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CLINTON

Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House last night, and drew thunderous applause at the Democratic National Convention when she declared her one-time rival is "my candidate and he must be our President."

6:40 P.M. UPDATE: Obama has been nominated by acclamation. Look for full coverage tomorrow.

Clinton's NH delegates unsure what's next
A speech not given: NH's John Hutson was bumped again Tuesday, but is expected to speak today (click for advance text)
Roger Simon (Politico.com): Bitterness serves no political purpose
Click here for full Election '08 coverage from the Union Leader's news partner, Politico.com


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State Sen. Peter Burling, visited House Speaker Terie Norelli and the state's delegation on Monday night. (CAROLINE BENNETT)

Updated, 2:44 p.m. The delegation’s day starts at 7:00 and runs at least until a post-convention dinner. There are numerous parties. Most of the group hasn’t been getting much sleep, several delegates say.

Updated, 5:10 p.m. No election season is complete without high-profile, high-pressure confrontations. The New Hampshire Union Leader is co-sponsoring eight forums and debates in September and October, matching up the major candidates in all key races.

Noise and rock-crushing issues were among those on the planning board's radar last night during the site plan review of a proposed outlet mall.

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats nearly gift-wrapped a win for playoff-hungry Binghamton before earning a 4-3 triumph in their last at-bat at Merchantsauto.com Stadium last night.

Sox beat Yanks
Yaz out of hospital after triple bypass


THERE WERE no surprises from the New England Patriots in the first round of cuts yesterday, as only three players were released and two more were moved to injury-designated spots.


Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was released from a hospital yesterday, one week after having triple bypass surgery.

Top Stories

Updated, 8:16 p.m. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte has made a "preliminary determination" that a state trooper and the Springfield police chief were justified in using deadly force in a July 26 incident in Charlestown that resulted in the death of Anthony Jarvis. But her report raises questions about police tactics, communications, and the decision to enter Jarvis's trailer.

The attorney general's press release (full text)

Look for extensive coverage of the Jarvis report tomorrow on UnionLeader.com and in the New Hampshire Union Leader.


Updated, 6:03 p.m. A small plane crashed and caught fire near the Freudenberg-NOK plant this afternoon. Two people on board were injured. One, a woman, was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Satellite photo of the crash area


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LAVIGNE

Not long ago at Strikers East Bowling Center where he worked, Jason Lavigne sat down with a teen-age girl who was struggling with her weight. He quietly advised her to eat a more healthful diet and, having successfully battled the scale himself, offered to help in any way. Lavigne, 32, died Monday night when his car careened off Route 101 and struck two vehicles heading eastbound.


Six more senators, including New Hampshire's John Sununu, are backing a bill they say will break the stalemate over offshore drilling in Congress.


The dominant airline at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will cut three flights a day in January. The airport's deputy director expects more bad news.


Like many other residents, Teddy DeJesus thinks Victory Park is one of the city's prettiest. He often brings his laptop there and surfs the Internet off the city library's wireless connection. He uses it as a shortcut on his way home and enjoys strolling through it with his girlfriend after an evening downtown.

What he didn't know was he could get a ticket for it.



The man found with a rope, ski mask, latex gloves, BB gun and video camera in Twin Bridge Park was arraigned yesterday on a prowling charge.


In a packed, tense courtroom, a judge yesterday found probable cause for all four felony charges against the Henniker man accused of fatally striking an off-duty Hopkinton police officer with his car.

Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta and his staff deserve credit for keeping downtown commuter bus service from Manchester to Boston from being decimated.

John McCain would like to pick the pro-choice senator from Connecticut as his vice president.

Politico.com: Lieberman camp says Novak is wrong


As parents pack their youngsters off to college, they might ask themselves whether it's worth both the money they will spend and their children's time.

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Make your Labor Day cookout a classic


NEWS IN PRINT

Generosity amazes family of baby born with cancer
Sandown widow sues over fatal crash


SPORTS IN PRINT

At UNH, familiarity breeds teammates
Pats have decisions to make at running back

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