Post Date July 30, 2012

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Published in the Concord Monitor on July 30, 2012

My mother-in-law, Nanny, spent her working years as a bookkeeper at a medical office in Columbus, Ohio. Like so many Americans, she worked hard and paid into Medicare, knowing that one day she could count on having high-quality health care when she needed it most.

That inevitable day arrived last year when 88-year-old Nanny fell sick with pneumonia. At the time, she was getting by on a modest widow’s pension and Social Security. But thanks to Medicare, she …

Post Date July 29, 2012

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Published in the Nashua Telegraph on July 29, 2012.

I’m running for Congress for one simple reason: to bring a new approach to Washington that’s focused on common-sense solutions to create jobs, strengthen our economy and grow the middle class.

I will work with anyone – Democrat, Republican or independent – who shares those goals and is serious about enacting policies that will move our state and country forward.

I’m the Democratic daughter of Republican parents who dedicated their lives to public service. My dad Malcolm was the …

Post Date July 25, 2012

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Published in the Nashua Telegraph on July 25, 2012.

TEMPLE – The health of the agricultural community requires cooperation between farmers and the government.

That was the message Democratic candidates running for state and federal office gave those who turned out Monday evening for a discussion on the needs of local farms and the importance of food accessibility and land conservation.

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Ann McLane Kuster of Hopkinton, Democratic candidate in the 2nd Congressional District, said, “The New Hampshire Advantage is communities coming together to get things done.”

She called herself …

Post Date July 20, 2012

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Published in the Nashua Telegraph on July 20, 2012

WASHINGTON – Ann McLane Kuster continues to significantly outraise Rep. Charles Bass in their rematch for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District seat, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission.

For the second quarter of 2012, Kuster, a Democrat, outraised Bass by more than $200,000 – taking in nearly $484,000, as compared to about $272,000 for the incumbent Republican.

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Post Date July 18, 2012

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Published on the Concord Monitor website on July 18, 2012.

It’s been a good week so far for Ann Kuster.

On Monday, her campaign announced it had raised $483,572 between April 1 and June 30, compared with the $271,605 Rep. Charlie Bass took in the same period.

Right now, Kuster, a Hopkinton Democrat, has about $1.3 million on hand and Bass, a Peterborough Republican, has about $913,000 on hand, filings with the Federal Election Commission show.

It is all a sign, the Kuster campaign says, of momentum against Bass, …

Post Date July 10, 2012

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Published on WMUR’s Political Scoop on July 10, 2012.

Kuster Raises Whopping $484k in second-quarter

Second Congressional District Democratic candidate Annie Kuster raised a whopping $484,000 in the last three months, WMURPoliticalScoop.com has learned. That would be a record for even the most successful fundraiser for any Granite State Congressional candidate in recent memory.

This was the best quarter Kuster has ever had. It will put her among the elite of elite in the national congressional races.

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Post Date June 15, 2012

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Published in the Union Leader on June 15, 2012:

Obama relaxes rules on illegal immigrants

MANCHESTER — Two local immigration attorneys and Democrat politicians on Friday praised a new Obama administration policy protecting hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants from deportation, but Reps. Frank Guinta and Charlie Bass, R-NH, said the President is trying to do “an end-run” around Congress on the controversial issue.

President Obama announced the new policy Friday in which illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children will be allowed to …

Post Date June 08, 2012

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Published in the Nashua Telegraph on June 8, 2012:

Rematch eyed for House seat

CONCORD – Democratic congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster said today U.S. Rep. Charles Bass has done little to help create jobs and gotten distracted by a social agenda that’s anti-women.

The Hopkinton lawyer officially signed up and vowed that her rematch with Bass would end in victory this November.

Kuster, 55, lost to Bass by only 2 percent of the vote in the 2010 election that delivered victories for Republicans up and down the ballot.

“We’re …

Post Date June 08, 2012

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Published in the Concord Monitor on June 8 2012:

Kuster files for House run

Democratic congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster said yesterday U.S. Rep. Charles Bass has done little to help create jobs and gotten distracted by a social agenda that’s anti-woman.

The Hopkinton lawyer officially signed up and vowed that her rematch with Bass would end in victory this November.

Kuster, 55, lost to Bass by only 2 percent of the vote in the 2010 election that delivered victories for Republicans up and down the ballot.

“We’re going to …

Post Date June 08, 2012

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Published in the Union Leader on June 8, 2012:

Kuster files for 2nd District congressional seat

CONCORD — Democrat Ann McLane Kuster of Hopkinton filed to run again for the Second Congressional seat Thursday, surrounded by family, friends and supporters.

Kuster lost a close race to Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass in the 2010 election and seeks a rematch in this presidential election year.

“We’re going to get this done,” Kuster said as she filed her papers with Secretary of State Bill Gardner. “We’re going to win this one.”

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