New Hampshire

Maine Becomes the 5th State to Allow Same-Sex Marriage

Nation & World - May 6, 2009

A bill authorizes marriage between any two people rather than between one man and one woman. more >>

Gay Marriage Advances in Maine, New Hampshire as Conservative Rhetoric Evolves

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - May 1, 2009

Good news from Maine and New Hampshire, while Republicans recalibrate their argument. more >>

New Hampshire Has the Most Freedom, New York the Least in New State Rankings

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - March 10, 2009

The lack of correlation between personal and economic freedom is surprising. more >>

New Hampshire Students Could Start College at 16

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - December 23, 2008

The state considers a plan that would allow students get a head start on college. more >>

5 States That Made History in the 2008 Election

Opinion - November 13, 2008

Several state legislatures had groundbreaking elections this year. more >>

In Close New Hampshire Race, Democrat Shaheen Defeats Incumbent Sununu

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - November 4, 2008

The Republican Sununu was hurt by his association with President Bush. more >>

Barack Obama Wins New Hampshire

By Liz Halloran - Nation & World - November 4, 2008

Despite McCain's appearance there last weekend, Obama won a resounding victory. more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About Jeanne Shaheen

Nation & World - November 4, 2008

Shaheen won the New Hampshire Senate race. more >>

Obama Wins New Hampshire

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - November 4, 2008

McCain's old scene of comeback victory spurns him. more >>

Fact Sheet: Jeanne Shaheen Takes on John Sununu for New Hampshire's Senate Seat

By Stephanie Salmon - Nation & World - November 3, 2008

New Hampshire's Senate Seat more >>

5 States Where Barack Obama Is Out-Advertising John McCain*

Opinion - October 15, 2008

Obama is outspending McCain by a margin of 8 to 1 in North Carolina. more >>

Democratic Primary Turnout Worries GOP

News Desk - January 15, 2008

The huge wave of voters that turned out for the Iowa and New Hampshire Democratic contests has chilled GOP hopes for an easy congressional election cycle. In states like New Hampshire, where candidates like Sen. John Sununu are in election trouble, a big November Democratic turnout could doom Republicans, said key officials. An example: There were nearly 60,000 more votes in the New Hampshire 2008 Democratic presidential primary (about 285,000) than Sununu received in his first election bid in 2002 (about 227,000). more >>

Morning Buzz: Jan. 14, 2008

News Desk - January 14, 2008

As he continues his tour of the Middle East, President Bush stopped in Saudi Arabia today to discuss Iran, Mideast peace, and democracy. Today was the first time the president had visited the kingdom, an ally of the United States, and he took the opportunity to announce to Congress plans to sell $20 billion in weapons to the Saudis. The announcement was timed to coincide with Bush's arrival in Saudi Arabia. more >>

Another Few Rounds for the Democrats

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - January 9, 2008

Clinton's surprising victory shows the nomination is very much up for grabs. more >>

Assessing the Poor New Hampshire Polls

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - January 9, 2008

The number of independents and the opinion of women may not have been factored correctly. more >>

Floor Fights for the Nominations?

By John Mashek - A Capital View - January 9, 2008

New Hampshire results leave the races upended for at least a while. more >>

New Hampshire Fallout

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - January 9, 2008

The races in both parties remain dynamic. A big month is about to unfold. more >>

Morning Buzz: Jan. 9, 2008

News Desk - January 9, 2008

As quickly as Iowa's results shook up the race, Hillary Clinton's and John McCain's victories in New Hampshire last night again detoured the unpredictable road to the White House. Now that the Republican field has flattened and Clinton's win in New Hampshire seems to turn the Democratic field into a tough two-person race, the campaigns are lookingtoward the next primaries in Michigan, South Carolina, Nevada, and Florida, and then Super Tuesday, which is February 5. more >>

Clinton Defeats Obama in New Hampshire

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - January 8, 2008

New York senator's comeback comes less than a week after disappointing Iowa loss more >>

Hillary's Public Emotion: Plus or Minus?

News Desk - January 8, 2008

Humanizing moment—or sign of weakness? Those are the two sides of the debate that's roaring today in the news media and among political professionals as they assess Hillary Clinton's emotional monologue during a campaign event yesterday in Portsmouth, N.H. more >>

Morning Buzz: Jan. 8, 2008

News Desk - January 8, 2008

Polls opened this morning at 6 o'clock in New Hampshire for the state's first-in-the-nation primaries. Reports from around the state indicate that voter turnout is already high; at one precinct, nearly 50 voters stood outside in the predawn hours before voting officially began. Yesterday, candidates spent much of their remaining time in a final push to lure independent and undecided voters. more >>

Undecideds Could Hold the Key in New Hampshire

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - January 7, 2008

Familiarity may be as much a liability as an asset as candidates make last-minute pitches. more >>

Romney Tops in TV Ads in N.H.

News Desk - January 7, 2008

Mitt Romney, as he did in Iowa, has taken the prize for most candidate television spots run in New Hampshire during the first four days of the new year--7,247 in the three media markets that the Nielsen Co. had monitored going into tomorrow's primary. more >>

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