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Should the US Government Spy on Americans?

By Shannon Mullen on Wednesday, December 21, 2005.

The Government spying controversy continues to heat up.

Last weekend, President Bush admitted that the White House has authorized spying on American citizens suspected of terrorist activity.

The President has defended those actions as necessary and legal.

Since then a Federal Judge has resigned from the court that oversees government surveillance.

News reports say Judge James Robertson had concerns about the legality of President Bush's efforts.

And the New York Times has reported that the FBI has also been engaged in spying on domestic organizations, like Greenpeace and PETA.

To find out what Granite Staters think about government spying, NHPR sent Correspondent Shannon Mullen to find out.

She stopped people at the post office in Campton.

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Numbers of Homeless Children Increase

By Amy Quinton on Wednesday, December 21, 2005.

Governor Lynch today (Wednesday) received a report outlining a plan to end homelessness in the state in ten years.
The report emphasizes finding permanent housing for the chronically homeless.
But families with children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

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Plan Calls to End Homelessness

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, December 21, 2005.

Homeless advocates are changing the way they think about the societal ill they've vowed to solve.

They now believe some homelessness can be eradicated.

Today the Governor's Council on Homelessness will formally present its plan to end homelessness in ten years to Governor Lynch.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports, the state is joining a growing number of cities and states that are trying to do the same thing.

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NH Will Move Forward with RGGI Agreement

By Mark Bevis on Wednesday, December 21, 2005.

Governor Lynch joined his counterparts in six other Northeastern states yesterday in announcing an agreement called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

The RGGI (Reggie), as it's called, is designed to reduce energy consumption and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Bob Scott was one of New Hampshire's negotiators at the RGGI talks.

He directs the Air Resources Division at the Department of Environmental Services.

He laid out the basics of the multi-state proposal for NHPR's Mark Bevis.

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