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Sending Power and Fiber Optics to the Top of Mount Washington

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

While that road project in Keene is wrapping up, workers on another job are hoping to finish before snow hits the north country.

White Mountain Communications Corporation has been hired by the state to run underground fiber-optics and power lines to the top of Mount Washington.

The 16 thousand foot path follows that of the Cog Railway that runs up the mountain..

Dennis Tupic, president and owner of White Mountain Communications, tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that workers have their backs to the wall, because the cold weather's coming.

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State Senator Estabrook Endorses Clinton

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has captured the endorsement of half of the state's Democratic senators.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has more.

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Obama Highlights Energy in Londonderry

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

A day after unveiling his national energy policy, Illinois Senator Barack Obama told local voters that he is uniquely equipped to achieve the elusive goal of national energy independence.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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The Keene Roundabouts Are Finished

By Donna Moxley on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

Keene residents are driving around in circles a lot lately.

After years of debate over the best way to solve the city’s traffic problems, two roundabouts have finally opened to traffic there.

And even the critics at least seem satisfied with how they’re working.

The Keene Sentinel’s Donna Moxley reports.

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Ricochet: Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in America, the National Rifle Association. Former NRA lobbyist Richard Feldman joins us to talk about his new book “Ricochet”. It’s a scathing critique of the organization, combined with Feldman’s personal story of his long association with the NRA, the issues he worked on – and how and why he left.

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  • Richard Feldman: Author of “Ricochet: Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist.” Feldman was a regional political director for the NRA in the 1980's and chief lobbyist and spokesman for the firearm industry’s national trade association in the 1990's. He’s currently an attorney and founder of MLS Communications in Rindge.
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Class Matters

By Liz Bulkley on Monday, October 8, 2007.

The United States has worked hard to appear as a nation without class distinctions, and yet it remains true that class can influence destiny. We'll discuss class divide in the United States with award-winning journalists Janny Scott and David Cay Johnston of the New York Times. They worked on the Times series Class Matters They're in New Hampshire this week as part of the Concord Reads series.

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