He was a two-term Republican congressman representing New Hampshire’s 1st District, but two years ago the Wolfeboro resident was defeated by a somewhat unknown Democrat, Carol Shea Porter. Now Bradley wants to reclaim his seat. We’ll talk to Bradley about his run for Congress, where he stands on issues ranging from the economy to health care to energy and what’s different about his campaign now than when he lost his seat two years ago.

Guest

• Jeb Bradley, former two-term Republican Congressman from Wolfeboro and Republican candidate in New Hampshire’s first Congressional District

A new study finds our wages have significantly lagged behind what we pay for health care in New Hampshire. The report says since the year 2000, Granite State health coverage costs grew about five times faster than the average salary did. We’ll dig into the numbers and find out how New Hampshire compares to the rest of the nation.

Guests

• Kathleen D. Stoll, Deputy Director and the Director of Health Policy at Families USA, a national organization for health care consumers
• Steve Norton, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies

Robert Bolton was admitted to a nursing home with Alzheimer's Disease in 2007, but after a hospitalization, the nursing home would not take him back. His wife, Ann, called New Hampshire Legal Assistance for help.

It's no secret that New Hampshire prides its first in the nation primary.

But these days voters and non-voters alike can enjoy another first this political season.
It's an exhibit called Pop Politics and it's showing at the Currier Museum in Manchester.
For the first time, more than 60 of the political works of Pop artist and celebrity connoisseur Andy Warhol have been collected and put on display.
NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm took in the exhibit and has this report.