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STATE SENATE CANDIDATE STEVE SPRATT RESPONDS TO NHGOP MAILING

Oct 13, 2008 – According to a column by Kevin Landrigan in the Nashua Telegraph, the NHGOP mailed a postcard to the voters of Senate District 11.

New Hampshire Republican Party mailer against Spratt: Photo Credit: PolitickerNH.comThe New Hampshire Republican Party has paid for a mailer that brings up the past arrest of a Democratic state Senate candidate.

The mailer highlights the 2004 arrest of state Rep. Stephen Spratt (D-Greenville), during which, according to an indictment, Spratt swore at and threatened men who were working next door to his house.

The Nashua Telegraph has put out an all points bulletin for Peggy from Amherst, New Hampshire.

During last night's presidential debate the candidates responded to an e-mail question submitted by "Peggy from Amherst."

The Nashua Telegraph has endorsed its former columnist in the 2 Congressional District Republican primary.

The Telegraph cited national trends in endorsing Jennifer Horn, a former op/ed contributor for the paper.

"In any other election year, a congressional candidate whose primary credentials consist of raising a family, writing a newspaper column and hosting a radio talk show would be the dark horse. But not this year," the newspaper's editorial board wrote.

This year New Hampshire's congressional delegation requested money for 107 earmarks however The Nashua Telegraph finds that campaign donations played almost no role in the earmarking process.

"Earmarking" is when a member of the U.S. House or Senate specifies certain money of the federal budget go to a specific project. The process has come under scrutiny after several House members were convicted on corruption charges relating to earmarks.

Second Congressional District Republican candidate Jennifer Horn (R-Horn) will report raising between $72,000 to $75,000.

"We feel very good about this kind of start from someone who didn't get into this race that long ago,'' campaign manager Zack Condry told The Nashua Telegraph.