Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards appeared to rebut primary rival Barack Obama Monday, calling on Congress to resist President Bush on the war in Iraq even if Bush as promised vetoes a date for withdrawal of American troops.
"This is not a time for timidity from Congress. This is a time for leadership and strength," Edwards [...]

The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce is working on a unique presidential forum this summer.Executive Director Chris Williams confirmed his group will invite pairs of candidates, one Republican and one Democrat, to appear jointly and take audience questions.The series is tentatively set to kick off in August and is designed to give business leaders a [...]

By Friday, if you didn’t get to see a Democratic presidential candidate, it’s your fault.
Here’s just a small sample of what’s coming up:

• Barack Obama: The Illinois senator stages events in Keene on Monday, followed by a forum in Rochester and community meeting on health care in Portsmouth on Tuesday.
Nationally, Obama is beginning to get [...]

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will showcase the endorsement of former Senate President Tom Eaton when he campaigns Tuesday in Keene and Derry.Eaton has been in the local news lately, fighting a Keene City Council attempt to take property near his former funeral home business by eminent domain for a downtown roundabout project.
Romney state campaign [...]

It’s former President Bill Clinton on the phone.
Clinton reached out to Manchester Democratic Sen. Lou D’Allesandro on Wednesday on behalf of his wife, 2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.
 
In 2004, D’Allesandro was with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, but he’s playing the field, and Hillary Clinton, New York’s junior senator, would like nothing more than [...]