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Press Release: CONGRESSMAN BASS TO FLEE NEW HAMPSHIRE, HEAD TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

Post Date August 23, 2012
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Press Release: CONGRESSMAN BASS TO FLEE NEW HAMPSHIRE, HEAD TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

For immediate release: August 23, 2012.

CONGRESSMAN BASS TO FLEE NEW HAMPSHIRE, HEAD TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

CONCORD, N.H. – The Bass campaign yesterday confirmed that Congressman Bass will attend the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida next week instead of meeting with constituents in the 2nd district. Congressman Bass is the only Congressional candidate in New Hampshire who will be traveling to Tampa.

“Nearly three weeks into his five week, taxpayer-funded vacation, Congressman Bass has still apparently not appeared in person for any public town halls but is …

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Press Release: Kuster to ATTEND THREE DEBATES AND FORUMS

Post Date August 22, 2012
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Press Release: Kuster to ATTEND THREE DEBATES AND FORUMS

For immediate release: August 22, 2012.

KUSTER TO ATTEND THREE DEBATES AND FORUMS IN GENERAL ELECTION

CONCORD, N.H. – Congressional candidate Annie Kuster will attend three debates and candidate forums in the coming months leading up to the general election on November 6th.

“Annie looks forward to participating in each of these debates and forums to talk about her vision for moving our country forward and the critical issues at stake in this election,” said Rob Friedlander, Communications Director for Annie Kuster. “We hope Congressman Bass will participate …

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Concord Monitor: NH Republicans call for Rep. Todd Akin to leave Missouri Senate race

Post Date August 21, 2012
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Concord Monitor: NH Republicans call for Rep. Todd Akin to leave Missouri Senate race

Published in the Concord Monitor on August 21, 2012.

All of the Republican members of New Hampshire’s Washington delegation called today for Rep. Todd Akin to withdraw his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.

Akin, a Missouri Republican who recently won the primary battle to face Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, said recently that women rarely become pregnant following a “legitimate rape.”

Rep. Charlie Bass was the first N.H. Republican to call on Akin to suspend his campaign, after being urged to do so by his Democratic opponent, Ann McLane …

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Press release: KUSTER CALLS ON CONGRESSMAN BASS TO URGE CONGRESSMAN AKIN TO STEP DOWN

Post Date August 21, 2012
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Press release: KUSTER CALLS ON CONGRESSMAN BASS TO URGE CONGRESSMAN AKIN TO STEP DOWN

For immediate release: August 21, 2012.

KUSTER CALLS ON CONGRESSMAN BASS TO URGE CONGRESSMAN AKIN TO STEP DOWN IN WAKE OF OFFENSIVE COMMENTS

CONCORD, N.H. – Congressional candidate Annie Kuster today issued the following statement urging Congressman Bass to call on Congressman Akin to step down in the wake of his offensive comments about rape:

“I urge Congressman Bass to immediately ask Congressman Akin to step down as Missouri’s Republican nominee for Senate. Congressman Akin’s remarks about ‘legitimate rape’ were profoundly offensive, completely inexcusable, and deserving of condemnation …

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Press Release: CONGRESSMAN BASS ATTENDS RALLY WITH PAUL RYAN

Post Date August 20, 2012
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Press Release: CONGRESSMAN BASS ATTENDS RALLY WITH PAUL RYAN

For immediate release: August 20, 2012.

CONGRESSMAN BASS ATTENDS RALLY WITH PAUL RYAN, ARCHITECT OF THE RYAN-BASS PLAN TO END MEDICARE AS WE KNOW IT

CONCORD, N.H. – Congressman Bass today joined Paul Ryan at a campaign rally in Manchester, cementing his support for the Ryan-Bass Plan that would end Medicare as we know it and force seniors to pay thousands more for their care – all while giving tax breaks to millionaires and corporations that send jobs overseas.

“By standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the architect of the Ryan-Bass …

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Keene Sentinel: Kuster makes whistle stop in Keene

Post Date August 17, 2012
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Keene Sentinel: Kuster makes whistle stop in Keene

Published in the Keene Sentinel on Friday August 17.

Shaking a few hands and buying souvenirs from Main Street shops, congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster kicked off her campaign in the Keene area Thursday.

She visited a handful of downtown businesses including Brewbakers, Timoleon’s Restaurant, Pocketful of Rye and Hannah Grimes Marketplace.

Kuster, a Democrat from Concord, is expected to take on Republican Congressman Charles F. Bass of Peterborough in the November election for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District seat. It would be a rematch of a close …

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Press Release: PAUL RYAN TO CAMPAIGN IN NH

Post Date August 16, 2012
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Press Release: PAUL RYAN TO CAMPAIGN IN NH

For immediate release: Thursday August 16, 2012.

BREAKING NEWS: PAUL RYAN TO CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, TOUT PLAN TO END MEDICARE AS WE KNOW IT

CONCORD, N.H. – The Romney campaign today announced that Congressman Paul Ryan will be making a campaign stop in Manchester to tout the Ryan-Bass Plan that would end Medicare as we know it and gut the key investments we need to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class – all in order to pay for massive tax breaks for millionaires, big …

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Washington Post: Boehner urges House GOP to go on offense

Post Date August 15, 2012
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Washington Post: Boehner urges House GOP to go on offense

Published in the Washington Post on August 15, 2012.

WASHINGTON — Speaker John Boehner is urging rank-and-file House Republicans to go on offense over Medicare as Democrats argue that the GOP presidential ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would end the government-run health care program that seniors have embraced for decades.

In a conference call with members Tuesday night, Boehner pushed back against both the Democratic criticism and the unnamed GOP strategists who fret that Ryan’s plans for Medicare will hurt GOP candidates, especially in battleground …

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Nashua Telegraph: Both sides agree: Paul Ryan as Romney running mate will bring debate on government spending to the fore

Post Date August 15, 2012
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Nashua Telegraph: Both sides agree: Paul Ryan as Romney running mate will bring debate on government spending to the fore

Published in the Nashua Telegraph on August 15, 2012.

NASHUA – In person, new vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan is friendly and cordial, according to U.S. Rep. Chris Von Hollen, who sits with Ryan on the House Budget Committee.

But, as he hits the campaign trail as Mitt Romney’s running mate, Ryan’s charisma shouldn’t mask his politics, Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, said Wednesday in a meeting at President Barack Obama’s Nashua campaign office.

“It’s important not to confuse civility with ability to compromise,” Van Hollen said. “(Ryan’s) budget …

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Press Release: Kuster Criticizes Ryan-Bass Plan

Post Date August 15, 2012
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Press Release: Kuster Criticizes Ryan-Bass Plan

For immediate release: August 15, 2012

KUSTER CRITICIZES RYAN-BASS PLAN TO END MEDICARE AS WE KNOW IT TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS FOR MILLIONAIRES

CONCORD, N.H. – Congressional candidate Annie Kuster today appeared with Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member on the House Budget Committee, at press conferences in Nashua and Concord to discuss the Ryan-Bass Plan, which would end Medicare as we know it to pay for new tax cuts for millionaires.

“This is a budget that is fundamentally out of step with the Granite State values …

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