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Politics as Family

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, November 3, 2003.

This week, New Hampshire Public Radio joins public broadcasters around the country in taking a look at our democracy. For many Americans, democracy has been undermined by our political process. It's seen as a world of clout, back room deals and less than sincere efforts to do public good. But for families long involved in the process, those elements are only part of the story.

NHPR's Dan Gorenstein spent time with members of a New Hampshire family that grew up with politics at their kitchen table. For them, it's just too easy to call politics "dirty".

The Race for Mayor in the Queen City

By Rebecca Kaufman on Monday, November 3, 2003.

Mayoral hopeful Carlos Gonzalez is looking to unseat two term incumbent Bob Baines. In a city not known for quiet elections, veterans of Manchester politics are calling this year’s mayor’s race unusual. But as New Hampshire Public Radio Correspondent Rebecca Kaufman reports, the final days of campaigning didn’t go unnoticed.