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New Hampshire's Pease Air National Guard base has won its bid to be first in the nation to receive a new generation of air refueling tankers.

Only a month after the Manchin-Toomey gun control legislation died in the Senate, we already have a test case of how the issue will play out before voters.

Fully 55 percent say the Obama administration is trying to hide the facts, while just 33 percent say it has honestly disclosed what it knows of the incident.

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and four other senators wrote the May 14 "Dear Colleague" letter.

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The U.S. Air Force is expected to announce this week whether the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease has been selected as a potential future basing location for the new KC-46A air refueling tanker, a representative from U.S. Sen.

A trio of lawmakers in Congress have introduced a bill in the House that would modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to make clear that appraisers of employee stock ownership plans are not fiduciaries under ERISA.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul urged fellow Republicans at a New Hampshire GOP fundraiser Monday night to become a more diversified party, and also sharply criticized the Obama administration for threats to civil liberties.

If there is a silver lining in the IRS wrongly using search terms like "Tea Party" for heightened review of applications for tax-exempt status, it may be the publicity given to the 501 organizations abusing this status by engaging in political activity.

Retired Lt. Col. Danny McKnight called the handling of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, "awful." "It was ridiculous.

National gun control groups that are focusing unprecedented pressure on U.S. Sen.

Jeff Feingold is Editor of NH Business Review's print and on-line editions. He has been a business journalist for more than 25 years, and recognized by the Small Business Administration as National Small Business Journalist of the Year.

In this May 8, 2013, file photo House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., left, welcomes Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya, number two in rank to slain U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, as he Hicks arrives to testify about last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on ... (more)

As she spoke to the New England College class of 2013 on Saturday morning, commencement speaker U.S. Sen.

Graduating students at the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, St.

Senate subcommittee on Personnel Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. speaks out during the subcommittee's hearing on sexual assault in the military.

Be There : A bipartisan group led by New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner will gather Tuesday morning to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the state's presidential primary legislation becoming law.

The Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, launched a new attack ad Friday in which the mother of an Aurora theater shooting victim speaking out against Republican Arizona Sen.

Dignitaries and heroes will celebrate Armed Forces Day at the first annual 'Salute Our Soldiers' fundraiser Saturday, with proceeds to benefit the Seacoast Chapter of Veterans Count.

Four Americans died in Benghazi, Libya: people with unrealized hopes, unfinished plans, relatives who loved them and friends who will miss them.