not negative grassroots activities.
"Shea-Porter's endorsement of certain activities that the radical activist Super PAC CREDO is already conducting on her behalf shows that her rhetoric and promises are nothing more than empty words," the NRCC said.
The liberal Super PAC CREDO has set up shop in New Hampshire and has promised to organize against Guinta.
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STATE SENATE DEMOCRATIC ACTION. The Democrats continue to organize a state Senate slate.
We understand that any time now, perhaps as soon as today, former Executive Councilor and state Sen. Beverly Hollingworth will announce she is a candidate for the District 24 seat against Republican incumbent Nancy Stiles.
Meanwhile, Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen on Monday formally announced her candidacy for a ninth term from Concord-based District 15, while Lee Nyquist of New Boston made it official on Tuesday.
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ANDREW WON'T RUN. Conservative activist and entrepreneur Andrew Hemingway will not run for Congress this year.
After considering running against U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass in a primary, Hemingway, a Bristol native and the former state presidential primary campaign manager for Newt Gingrich, will instead run a new political action committee aimed at electing a Republican governor.
The new PAC will not take sides in the GOP gubernatorial primary between Kevin Smith and Ovide Lamontagne and will focus its pre-primary efforts on Democrats.
The PAC's formation will be announced next week, a source directly involved confirmed.
"A New Hampshire Republican can, will, and must secure the corner office," the source said.
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AFP HITS BRAGDON. Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire plans to play a role in the state elections this year, too, and it's beginning its mail program with a knock on state Senate President Peter Bragdon.
Arriving in mailboxes in his newly re-drawn state Senate district are what AFP calls "political disconnect notices" hitting Bragdon's support for keeping New Hampshire in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program.
"Senator Peter Bragdon wants to keep NH ratepayers trapped in this job- and economy-destroying scheme that sends NH jobs to China and India and other states that are not part of this job-killing scheme," the mailer says.
AFP-NH president Corey Lewandowski said he will deliver the tear-off sections of the mailers asking that New Hampshire exit RGGI to Bragdon later in the year.
Although as an issues advocacy group, AFP cannot advocate the election or defeat of any candidate, Lewandowki said, "We will continue to play a very active role in state Senate districts where we believe senators should be voting the will of their constituents."
John DiStaso is senior political reporter of the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. Follow him on Twitter: @jdistaso.


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Don't put something in your aquarium unless your 100% sure it is aquarium safe. Rocks and other things you find outside(or even inside) can contaminate your water and make your fish ill or die. Chances are, you're not going to find much around the house that you can easily determine if it will go in your tank(in your case, bowl, but you SHOULD have a tank. 5g or larger with a filter is preferred.) without harm. If you can find a PVC pipe and cut it to be 3 to 4 inches that may go well in a 5g, and your Betta will enjoy it. Another little neat hiding space your Betta may take a liking to that is aquarium safe, but I have never personally used, is a Terra Cotta Pot. You can buy them cheaply. If you have one outside, make sure you clean it very well and PROPERLY/aquarium safe before placing it in your tank(not bowl).
If you do have money, though, and simply want to have fun little fish projects to do, there are many things you can find on the web for DIY projects. If you can buy some Silicone(100%) glue, get some, because that will be useful and it's safe for aquariums. Just search "DIY aquarium decor" in google and you're bound to find some neat things. Like this, for example: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_caves.php However, you might NOT find things for bowls. If you really want to have a great fish experience, and for your Betta to have a great life, upgrade to a 5g tank.
Betta should be offered a variety of foods, but none include plant roots. Betta Pellets, Frozen Blood Worms, Live/Frozen Brine Shrimp and Frozen Peas are all good foods for your Betta. Be very careful not to over feed or leave extra food in the tank.
You should look up common Betta diseases so that you can learn how to prevent/help prevent the disease from occurring in the first place, and so you can be prepared, have the medications, and know what to do if an illness does find it's way to your Betta.
