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Rep. Bass Backs Campaign Finance Law

By Judith Smelser on Wednesday, September 3, 2003.

New Hampshire Congressman Charles Bass is once again standing up for the new McCain-Feingold campaign finance law.

He was the only Granite State lawmaker to support the legislation when it passed last year.

Now he's defending the law against a constitutional challenge that the Supreme Court will take up next week.

NHPR's Washington Correspondent Judith Smelser reports.

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Tough Times for New Hampshire Sawmills

By Doug MacPherson on Wednesday, September 3, 2003.

It's been a tough summer for New Hampshire sawmills. Two of the state's largest mills closed their doors, perhaps for good. Some call it a "slump," some call it a "hiccup," but there's little doubt that the closures are symptomatic of threats to the timber industry as a whole.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Doug MacPherson has more.

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