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Child porn conviction holds up

The state Supreme Court yesterday upheld the child pornography conviction of a Pembroke man who argued the police had not shown sufficient cause to search his house and computer. Jack Ward, now 54, was convicted in 2010 of possessing child pornography and sentenced to serve at least three years in state prison. According to the Supreme Court decision, a neighbor had gone into Ward's… 0

January 14, 2012

Snow finally blankets state

Snow covered Concord yesterday for the first time this year, leaving schools closed, plow trucks on the streets and sleds careening down the hill at White Park. The morning storm dumped 3.7 inches on the city, according to the National Weather Service, surpassing a snowfall of 2.7 inches in late November but falling… 0

January 13, 2012

Primary over, eyes turn to '16

While state election officials spent yesterday entering and proofing election results, Republican leaders looked ahead to the 2016 primary. Steve Duprey, the Concord developer and Republican national committeeman, flew to New Orleans yesterday for a meeting of the national committee, where he said members will discuss the ongoing primary process and ideas for the next cycle. "It's… 0

January 12, 2012

Romney targets Obama in win

After capturing the New Hampshire primary victory denied him four years earlier, Mitt Romney looked beyond the nominating battle and sharpened his call for replacing President Obama. Romney was favored in New Hampshire from the start, and he strode to the stage at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester to declare victory less than half an hour after the polls closed - and… 1

January 11, 2012

Romney: My remarks were taken out of context

Mitt Romney told reporters in Hudson that a comment he made this morning -- "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me" -- is being taken out of context. "I was speaking about insurance companies and the need to be able to make a choice, and my comments entirely reflected that discussion,"… 13

January 9, 2012

Romney: Americans should be able to "fire" insurers

Arguing for more choice in health insurance, Mitt Romney told a Nashua crowd this morning they should be able to "fire" their insurers.  Romney made his career in private equity, and political opponents have argued that his firm, Bain Capital, made its profits by laying off workers. Romney told the gathering… 21

January 9, 2012
Concord

Rivals ramp up criticism

The rest of the Republican presidential field pummeled Mitt Romney during their final shared appearance before the New Hampshire primary with charges designed to undercut his identity as a conservative businessman. The debate yesterday morning at Concord's Capitol Center for the Arts was far feistier than the exchange… 13

January 9, 2012
Exeter

Christie rallies Romney crowd

Hundreds of people crowded into a gymnasium at Exeter High School last night for a rally with Mitt Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of his most prominent supporters. Christie rallied the crowd to cheers time and again, never more so than when he responded to a protester who interrupted him by shouting… 0

January 9, 2012
Manchester

Romney rivals hash it out

Challengers in the Republican nominating fight turned on each other last night during a debate at Saint Anselm College as they sought to emerge as an alternative to Mitt Romney in the presidential primary on Tuesday and the race beyond. Three days before New Hampshire voters head to the polls for the first-in-the-nation… 4

January 8, 2012
Primary 2012

Debate crowd fills downtown

It's hard to miss signs of the Republican presidential debate on South Main Street this morning.  People holding all manner of political signs — from those for the candidates to the Occupy movement and the UAW — are lining both sides of the street by the Capitol Center for the Arts. Across the… 12

January 8, 2012
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