<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Vote 2008 | New Hampshire Coverage | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/</link><description>NewsHour with Jim Lehrer's coverage of the 2008 elections beginning with the race for the Democratic and Republican party presidential nominations.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2008 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:20:35 EDT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:20:35 EDT</lastBuildDate><image><title>NewsHour with Jim Lehrer</title><width>144</width><height>144</height><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/</link><url>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rssvote2008.jpg</url></image><item><title>Democrat Shaheen Projected to Defeat Sununu in N.H. Senate Re-match</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/11/democrat_shaheen_projected_to.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:12:11 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen is projected to win the New Hampshire Senate race over Republican incumbent Sen. John Sununu in a closely watched re-match closer to a 60-seat majority.]]></description></item><item><title>Obama Projected Winner in 8 More States, D.C.; McCain Projected Winner of Another 3</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/11/obama_projected_winner_in_7_mo.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:47:33 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John McCain is projected to win Oklahoma, Tennessee and South Carolina, while Sen. Barack Obama is projected to win Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., according to the Associated Press.]]></description></item><item><title>First States to Close Could Shape Outcome of Race</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/11/first_states_to_close_could_sh.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:53:19 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The results of the first hour of poll closings have the very real potential of shaping the outcome of the presidential race. Among the nine states closing between 7 and 8 p.m. are four very competitive and key states: Indiana (11 electoral votes), North Carolina(15), Ohio (20) and Virginia (13).]]></description></item><item><title>Reporter's Notebook: Gwen Ifill on Key States to Watch</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/11/reporters_notebook_the_key_sta.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:35:06 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With voters finally casting ballots on Election Day, NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill reflects on which states to watch as results come in from across the country and what's in store for the NewsHour's special election night coverage.]]></description></item><item><title>Clinton Stumps for Shaheen in New Hampshire Senate Race </title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/july-dec08/nh_sen_11-03.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton stumped for Democratic Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire Sunday, his first time in the state since he campaigned for his wife in the January primaries. Clinton reflected Democrats' confidence about the outcome of the presidential election, urging Obama voters to also back Shaheen.]]></description></item><item><title>N.H. Senate Candidates Offer Competing Views on Economy, Social Security</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In New Hampshire's close Senate race, the rematch between Republican incumbent Sen. John Sununu and Democratic challenger Jeanne Shaheen has been an all-out battle between the two candidates, with negative ads and attacks from both sides. NH Outlook talks with both candidates about the economy, energy and national security.]]></description></item><item><title>Sen. Sununu Defends Seat in First N.H. Debate</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/july-dec08/nh_sen_10-22.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:57:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New Hampshire's Republican Sen. John Sununu accused his Democratic challenger, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, of shifting with the "political winds" during their first televised debate Tuesday night, while Shaheen hammered Sununu for voting with President Bush 90 percent of the time.]]></description></item><item><title>McCain Touts Fight for the 'Underdog' in New Hampshire</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/10/mccain_touts_fight_for_the_und.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:18:34 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain returned Wednesday to a pivotal place in his political career: New Hampshire, where he won the primary in 2000 and again this year and where he aims to drum up support as polls show the Granite State tilting toward rival Sen. Barack Obama.]]></description></item><item><title>Candidates Step Up Campaigning After Final Debate</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/campaigntrail_10-16.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:21:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the last presidential debate behind them, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama and their running mates continued campaigning in several battleground states, focusing on the differences in their plans for the economy. Kwame Holman reports on the latest from the campaign trail.]]></description></item><item><title>N.H. Senate Candidates Debate Economy, Energy </title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Incumbent Republican Sen. John Sununu and challenger former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen sparred over the federal bailout bill, health care and energy in a forum held in Manchester, N.H. and moderated by New Hampshire Public Radio's Laura Knoy. ]]></description></item><item><title>Sununu, Shaheen on Message as General Election Kicks off</title><link>http://www.nhpr.org/node/17513</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When observers talk of the Sununu-Shaheen Senate rematch, they say it's hotly contested; they say it's one of the most-watched races in the country, and they may even say it's a bellwether of the national political mood. What they never say is that it lacks for message discipline.]]></description></item><item><title>Shaheen Aims to Unseat First-term Senator Sununu</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/july-dec08/nhsenate_07-01.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, the former governor of New Hampshire, is aiming to cut short Republican John Sununu's Senate career after only one term this fall. The race will be a rematch of the state's 2002 Senate matchup, in which Shaheen lost by four points to Sununu, then a congressman.]]></description></item><item><title>For Clinton and Obama, the Word of the Day is Unity</title><link>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/reportersblog/2008/06/for_clinton_and_obama_the_word.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:12:25 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It was day two of the Democratic Unity Tour, and Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made their first public appearance together since Sen. Clinton dropped out of the presidential race earlier this month, leaving Sen. Obama as the party's presumptive nominee.]]></description></item></channel></rss>