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President George W. Bush is visiting New Hampshire today. His popularity has soared with his handling of the war on terrorism. We'll talk about that and whether other items on Bush's agenda will garner as much support. Laura's guests are Republican analyst Tom Rath and Democratic analyst Deborah "Arnie" Arneson, talk show host at WNTK-FM New London.

New Hampshire's Supreme Court today decided it does have jurisdiction over the school funding case.

And the justices say they will consider whether the state must hold schools accountable to provide an adequate education.

The ruling comes less than a week after the five Claremont Coalition towns argued their case before the state's high court.

Attorney Scott Johnson, the Coalition's co-counsel, explained the court's ruling to NHPR's Mark Bevis

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Scott Johnson is co-counsel for the Claremont Coalition; he was speaking with NHPR's Mark Bevis.

The State Attorney General's office would say only that it is reviewing the courts ruling and would be filing a response by Feb. 1st.

New Hampshire's Attorney General was in Washington today. He joined several other northeastern attorneys general to urge the White HOuse not to undermine pollution standards. The Bush Administration's EPA is considering changes to the Clean Air Act cutting requirements that coal fired power plants must install new technology to reduce pollution. But McLaughlin and the others warned the White House they would resist the effort. Priscilla Huff has more from Washington.