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African Political Refugee Elected to New Hampshire House

By Dan Gorenstein on Friday, December 5, 2008.

Of all the people running for state Representative this year, Richard Komi was probably the only one who listed ‘refugee camp survivor’ on his campaign literature.

Before arriving in Manchester, he spent over three years in a camp in Benin after fleeing his native Nigeria.

On Wednesday Komi- now a United States citizen- was sworn in for his first term as a state Representative.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has this profile.

The Rough Economy Hurts Horses

By Susan Sharon on Friday, December 5, 2008.

In Maine, State agriculture officials, veterinarians and animal rescue organizations are struggling with a difficult problem that's made worse in a bad economy: what to do with an estimated 500 unwanted horses?
As Maine Public Radio's Susan Sharon reports, options for getting rid of them are limited and expensive.