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Manchester Democrats Are Still Important to Presidential Candidates

By David Darman on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.

New Hampshire’s biggest city is always an important place for Democratic Presidential candidates.

Over the years, the Queen city has tended to favor moderate Democrats, like Jimmy Carter in 1976 or Bill Clinton in 1992.

Plenty of the traits Manchester Democrats prized then--- like fiscal conservatism--- are still prized today.

But there are forces that are reshaping the city’s political makeup and some observers say in a general election, Democrats had better take notice.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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Dodd Announces Higher Ed Plan

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.

Democratic Presidential hopeful Chris Dodd unveiled his education policy today in Manchester, where he met with students and educators.

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StoryCorps: May Gruber

By Andrew Parrella on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.

On March 25, 1911 a devastating fire erupted in the Triangle Waist Factory in New York City. Goffstown’s May Gruber’s mother was a garment worker at the factory and retells her story.

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