A good place to do your research would be http://www.bettatalk.com. It is a very informative resource and you'll find all the information you need there to have a happy Betta. I suggest, however, that you look at several sources. Maybe you could buy a book or two as well?
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) _ C.J. Fair scored 13 points, Trevor Cooney added 12, all in the second half to key a late surge, and No. 9 Syracuse beat Alcorn State 57-36 on Saturday night in the final game of the Gotham Classic. It was the 901st win for Orange coach Jim Boeheim, one behind Bob Knight for second place all-time among Division I men's coaches. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski leads with 939 wins. Syracuse (11-1), coming off an 83-79 loss to Temple at Madison Square Garden a week ago, increased its home winning streak to 31 games, longest in the nation. Alcorn State (2-13), which was late arriving because of the weather, dropped to 0-9 on the road in losing its ninth straight. Marquiz Baker, who had averaged 25.7 in three games since returning from a knee injury that had sidelined him since November of 2011, finished with 15 points to lead the Braves.


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Eastern Michigan University regents approve housing rate increase
Eastern Michigan University agreed to modestly raise housing rates and create a new academic program focused on students interested in the entertainment industry during a public meeting Tuesday on the Ypsilanti campus.
The regents also discussed endowment levels.
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EMU regents' approved a 3.75 percent hike in 2013-14 room and board fees. The standard 18-meal-per-week, double-occupancy room rate will be $8,597 a year, an increase of $311.
Regent Mike Morris said EMU benchmarked proposed rates with nearby off-campus apartment options.
"We are incredibly competitive when compared to those options, and in a much more contained setting," he said during a committee meeting Tuesday.
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Officials say the increase is meant to strike a balance between affordability and continued investment in residence halls.
EMU has invested $20 million in its dormitories and dining areas over the past five years, including installing new windows and stairways.
Explained EMU President Susan Martin: "The increase will allow us to continue reinvestment in residence life."
This year 3,761 students are living on campus at EMU.
The school, which enrolls 18,914 undergraduates, is looking to increase the percentage of students who live on campus. Already the school has seen a 14 percent increase over 2010-11 levels and the largest on-campus housing cohort since 2003, according to school data.
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Regents also approved a new academic program targeted toward students considering careers in the entertainment industry. Students can now major or minor in entertainment design and technology, an offering within EMU's communication department.
When introducing the program, the school cited figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that predict a 15 percent growth in the entertainment and arts industry over the next five years.
EMU auditors announced that the school's endowment was $51.4 million at the end of fiscal 2011-12, the highest level in school history.
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Bike and Barge in Belgium
Dates: September 28 - October 6, 2012 (Friday to Saturday)
Cost: $2,657
Leader: Judy Burlbaugh
Cancellation: Cancellation fee is $40.00, until June 22, 2012. After that, you are responsible for unrecoverable expenses if you cancel and your space is not filled by another person. Read the full cancellation in the flyer/registration form.
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Visit Historic Belgium from Bruges, one of the most picturesque cities in Europe, to Brussels, the administrative seat of the European Union. A typical day consists of breakfast on board the barge; daily cycling distances may vary between 18 to 30 miles with a bagged lunch in route to the next town where the barge will meet us. After we stow our bikes on the barge for the night we can relax in the bar before our three course dinner, then we are free to explore the port town or relax on board. After a good night's sleep we will start another day in the beautiful countryside of Belgium.
If this sounds like something you want to do then fill out the trip application and send it with a check made payable to SCWDC to Judy Burlbaugh, 2179 S Shirlington Rd, Arlington, VA 22204. Limited spaces.
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Members of a Maryland Senate committee have made some changes to Governor Martin O'Malley's gun control bill, but supporters say the bill has largely been kept in tact.
The bill was approved by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee just before midnight.
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Although not required, most applicants use private trademark attorneys for legal advice regarding use of their trademark, filing an application, and the likelihood of success in the registration process, since not all applications proceed to registration. A private trademark attorney (not associated with the USPTO) may help you avoid many potential pitfalls. To locate an attorney, consult your local telephone listings or contact the attorney referral service of a state bar or local bar association (see American Bar Association's Consumers' Guide to Legal Help). The USPTO cannot provide you with legal advice or help you select an attorney.
