Barack Obama

New Hampshire Reacts To President Obama’s State Of The Union Address

Laura Knoy — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000

It’s the first State of the Union of President Obama's second term, and a major opportunity for him to set the agenda for the next four years…from jobs to reviving the economy. But the President will have to bring Congress along with that agenda and that might not be easy. We’ll listen back to parts of the speech, talk about where there may be agreements and what the major roadblocks might be?

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Foreign Policy…In President Obama’s Second Term

Laura Knoy — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000

In two-thousand-eight, Iraq and Afghanistan were still the major focus, but as those conflicts wind down, other hotspots are emerging…from Syria to North Korea to Iran to Al Qaeda in Northern Africa. We’ll examine these new foreign policy challenges and how they may play out over the next four years.

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On Assault Weapons Ban, Sen. Ayotte Only Holdout Among N.H. Delegation

Michael Brindley — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:42:17 +0000

New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte is the only member of the state’s Congressional delegation who has not pledged support for an assault weapons ban this week.

Will Politics Influence Gun Laws?

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:26:44 +0000

At an interfaith vigil last night, President Obama offered the love and prayers of the nation to community members in Newtown, Connecticut. The President also promised political action designed to prevent future tragedies, saying our society will be judged by how we care for our children. For the Obama administration, it was a timely but vague first foray into the gun control debate.

Obama Rallies In Nashua

Josh Rogers — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:41:01 +0000

The President rallied more than 8000 supporters at a Nashua middle school within a few miles of the Massachusetts border. Mr. Obama made of point of attacking Mitt Romney’s record there.

"He pushed through a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefited 278 of the wealthiest families in the state and then he raised taxes and fees on middle class families to the tune of $750 million. Does that sound familiar to you?

The Invisible Issues of Campaign 2012

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:53:30 +0000

Think about how anti-gay marriage rhetoric played a critical role in George W. Bush’s re-election in 2004, or how talking up a surging economy made Bill Clinton the first two-term democratic president since Franklin Roosevelt won in 1936.

Obama And Romney On The Environment

EarthTalk — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:25:55 +0000

EarthTalk®
E - The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: Given that the presidential election is just around the corner, what can you tell me about each candidate’s environmental track record and positions?

-- Jane Miller, Chicago, IL

Just because the environment is getting short shrift this election season due to our nation’s lingering economic woes doesn’t mean that candidates Obama and Romney can ignore the issue.

Reaction to the Presidential Debate in Denver

Laura Knoy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0000

In Denver, president Obama and republican nominee Mitt Romney faced off in the first of three forums. The focus was domestic policy - from jobs to taxes to federal debt. We're playing back some debate highlights, covering the major themes....and are including your thoughts in our conversation.

GUESTS:

Wayne Lesperance – professor of political science at New England College and director of the Center for Civic Engagement

Special Coverage: Presidential Debates

NHPR Staff — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:25:34 +0000

NHPR will air special coverage for all the presidential debates and the vice presidential debate on October 3, 11, 16 and 22. In addition, WNYC Radio's "Swing State Radio Network" in New York is providing a special one-hour live call-in show that will air from 8 - 9 p.m. before each debate specifically for the swing states.

Oct. 3: First presidential debate on domestic policy

Long Obama Ad Running in NH

Brian Wallstin — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:31:25 +0000

New Hampshire is one of seven swing states targeted by a new two-minute television ad launched by the Obama campaign.

The ad, which began running Thursday, is titled, ‘Table.” It features a seated Obama speaking directly to the camera. The ad opens with Obama reminding voters that the country was at war with Iraq and losing 800,000 jobs a month when he took office.

He then warns potential voters that his Republican challenger Mitt Romney would reinstitute economic policies that many experts blame for the recession inherited by the Obama administration almost four years ago.

Obama, Romney Kick Off Post-Convention Campaign In New Hampshire

Brady Carlson and Josh Rogers — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:09:56 +0000

The Republicans came to Tampa; then the Democrats came to Charlotte.

Now, with the conventions behind them, both parties have come to New Hampshire.

President Obama held his first post-convention campaign event in Portsmouth, before flying to Iowa. Mitt Romney, meanwhile, started the day in the Buckeye State and holds a rally at Holman Stadium in Nashua Friday evening.

NHPR’s Josh Rogers was on hand for the president's event; he joins All Things Considered host Brady Carlson to talk about what he saw and heard.

PolitiFact Rulings: President Obama, Sen. Ayotte And The Kuster Campaign

Rick Ganley — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:28:25 +0000

Every Friday leading up to Election Day, NHPR checks in with PolitiFact about just how truthful candidates’campaign statements are. PolitiFact New Hampshire is a partnership of The Telegraph in Nashua and the national PolitiFact.com., a project of the Tampa Bay Times. The goal is to help you find the truth in politics. They research candidates’ statements and then rate their accuracy on the Truth-O-Meter.

President Obama and Mitt Romney Visit N.H. Friday

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:30:24 +0000

New Hampshire voters can check out both President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney on the same day later this week.

Special Coverage: The Democratic National Convention

NHPR Staff — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:48:58 +0000

NHPR will have special NPR live coverage of the Democratic National Convention being held in Charlotte, NC Sept. 4 - 6, each evening between 8 - 11 pm.

Listen to the radio, or stream on the NHPR iPhone app and by clicking the Listen Live button at the top of the page to hear this coverage. Find more information about the DNC coverage on npr.org.

President Visits N.H. Saturday; Romney and Ryan Campaign Monday

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:24:00 +0000

President Barack Obama will stop in Windham and Rochester when he visits New Hampshire this weekend.