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Democratic Candidate Looks for Momentum

By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, July 8, 2004.

Democrat Paul Hodes is challenging Republican Charlie Bass for his seat in Congress.

Hodes is a newcomer to election politics in New Hampshire.

His opponent has spent ten years in Washington.

If Hodes wants to be the first Democrat to hold the second congressional district seat in a decade, he realizes he must generate some buzz around his campaign.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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UNH System Monitors Hazardous Materials

By Rachel Estabrook on Thursday, July 8, 2004.

With the heightened emphasis on homeland security since September 11th, state and federal officials have been looking for ways to better monitor hazardous chemicals.

The fear is that someone could get ahold of dangerous material such as radioactive or bio-chemical substances to create a dirty-bomb.

The University of New Hampshire has developed a system to address that concern.

A computer program traces all the hazardous material used at the facility, from the time the chemical arrives at the lab, until it's disposed of.

And as NHPR's Rachel Estabrook reports, the University hopes to market the program to other institutions across the country.

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