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Final Days of Manchester's Mayor's Race

By Joe Cox on Monday, November 7, 2005.

One more day until voters go to the polls in Manchester to pick the next mayor.

Both candidates pushed hard over the weekend looking for support.

Challenger Frank Guinta continued his attacks against incumbent Mayor Bob Baines record.

And the Mayor continued to tout his successes.

But the Guinta campaign has run into some trouble.

Mayor Baines is asking the state Attorney General to investigate recorded messages sent out by his opponent that the mayor says violate the Federal Do-not-call lists.

NHPR Correspondent Joe Cox reports.

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Manchester Struggles With No Child Left Behind Law

By Amy Quinton on Monday, November 7, 2005.

For two years in a row, fifteen school districts in the state have failed to meet the goals of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

The law requires students to show yearly progress on state testing – with the ultimate goal that all children perform on grade level.

That’s not happening in Manchester, one of the districts recently labeled “in need of improvement.”

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports on the obstacles the district now has to overcome.

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