UnionLeader.com - RSS Feeds http://www.unionleader.com/ Copyright 2010, Union Leader Corp. New Hampshire's essential news web site. UnionLeader.com combines the state's best breaking news coverage with stories and photos from the New Hampshire Union Leader, Associated Press, Politico.com, AccuWeather and more. http://unionleader.com/rss-homepage.aspx en-us Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:47:07 GMT 5 Heavy rains, high winds whip NH again; tree falls and kills I-93 driver, injures wife, childhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=8c8374f1-2132-4674-8428-efeca8add1a08c8374f1-2132-4674-8428-efeca8add1a0PoliticsMANCHESTER - Strong winds toppled the approximate 70-foot pine in the freak accident that occurred about 2 p.m. in the southbound high-speed lane, killing a Sanbornton man, Manchester District Fire Chief Jim Michael said.

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Police: Missing woman froze to deathhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=26bc5313-1567-4f3d-b35e-1b6b276551bf26bc5313-1567-4f3d-b35e-1b6b276551bfPoliticsBARRINGTON - Maine State Police say the body of a missing New Hampshire woman has been found in Clinton, a short distance from where her abandoned car was found along Interstate 95 in December. She appears to have died of hypothermia, police said.

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John Clayton's 'In the City': Woe betide those who break law of gravityhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=fbc35d85-3556-454f-a132-0b2614c2b52dfbc35d85-3556-454f-a132-0b2614c2b52dPoliticsIn spite of my oft-professed affection for my hometown, I'm glad I wasn't living here in 1899 when the city of Manchester was struck by a horrifying outbreak of gravity. Yes, things were falling willy-nilly in Manchester back in 1899, and early in that year there was an ominous indication of what lay in store for law-abiding citizens.

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Hooksett looking for school solutionshttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=d693abe4-d034-4d7e-a51c-bc6ea66f035fd693abe4-d034-4d7e-a51c-bc6ea66f035fPoliticsHOOKSETT - While admittedly still in the brainstorming stage, members of the new Hooksett High School Action Committee agree they need to get their word out.

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Lake Sunapee home damaged by firehttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=091854c2-f31b-4608-b3d4-97967a8c4775091854c2-f31b-4608-b3d4-97967a8c4775PoliticsA Newbury couple is displaced from their lake-front home on Lake Sunapee after a chimney fire quickly spread through the upper floor Saturday night.

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Pour'easter updates: Injuries, flooding, power outageshttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=b78e2f99-3753-4cd2-bc4c-14a0059d67ecb78e2f99-3753-4cd2-bc4c-14a0059d67ecPolitics
  • Amherst, Mont Vernon cancel school
  • Wind brings tree down on Hampton house
  • Water rising on Newmarket's roads
  • Rains wash out culverts in Brentwood
  • Rising water leaves Exeter roads impassable
  • Epping officials monitoring Lamprey River
  • NH activates emergency ops center
  • Manchester: Tree falls on car injuring occupants

    • Weather forecasters are saying this weekend's Nor'easter has the potential to bring down trees and plunge some Granite Staters back into darkness.

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    35 New England vets among those honored in D.C. ceremonyhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=85e62f9d-7901-49c5-8deb-664386936b5385e62f9d-7901-49c5-8deb-664386936b53PoliticsWASHINGTON, D.C. - When Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks addressed 250 veterans from around the country at the memorial constructed in the vets' honor, 35 New England veterans were there, including five from New Hampshire.

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    Poll: Mixed reviews for NH jobless officehttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=e28da821-d7fd-4dd8-be45-8fa6cbacd116e28da821-d7fd-4dd8-be45-8fa6cbacd116PoliticsAbout 70 percent of respondents in a UnionLeader.com poll gave the department "decent" or "good" grades.

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    Manchester chief: No review needed in bar brawlhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=b5a47c58-6306-4f8e-a8b2-dd21aebc1710b5a47c58-6306-4f8e-a8b2-dd21aebc1710PoliticsManchester Police Chief David Mara said he sees no need for an outside review of an incident this month involving four off-duty police officers in a physical altercation outside a downtown bar.

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    Round 2: Nor'easter to bring wind, rain, outages and floodinghttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=cf883f52-de27-4e0b-8d18-52e17d225aa8cf883f52-de27-4e0b-8d18-52e17d225aa8PoliticsA major Nor'easter stalled off the mid Atlantic coast will pound southern New Hampshire with heavy rain and wind; flooding and power outages are expected.

    ]]>    Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:44:39 GMT     Derry woman: Hot tub incident with Utah lawmaker wasn't just a one-time 'mistake'http://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=115b81a4-ea46-486d-a0b4-e41bc0f0e3b2115b81a4-ea46-486d-a0b4-e41bc0f0e3b2PoliticsDERRY - In the days since Cheryl Maher exposed Utah State Rep. Kevin Garn's relationship with her 25 years ago, her motives have come into question. Garn, a longtime Republican lawmaker and practicing Mormon, resigned his post Saturday after confirming Maher's allegations -- that she sat naked in a hot tub with him when she was 15 -- were "essentially" true.

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    Scott Brooks: No matter how you slice it, some say it was half-baked ideahttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=82b2c2f3-9c3f-4405-97fe-f6a8d35b70c882b2c2f3-9c3f-4405-97fe-f6a8d35b70c8PoliticsMayor Frank Guinta had a memorable line in a debate a couple years back, when the subject turned to pizza.

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    Tom Fahey: Broderick says NH has 'too many courts"http://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=7783703e-0101-4525-8245-5c9bd29b4a3a7783703e-0101-4525-8245-5c9bd29b4a3aPoliticsName a state agency that has more locations than Wal-Mart. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick did last week -- his court system.

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    Lynch asked to stop toll planhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=82e99e78-e02f-41c1-95bf-44d4bfe66d6782e99e78-e02f-41c1-95bf-44d4bfe66d67PoliticsSun, 14 Mar 2010 05:01:58 GMT
    Annual Irish breakfast raises $70k for Special Olympicshttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=acfd0016-1304-480d-a098-4f9b13e95940acfd0016-1304-480d-a098-4f9b13e95940PoliticsSat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
    Mall evacuated when fire erupts near food courthttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=af9666c5-69d7-4473-81d3-4db3a417f924af9666c5-69d7-4473-81d3-4db3a417f924PoliticsSun, 14 Mar 2010 05:02:47 GMT
    Town meeting 2010 blog: Voters in sour moodhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=b120d2b3-3775-4e02-af9f-f8590a759d92b120d2b3-3775-4e02-af9f-f8590a759d92PoliticsVoting results from around the state continue to come in. Check back for updated results as UnionLeader.com gets them.

    ►Be sure to pick up a copy of the New Hampshire Union Leader for more town meeting coverage.

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    Gregg joins debt-cutting panelhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=cfcf8cff-0b51-47fd-8140-d54441068b16cfcf8cff-0b51-47fd-8140-d54441068b16PoliticsSun, 14 Mar 2010 05:03:05 GMT
    Officials look to when and if LLC tax is repealedhttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=07ad811d-e01b-4a36-8159-7225cfa76bea07ad811d-e01b-4a36-8159-7225cfa76beaPoliticsSat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
    Firefighters file class-action suithttp://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=49da1093-50ba-4ec6-ad16-59f1bc41f23a49da1093-50ba-4ec6-ad16-59f1bc41f23aPoliticsCONCORD - Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire allege millions of dollars were diverted from their health insurance program.

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