On Thursday, candidates Carol Shea Porter and Jeb Bradley faced off in a debate at Franklin Pierce’s Marlin Fitzwater Center in Manchester. The candidates discussed and debated their platforms on everything from education and energy to Social Security and the Portsmouth Shipyard. We look back at last night’s debate and see where the race goes from here.

Guests

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Although entitlement issues don’t rank as high these days in voters’ minds as health care, energy costs and the struggling economy, many still want to know where their candidate stands on adding private accounts to Social Security, rising Medicare premiums and the increasing amount of seniors on Medicaid. Today Issues and Elections continues with a look at the candidates for President, Senate and Congress and their platforms on entitlement issues.

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Guests

• Robert L. Bixby, Executive Director of The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to fiscal responsibility
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Our nation has always been considered a melting pot, but soon after America’s first European settlers arrived arguments arose over who’s welcome and who isn’t. "Aliens From... Inner Space?" looks at our history of how we’ve treated newcomers in our country and if it's improved or only gotten worse. Join us for this special Columbus day broadcast.

Congressman Carol Shea Porter and former Congressman Jeb Bradley squared off today in their first debate of this election.

The two First District candidates fought over their respective records in Congress, and over what they’d do to fix the problems now bedeviling the nation.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

Two years ago Concord attorney Paul Hodes defeated a popular Republican incumbent to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd District. In his first term Hodes has been elected president of his freshmen congressional class and served on the National Security and Foreign Affairs committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Now he faces Republican challenger Jennifer Horn for his seat. We’ll talk with Paul Hodes about his two years in Congress and why he wants another two.

Guest

• Paul Hodes, Democratic congressman from New Hampshire's 2nd District