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In the final week of the 2006 elections, Republicans are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads that warn of tax hikes if Democrats win.

Fiscal issues came up today during a debate in front of an audience that typically cares a great deal about taxes -- the Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

We thought you would want to hear how the candidates for the first congressional seat tackle the key question of tax policy.

Republican incumbent Jeb Bradley and his Democratic challenger, Carol Shea-Porter, traded jabs in front of a crowd of about 80 chamber members.

The Republican Party has a strong reputation for being able to get its voters to the polls.

In this election, the party will need to do as well as it's ever done.

The President's popularity is down and the Republican candidate for governor has yet to make an impression in the polls.

Yesterday in Manchester, the GOP kicked off its get out the vote campaign with a rally featuring First Lady Laura Bush.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein traveled to Manchester and filed this report.

Former executive councilor David Wheeler, a Republican, is in full swing for a rematch.

Democrat Debra Pignatelli took his executive council seat two years ago.,

And while they disagree on many political issues, the two candidates are joined in an important battle.

Both are struggling to get people to know who they are and what job they are running for.

Only seven days remain to get the message across.

NHPR correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.

Last week candidates for New Hampshire Governor and U.S. Congress squared off before a statewide audience. We'll look at all three debates, who said what, who said what in response and which candidates you think came out on top. Laura's guests are Scott Spradling, Political Director for WMUR who also moderated the three debates, and Dean Spiliotes, Director of Research for the Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College.