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When Candidates Want To Connect With Wisconsin Voters, They Turn To Beer

When Candidates Want To Connect With Wisconsin Voters, They Turn To Beer

Wisconsin Public Radio — Wisconsin is known far and wide for its beer culture - and in recent years, Wisconsin's political culture has been getting plenty of national attention. The two often intersect, as was evident the day Democratic Party Chair Tom Perez came to the state to announce Milwaukee would host the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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Franklin Pierce: NH's only president

Franklin Pierce: NH's only president

New Hampshire Magazine — Franklin Pierce may not have been the best president ever (in fact, for a long time he was considered exactly the opposite), but hey, he's ours The first thing to understand about Franklin Pierce, New Hampshire's very own lower-tier American president, is that he is very, very little-known. How little?
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Before North Carolina, There Were Other Contentious 'Bathroom Bill' Fights

Before North Carolina, There Were Other Contentious 'Bathroom Bill' Fights

NPR — The debate over bathrooms and who should use them picked up steam after North Carolina's recent law requiring people to use bathrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate. But the debate started years before North Carolina took it up.
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The Plot to Steal Washington's Head

The Plot to Steal Washington's Head

The Daily Beast — George Washington's corpse was argued over, fought over, and at one point the object of theft. Curiously, all the scuffling was inspired by the country's love for its late leader.
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The Storied History Of The New Hampshire Primary

The Storied History Of The New Hampshire Primary

WBUR-FM (Boston, MA) — Tuesday's New Hampshire primary marks 100 years since the start of the first in the national presidential primary.
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Presidential Candidates Still Like To Party

Presidential Candidates Still Like To Party

NPR — subscribe to The NPR Politics Podcast podcast Huge rallies with thousands of supporters. Ad buys that try to reach millions of voters. Those are the hallmarks of modern presidential campaigns. But there's a good chance the next president will have also spent some time getting to know voters one on one in much smaller settings - like Rich Ashooh's living room.
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Capturing Campaign History In The Granite State

Capturing Campaign History In The Granite State

NPR — Of the many New Hampshire journalists who have covered the state's presidential primary, few can match longtime Associated Press photographer Jim Cole, who has captured every New Hampshire primary since 1980. Cole has a rule he follows when out on assignment: No matter how crowded the press gaggle gets, he never takes a picture while he's touching another photographer.
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New Hampshire's Unique, Complicated Path To Same-Sex Marriage

New Hampshire's Unique, Complicated Path To Same-Sex Marriage

New Hampshire Public Radio — When organizers planned Portsmouth's first Pride festival, they expected a few hundred participants. In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on marriage, they got thousands. At times those on hand in Market Square seemed to surprise themselves with their numbers and their enthusiasm.
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A New Hampshire Monument to the "Marine Raiders" Of World War II

A New Hampshire Monument to the "Marine Raiders" Of World War II

New Hampshire Public Radio — The New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen has a new monument, thanks to a 95-year-old man in Bristol who wanted to honor the elite unit he served with in World War II. Those who know Harold "Bub" Sheffield say that when there's something he wants done, he makes it happen.
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Inside New Hampshire's 'Preschool Poverty Gap'

Inside New Hampshire's 'Preschool Poverty Gap'

New Hampshire Public Radio — Finding great day care can be hard. Sometimes finding any day care can be hard. Just ask Meghan Hoye of Merrimack, who tried everything to find a place for her three kids. "They were all [age] four, two and a newborn," Hoye remembers.
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