Bradley For Congress - NH Troopers Endorse Jeb For Congress

State Police Organization Picks Bradley in 1^st District

Wolfeboro, NH ­­-- 1^st District Republican Congressional Candidate Jeb Bradley today received the endorsement of The New Hampshire Troopers Association. Representing approximately 275 Troopers and Sergeants, the Troopers Association is dedicated to ensuring the best working environment possible for the members of law enforcement that put themselves on the line every day.

“I am very honored to receive the support of the men and women of our State Police. They, like all members of law enforcement, put themselves in harm’s way every day in order to protect the citizens of this great state,” Bradley said. “These men and women dedicate themselves to providing the highest degree of law enforcement every single day and I will always champion their effort in Congress.”

“Whenever the NH State Police put their name behind someone, we take that very seriously. But looking at the 1^stCongressional District race, it was an easy pick,” said Lou . “Jeb Bradley has always shown he cares for and supports the men and woman of the State Police and I know he will continue to be a powerful voice for us, when he returns to Congress. We are proud to endorse the best person for this job.”

For more information on the New Hampshire Troopers Association, please visit their website at www.nhtroopers.org .

For more on Jeb Bradley, go to www.jebforcongress.com .

Office of Congresswoman Shea-Porter - Shea-Porter Applauds Passage of the Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

Measure Introduced by Congresswoman Shea-Porter to Protect the Estates of Combat Veterans Passes as Part of the Emergency Supplemental bill

Washington , DC – The Emergency Supplemental spending bill that passed the United States House of Representatives today included a measure introduced by Congresswoman Shea-Porter that prohibits the Veterans Affairs Department from collecting certain debts owed by veterans killed in combat. H.R. 5155, the Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act, was included as Section 1303 of the domestic spending package in H.R. 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, which also included increased GI Benefits and an extension of unemployment benefits. The measure passed the House by a vote of 416 – 12 this evening.

The Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 would remedy the current policy that requires the government to recover certain debts owed by the estates of soldiers killed in combat, or who have died as a result of wounds suffered in combat. The bill would explicitly prohibit the Secretary of the Veterans Administration from collecting these debts from any servicemember killed after September 11, 2001.

“There is something terribly wrong when the government seeks money from families whose loved ones have given their lives in service to our country. This is a moral issue and a simple matter of respect,” Shea-Porter said. “I am happy to stand up for these military families, and proud that the House passed this legislation today.”

Rep. Chet Edwards, Chairman of the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, said, “Congresswoman Shea Porter is a true friend to America’s veterans and her leadership on this issue ensures that our veterans and their families receive the benefits they earned when they put on the uniform.”

The Veterans Administration is supportive of the change. It also requested a provision that allows it to retroactively reimburse debts collected after September 11, 2001.

Last week, Congresswoman Shea-Porter testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee in support of H.R. 5155. The bill will now be considered by the Senate and then must be signed by the President. Its inclusion in the Emergency Supplemental nearly ensures that the bill will be signed into the law.

Office of Congresswoman Shea-Porter - Rep. Shea-Porter to participate in christening of the USS New Hampshire

On Saturday, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter will attend the christening of the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, SSN-778 NEW HAMPSHIRE, in Groton, CT.

The Virginia-class submarines are the latest generation of attack submarines, capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles, torpedoes, and autonomous undersea vehicles from anywhere in the world. The NEW HAMPSHIRE is the newest of this class, and it is equipped with cutting edge sonar systems and specialized accommodations for SEALs teams – the Navy’s elite special operations component.

The designation of SSN-778 as the NEW HAMPSHIRE stems from a letter writing campaign undertaken by third-grade students from Garrison Elementary School in Dover. (Click here to see article.)

Cheryl McGuinness of Portsmouth will christen the submarine. Her husband Tom was a pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. Mrs. McGuiness will give brief remarks at the event. Congresswoman Shea-Porter and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) will speak at the ceremony and will be available for press following the formal events.

In addition to hosting the formal commissioning ceremony, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is also scheduled to perform the first maintenance work on NEW HAMPSHIRE in 2014, but will accept the first in class, SSN-774 USS VIRGINIA, in October 2010 at a new waterfront support facility to be built with funding secured in part by Shea-Porter.

