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While the sub-prime mortgage crisis is crippling the national economy, a Claremont company that coordinates inspections of homes in foreclosure is experiencing an unprecedented spike in business.

Londonderry town officials are working on a plan for the area between I-93 and the airport

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Updated, 9:22 a.m. The survey also shows Jeb Bradley ahead of U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, but Republicans will find less good news in the 2nd District's numbers.

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Elliott Hanlon of Manchester waits out a rain delay with his son Michael and friend Tyler Landers last night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium. (DAVID LANE)

Fishers Cats hitters use a variety of approaches against the league's top pitchers


Following a rain delay of nearly two hours, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats outlasted Trenton, 7-2, in a loyalty tester along the Merrimack River last night.


Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka continued his masterful pitching away from Fenway Park, and J.D. Drew's first inning homer helped the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.


Michael Welch of North Quincy, Mass., coupled a 6-under 65 yesterday with his 8-under 63 Monday to build a commanding five-stroke lead.

A Greenerpalooza energy efficiency event being held at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion tonight will be dedicated to Bob Harding, Meadowbrook owner and founder, who died July 8.

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MICHAEL ADDISON

Updated, 12:15 p.m. The confession by the man accused of murdering a Manchester police officer cannot be admitted at his capital murder trial. Because detectives did not honor Michael Addison's request for a lawyer when they questioned him, a superior court judge granted a defense motion to rule it out.

UnionLeader.com's past coverage of the Michael Briggs murder


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Updated, 9:50 a.m. A Third Avenue building was heavily damaged this morning in a fire now being probed by the state Fire Marshal's Office. A second vacant apartment building and a garage were also damaged.

Location of the Berlin fire


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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives the thumbs-up to an audience member in the Rochester Opera House during his town-hall style meeting yesterday. (BOB LAPREE)

On his third visit to New Hampshire in four months, John McCain yesterday defended his energy and tax cut plans, his votes on home heating assistance and said the United States is clearly winning the war in Iraq. McCain would consider uncapping the long-closed Seabrook Unit 2.

McCain slams Obama on energy, war in Iraq
McCain videos target media
Video: McCain at the Union Leader
Libertarian Bob Barr campaigns in Manchester (10)


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Sean Oakhem of Windham gasses up at the newly opened Hess Express in Derry yesterday, taking advantage of cheaper prices generated by a price war in town. Drivers are hoping prices continue to drop. (ALEC O'MEARA)

Getting $3.82 for a gallon of gasoline in Derry has become cause for celebration, as a grand opening of a Hess Express has set off a price war.


When Larry Cook picked up his cell phone to call the Wilton Police Department to report a drunk driver, he never imagined he'd end up arrested and ordered to pay $120 in fines.


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BRALEY

A statement made to her pastor that there are "devils in the Catholic church" led police to a 27-year-old Laconia woman now charged with trying to torch the Sacred Heart Church in May.


Police and residents alike are on the alert after a rabid fox attacked and injured four people in a 24-hour period.


The price of a taxi ride out of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will go up between 20 and 40 percent next month.



Updated, 6:59 a.m. Two men were stabbed last night in a melee on Coolidge Street, according to police.


Updated, 7:20 a.m. A Dover man is under arrest for statutory rape of a minor taking place in the Port City and in Dover, according to police.

SEN. BARACK OBAMA put on blinders five years ago, and he proudly wears them today. Like so many other Democrats, he judged the Iraq war a failure from the start and has refused to open his eyes or his mind to new information.

IN JANUARY 2007, when Gen. David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he called the situation "hard" but not "hopeless." The situation now is full of hope, but considerable hard work remains to consolidate our fragile gains.


FINDING A LITTLE extra money from the taxpayers to help out your friends is always more popular than cutting spending to balance the budget.

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"Sunny"

Deb Nadeau has spent the last week walking for miles in a frantic search for her family's missing lutino cockatiel named Sunny. Now she's offering a $300 reward for Sunny's return.


NEWS IN PRINT

Official calls cause of Epsom barn fire 'suspicious'
Hanover to resume work on fiber optic network


SPORTS IN PRINT

Sacrifice fly carries Manchester in Babe Ruth League action
Bruins legends come to Concord for the annual Rick Middleton charity golf tournament

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