Shaheen's Economic Plan Making Headlines

by: Zandra Rice Hawkins

Fri Sep 19, 2008 at 12:04:14 PM EDT

Jeanne Shaheen's economic plan is making headlines in the local newspapers. A quick sampling of the news coverage her economic plan received around the state of New Hampshire -- and remember, these are just the headlines and lead paragraphs from the papers:

Seacoast Online: 'A New Direction' - Shaheen stumps in Hampton, backed by firemen

HAMPTON - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen enjoyed a little chili Thursday afternoon, Sept. 18 before tearing into her opponent on why he's the wrong man to send back to Washington.

WMUR: Shaheen Attacks Sununu on Turbulent Economy

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The economic situation is playing out in New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race, with Democratic challenger Jeanne Shaheen attacking Republican incumbent Sen. John Sununu. Shaheen is laying the blame for a jittery stock market and shaky economy at the feet of Republicans in Washington.

Concord Monitor: Economy slides into campaign rhetoricWith Wall Street institutions foundering this week, New Hampshire Democrats emphasized Sen. John Sununu's credentials as a free market conservative, saying the anti-regulation tack of Sununu's Republican Party allowed the financial industry to elude oversight on risky deals.

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Seacoast Online: Shaheen touts solutions for Wall Street crisis

PORTSMOUTH - Saying she was the U.S. Senate candidate who could provide "new direction and new leadership," Jeanne Shaheen stepped away from the comfortable confines of campaign rallies to speak Thursday at the Rotary Club - where many of the business leaders in the audience likely support her opponent, incumbent Republican Sen. John Sununu.

Whether it is her command of the issues, good TV ads (view "Dig" below, if for no other reason than because it's good), or her steady lead in the polls, Shaheen is not letting up. She's making a thorough case to the people of New Hampshire about why she should be our U.S. Senator.
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