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The US Congress is trying to approve several controversial pieces of legislation before they go home for a long winter break.

And one of those bills is the USA Patriot Act.

But New Hampshire Senator John Sununu and five colleagues are say they'll filibuster the bill because it doesn't do enough to protect civil liberties.

NHPR Correspondent Julie Donnelly reports from Washington.

What would happen if the full Democratic National Committee endorses a proposal to move New Hampshire down on the presidential primary calendar?

Last week, a commission within the DNC proposed just that.

Of course, New Hampshire law requires the Secretary of State to schedule the primary a week before any similar event.

So what could happen when state law clashes with the Democratic Party?

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

Today we talk to a playwright who offers a twist on the traditional Christmas story. Chris Cote's The Innkeepers explores what may have been going on in that famous inn that had no room for Mary and Joseph. The Gamaliel Theater Company is producing the show, which is running now.

We also check in with our resident naturalist Iain MacLeod of the Audubon Society to talk about the organization's annual Christmas Bird Count. It began yesterday and ends on January 5.

NHPR's Lisa Peakes talks with William Saturno at the University of New Hampshire. He discovered the oldest known Mayan mural at the San Bartolo site in Guatemala. You can hear Lisa's conversation with him here as well.