The day after Senate Democrats released their version of a health care reform bill, New Hampshire's senators began staking out their positions.

The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of servicemembers who pose a threat to their fellow troops.

The U.S. Army plans to prevent news media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Obama, officials said yesterday.

Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.

The problems Sheila Zakre of Concord encountered while trying to secure quality home care for her aged mother through a state program could be an aberration. Client satisfaction surveys conducted for care-giving agencies suggest it is, and we certainly hope so. Zakre, whose account appeared in last Sunday's Monitor, described cursory case management, untrained staff, unexpected cancellations and a high turnover rate - 13 different home health care workers in five weeks. The Department of Health and Human Services' "Choices for Independence" program, created to save taxpayers money while allowing the elderly and disabled to stay in their own homes, won't succeed if her experience is common.