In October, the Navy is expected to officially declare NEW HAMPSHIRE operational at its commissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard , when it will officially earn the designation of United States Ship (USS).

Saturday’s christening ceremony continues a long Navy tradition stemming from the 1797 christening of USS Constitution in Boston. The event marks the formal transfer of the vessel to the Navy from the builders, Electric Boat and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.

Media access is restricted, so interested parties should contact our office at the as soon as possible.

SSN-778 PCU New Hampshire

Displacement: 7,925 metric tons submerged

Length: 377 feet

Beam: 34 feet

Maximum Depth: +800 feet

Maximum Speed: +25 knots

Crew: 14 Officers; 120 Enlisted (Plus SEALs)

Weapons Accompaniment: Tomahawk cruise missiles

Mark-48 Advanced Capability Torpedoes

Advanced Mobile Mines

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Cost: App. $2.3 billion

DATE: Saturday, June 21, 2008

TIME: 11:00 am EST

LOCATION: Electric Boat Corporation - Groton, CT

Citizen-journalism training, news-literacy update June 28

To English/History/journalism educators:
To traditional media and citizen bloggers/reporters:

Are you interested in "news literacy" and teaching news-writing skills to students and citizens? Want to hear from the author of "Be the Media," a guide to making your own news and message? Are you concerned about legal rules governing linking or copying?

Attend a unique, one-day workshop for teachers, advisors, professors, editors and citizen journalists on Sat., June 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Univ. of Mass. Lowell campus. A featured participant: Howard Schneider, former editor of Long Island Newsday and head of the national news-literacy curriculum development project at Stony Brook University -- funded by the Ford, Knight and MacArthur fundations. Also former New York Times correspondent Doug McGill, who runs the Largemouth Citizen Journalism Workshops in Minnesota. And David Mathison, author of the just-published "Be The Media."

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SHARING THE NEWS: Reaching students, training citizens A one-day workshop for teachers, advisors, professors, editors and citizen journalists Saturday, June 28, 2008 / UNiv. of Mass. -- Lowell -- off I-495 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

PROGRAM DETAILS:
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REGISTER NOW:
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Bill Densmore, director/editor
The Media Giraffe Project Journalism Program
108 Bartlett Hall
Univ. of Massachusetts
Amherst MA 01003
densmore@journ.umass.edu

Obama Campaign Releases First General Election Television Ad In NH

60 Second Ad “Country I Love” to Air in 18 States

CHICAGO ,IL – The Obama campaign today announced the release of its first television advertisement for the general election. The sixty second ad, entitled “Country I Love,” will begin airing in eighteen states across the country tomorrow to highlight how our shared values have shaped Senator Obama’s life.

CHICAGO ,IL – The Obama campaign today announced the release of its first television advertisement for the general election. The sixty second ad, entitled “Country I Love,” will begin airing in eighteen states across the country tomorrow to highlight how our shared values have shaped Senator Obama’s life.

In the spot, Senator Obama speaks to voters about the core values this nation was founded on and how they have guided him to work hard for his education, to bypass jobs on Wall Street to work as a community organizer, and to lead the fight for America’s families and veterans as an Illinois and United States Senator.

Thead presents Senator Obama’s record of passing laws to reform welfare, to cut taxes for working families, and to ensure America’s veterans have the healthcare they deserve.

Thead will air in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,Wisconsin, and Virginia.

You can watch “Country I Love” HERE . SCRIPT– “ Country I Love” OBAMA: I’m Barack Obama. America is a country of strong families and strongvalues. My life’s been blessed by both.

I was raised by a single mom and my grandparents. We didn’t have much money, but they taught me values straight from the Kansas heartland where they grew up. Accountability and self-reliance. Love of country. Working hard without making excuses. Treating your neighbor as you’d like to be treated. It’s what guided me as I worked myway up – taking jobs and loans to make it through college.

It’s what led me to pass up Wall Street jobs and go to Chicago instead , helping neighborhoods devastated when steel plants closed.

That’s why I passed laws moving people from welfare to work, cut taxes for working families and extended health care for wounded troops who’d been neglected.

I approved this message because I’ll never forget those values, and if I have the honor of taking the oath of office as President, it will be with a deep and abiding faith in the country I love.