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The New Hampshire senior senator, along with a bipartisan group of his colleagues, introduced legislation Wednesday that would create a task force to examine ways to reduce the national debt.

New Hampshire's governor is putting a halt to pay increases for managers in 2010. The freeze only applies to managers, supervisors and commissioners. It does not affect rank-and-file workers.

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Just over a third of the GOP voters polled in the 1st District want the former Alaska governor to seek the presidency. The survey also tested four possible U.S. House nominees.

The bankrupt communications company said it will file the plan next month, using the extra time "to finalize settlements with key constituents . . . "

Mayor-elect Ted Gatsas says if a student assaults a teacher, there should be "zero tolerance."

Moriah Arrato Gavrish is putting her master's degree to work in Tanazania while she waits for a job to open up stateside.

Snowmobile racing could return to NHMS for the first time in nearly 40 years, but the event is outside the speedway's April 1 to Oct. 31 schedule.

Roads are still slick and traffic is slow. Scattered power outages remain. While up to 18 inches may fall in parts of the state, accumulations in the Queen City were kept down by the midday change to light rain. Manchester has declared a snow emergency, meaning no parking on city streets tonight (click for more).

A small but determined group of Catholics met in front of Catholic Medical Center yesterday to protest the erosion of Catholic ethical standards they say would result if the hospital affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

In the days before it abruptly shut its doors, Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. was hearing from state securities regulators that marketing on its Web site was potentially a violation of the law.

The GOP candidate and founder of Cornerstone Policy Research is promoting a conservative social and economic agenda.

Wayne Lavalley, 59, of Parsonsfield, Maine, is accused of pulling a gun on another driver on Interstate 95 yesterday morning. The road rage incident reportedly had the two vehicles traveling at speeds of about 100 mph.

The Canada-based company that owns the last operating paper mill in Coos County describes it as "operating and profitable," but is putting it up for sale under its bankruptcy court restructuring plan.

The forward's breakout game on Sunday is a sign that he's still improving his game.

Boston closer's younger brother Josh should be joined by top prospect Casey Kelly, who will concentrate on pitching.

Don't be surprised if you see Gov. John Lynch at the mall sometime soon, sitting on Santa's lap. He'll be asking the big guy to put $250 million under the state Christmas tree.

The state of New Hampshire, which operates multiple skin-cancer factories -- otherwise known as public beaches -- might soon ban smoking on those beaches.

Since the budget was passed in June, legislators have watched it slowly unravel. A budget that seemed balanced five months ago has a hole of about $250 million.