Gregg calls McChrystal revelation “startling”

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) calls the recent revelation by General Stanley McChrystal that he has only spoken to President Barack Obama once “startling.” McChrystal is the U.S. Commander in Afghanistan.
Gregg’s comments came during a Monday appearance on Fox News Channel’s America’s newsroom.
“President Bush spoke to (Gen. David) Petraeus on a very regular basis,” Gregg [...]

Lamontagne takes heat from pro-lifers on Catholic hospital deal

Ovide Lamontagne is facing stern criticism from some pro-life activists for helping to shepherd the proposed affiliation between Manchester’s Catholic Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock just as he amps up his exploration of the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Republican Judd Gregg.
As former Chair of NH Right to Life Barbara Hagan told NowHampshire.com, [...]

Campaign veteran returns home to New Hampshire to fight for Ayotte

A seasoned New Hampshire Republican operative is returning to the Granite State to help former-Attorney General Kelly Ayotte in her quest to fill the senate seat being vacated by the retiring Judd Gregg
Longtime Deerfield resident Neva Foley comes home to join the Ayotte campaign as Operations Director this week, NowHampshire.com has learned. According to sources [...]

Dem Lobbyist Attacks on Ayotte Could Backfire

The New Hampshire Democratic Party has been rough on Republican senate candidate and former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte for hosting a pair of fundraisers in Washington this month.
This week, for example, state Democratic Party spokeswoman Victoria Bonney told the New Hampshire Union Leader’s John DiStaso that Ayotte’s so-called “lavish fund-raiser” proves “that her campaign [...]

Bottom line on public insurance plan gets blurry

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s bottom line on a government health insurance option blurred Sunday as White House officials stressed support but stopped of short of calling it a must-have part of an overhaul.
As President Barack Obama prepares for a Wednesday night speech to Congress in a risky bid to salvage his top domestic priority, [...]

Co-Ops: The key to health care reform?

One idea bandied about in the ongoing national debate over health care reform is the prospect of the government backing nonprofit insurance cooperatives, which have been getting attention for their potential to lower costs while still offering consumers flexibility.
Like other insurers, a cooperative could leverage its buying power to negotiate lower costs within a [...]

Bedford Beauty School Received Stimulus Funds

rguing in favor of President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in January Democratic Congressman and senate candidate Paul Hodes claimed the stimulus act would “Reduce Soaring Unemployment.”
It hasn’t worked out that way.
Instead, according to a report issued by the New Hampshire Office of Economic Stimulus, the stimulus act has created only 96 private [...]

Gregg: We’re Turning into a Banana Republic

Those who have followed Sen. Judd Gregg’s political career know …

Hodes: Reading Every Bill “Not Realistic”

Gregg: Parliamentary Trick May Not Save Health Reform