Attorneys generally charge a fee for their services, but some attorneys and bar associations may offer free or greatly reduced services to financially under-resourced individuals and small businesses. The USPTO has interacted with intellectual property ("IP") law associations to encourage the establishment of such pro bono programs, including the American Bar Association. The International Trademark Association also has a committee dedicated to raising awareness about IP pro bono issues globally. The USPTO's reference of these resources is for informational purposes only.
If an attorney is not being used, other possible resources do exist: for general trademark information, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or telephone 1-800-786-9199; if you need help in resolving technical glitches when using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include your telephone number in your e-mail, so we can talk to you directly, if necessary.
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Identifying Your Mark: Select One of Three Possible Formats
An important consideration is the depiction of your mark. Every application must include a clear representation of the mark you want to register. We use this representation to file the mark in the USPTO search records and to print the mark in the Official Gazette (OG) and on the registration certificate. The OG, a weekly online publication, gives notice to the public that the USPTO plans to issue a registration.
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Once you have chosen your mark, you must also be able to identify the goods and/or services to which the mark will apply, clearly and precisely. The identification of goods and/or services must be specific enough to identify the nature of the goods and/or services. The level of specificity depends on the type of goods and/or services. For examples of acceptable identifications, please consult the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual (ID Manual). NOTE: Under U.S. Trademark law, class headings from the International Schedule of Classes of Goods and Services by themselves are not acceptable for registration purposes. The specific items of goods and/ or services must be listed.
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A trademark application must specify the proper "basis" for filing, most likely either a current use of the mark in commerce or on an intent to use the mark in commerce in the future. Understanding the distinction between these filing bases, and the implications of selecting one, are important considerations before starting the application process.
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Paying Required Fees
What the proper filing fee is for your application will be based specifically on three (3) distinct factors. It is important to understand these variables, as it may impact how you may wish to proceed. Also, be aware that the filing fee is a processing fee that the USPTO will not refund, even if you ultimately do not receive a registration for your mark. View trademark fee information.
Monitoring Status of Your Application
You should monitor the progress of your application through the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system. It is important to check the status of your application every 3-4 months after the initial filing of the application, because otherwise you may miss a filing deadline. Please review the additional information on checking status to ensure you understand this important step in the overall registration process.
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You are responsible for enforcing your rights if you receive a registration, because the USPTO does not "police" the use of marks. While the USPTO attempts to ensure that no other party receives a federal registration for an identical or similar mark for or as applied to related goods/services, the owner of a registration is responsible for bringing any legal action to stop a party from using an infringing mark.
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
For additional information on various topics, you may also wish to consult another USPTO electronic resource, the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP). The TMEP provides trademark examining attorneys in the USPTO, trademark applicants, and attorneys and representatives for trademark applicants with a reference work on the current law, practices, and procedures relative to the federal trademark application and registration process. The TMEP contains information and guidelines designed to assist USPTO examining attorneys in reviewing trademark application. This information also may be useful to an applicant to better understand the trademark application process. The TMEP includes an alphabetical index by subject matter to help users locate pertinent information.
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Create a healthier version of stroganoff using Greek yogurt. All you need is 30 minutes!
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In Namibia the people own the wildlife. Their system of community-based conservation has providedincome to local people and sharply increased key wildlife populations.


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Jetblue, which has canceled about 1,000 flights scheduled from Sunday through Wednesday, was a bit more cautious when it comes to resuming air travel.
"We expect to be operational the day after the storm passes," said Victoria Lucia, spokeswoman for Jetblue, which is also allowing travelers to reschedule canceled flights without being charged.
U.S. Airways is also waiving fees on rescheduling storm-affected flights, while AMR's American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are inviting passengers to request refunds.
Southwest has canceled 58 flights, which is about 2% of its total traffic. The airline has less of a presence on the East Coast compared to its competing airlines, and is therefore less affected by the storm.