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Article: In War Over Primary, New Hampshire Loses Another Battle
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- The Washington Post
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- June 24, 2006
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New Hampshire Democrats extended their losing streak this week in
their battle with the Democratic National Committee to preserve the
state's special status in presidential nominating contests.
By an overwhelming margin, a DNC panel in charge of revamping the
nominating calendar voted Thursday to insert a state caucus between
the Iowa caucuses in mid-January and the New Hampshire primary in
late January. The rules and bylaws committee also added a primary to
be squeezed into the days immediately following the Granite State
vote but before another round of primaries begins on Feb. 5, 2008.
Enter Kathy Sullivan, chairwoman of the New Hampshire Democratic
Party and proud protector of the ...