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POLITICS

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Gov. John Lynch said he will propose up to $60 million in cuts to the state budget tomorrow, and spend the next seven months looking for ways to close the remaining budget gap estimated at $90 million. Lynch would not specify where $50 million to $60 million in cuts will be made.

New Hampshire is not in the habit of following in the footsteps of Massachusetts, but there is a move under way to build on the attention received -- and any momentum generated -- by the passage of Question 3 in the Bay State.

Once again, the city's Christmas tree in Stanton Plaza cannot light the way into the holidays without some controversy.


> On one Seacoast radio station, it's already Christmas (4)

Recounts of election results continue this week, but the first dozen showed no change in outcome.

Gov. John Lynch today will nominate Manchester's former finance director, Kevin Clougherty, to be the state's new commissioner of revenue administration.