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BY PAT BUCHANAN

Pat Buchanan: The coming Antietam of the culture wars

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It took Joe Biden's public embrace of same-sex marriage to smoke President Obama out.

Primary perspective

Overview: NH's vote grabs a national spotlight

NH's crucial and cherished role

1952: Saluting Eisenhower

1956: Kefauver returns

1960: Kennedy's opening drive

1964: Lodge's write-in victory

1968: McCarthy stuns the President

1972: Nixon's last campaign

1976: A national stage for Carter

1980: Reagan begins his sweep

1984: Mondale's downfall

1988: 'Thank you, New Hampshire'

1992: A rebuke � and the end of a record

1996: Another front-runner buried

2000: A record turnout sends a message

2004: Kerry rides NH victory to nomination

Using a chart, Vice-President Joe Biden schools a crowd at Keene State College Tuesday afternoon on the jobless numbers before he and President Barack Obama took office and the increase in jobs since.

Biden makes whirlwind tour through Granite State

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Vice President Joe Biden swept through the Granite State Tuesday with stops in Manchester, Peterborough and Keene. The visit was his fourth to New Hampshire this year to campaign for President Barack...

Strickland, D'Allesandro campaign for Obama

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MANCHESTER — Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland joined forces with State Senator Lou D'Allesandro to tout President Barack Obama's economic plan during a brief tour of the state Sunday.

On the campaign trail in New Hampshire Friday, Gov. Mitt Romney called an historic stone arch bridge in Hillsborough New Hampshire's own “bridge to nowhere.”

Romney, criticizing stimulus spending, points to Hillsborough bridge

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HILLSBOROUGH — For some folks, the Sawyer Bridge is an iconic piece of Hillsborough's history, but for others, including Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, New Hampshire's so-called...

Romney pledges to 'get us on track to have a balanced budget'

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Romney pledges to 'get us on track to have a balanced budget'

U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Congressman Ron Paul, grants press interviews after holding a rally outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2012.

Ron Paul scales back Republican presidential bid

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said on Monday he was scaling back his White House bid and will no longer campaign actively in states that have yet to hold primary...

Mitt Romney receives applause after being introduced prior to his speech at the Liberty University commencement ceremony at in Lynchburg, Va., on Saturday.

Romney courts evangelicals' favor in speech at Liberty University

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Romney courts evangelicals' favor in speech at Liberty University

President Obama speaks during an interview with

In TV interview, Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry

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After years of "evolving" on the issue, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political...

Obama campaign unveils first reelection commercial

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With six months to go before Election Day, Monday marked the beginning of the presidential campaign television ad wars in the Granite State.

For Romney, a warm embrace from Bachmann, a chilly one from Gingrich

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At a time when his campaign is working to attract reluctant conservatives, Mitt Romney won the backing Thursday of one-time rival Michele Bachmann, who has vowed to use her connections in evangelical...

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks next to his wife, Callista, at the Hilton Hotel in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday. Gingrich is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Gingrich pulls plug on 'wild ride' White House bid

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Newt Gingrich ended his run for U.S. president on Wednesday after dazzling in televised debates but slumping to defeat in dozens of Republican primaries under attack from rivals who portrayed him as...

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, speaks to area residents about a variety of issues during a Cooperative Middle School in Stratham Tuesday night.

Ayotte says focus is on serving New Hampshire, not vice presidency

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Although she is being considered as a possible running mate with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday that while it is flattering to be considered, she...

Manchester's Biundo, former Santorum campaign manager, moves to key post in Romney camp

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UnionLeader.com has learned that after guiding Mitt Romney's chief rival's presidential effort, Mike Biundo has been hired for the general election as the Romney campaign's deputy national director...