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Constitutional Limits of JCC Reform

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, May 17, 2001.

Last year’s impeachment of Supreme Court Chief justice David Brock prompted lawmakers from across the political spectrum to endorse the overhaul of the present judicial disciplinary system, the judicial conduct committee, or JCC. If such broad support suggests the will to reform the courts is ample, recent state house debate makes clear the way remains uncertain.

NHPR’s Josh Rogers reports.

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Missile Defense-Version 2001

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, May 17, 2001.

President Bush says we need a new missile defense system to protect ourselves from ?rogue nations? such as North Korea and Iraq. But critics of the idea say it will create another arms race and that reliable technology for it is still years away. Laura talks with Joseph Cirincione, a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (www.ceip.org) and Peter Huessy, a Senior Associate at the National Defense University (www.ndu.edu)

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Federal Govt Proposes a Fishing Permit Buyout

By Roger Wood on Thursday, May 17, 2001.

The National Marine Fisheries Service brought its federal buy-out plan for protected species permits to Portsmouth this week.

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NH Congressional Members Approve of Bush Plan

By David Darman on Thursday, May 17, 2001.

President Bush has widespread support for his energy plan among the NH Congressional delegation. But enviromental groups object to its call for more power plants.

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African Thumb Pianos--Made Here in NH!

By John Walters on Thursday, May 17, 2001.

Dennis Capodestria, lives in Ashland and builds mbiras?African thumb pianos. He discovered the instrument by chance, and constructed the instrument with the intention of learning to play it. Now he builds instruments for schools and performers. He talked about the history of the mbira and how its played, and some of the skills involved in its construction.

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New Falcon Family Hatches Chicks in Manchester

By John Walters on Thursday, May 17, 2001.

Over Mothers? Day weekend, a pair of peregrine falcons living atop a building in downtown Manchester hatched two eggs?the first peregrines born in an urban setting in northern New England. Chris Martin is senior biologist with the NH Audubon Society, and he?s been observing the peregrines. He says that tall buildings make a fairly inviting habitat for the birds of prey.

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N H Congressional Members Approve of Bush Plan

By David Darman on Thursday, May 17, 2001.

President Bush has widespread support for his energy plan among the NH Congressional delegation. But enviromental groups object to its call for more power plants.

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