A Porcupine | 
10 30th, 2008| 
Portsmouth has the 19th lowest unemployment out of 369 metropolitan areas in the U.S. and thus is among the “25 Best Markets to Find a Job”.
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Oct
20
New Hampshire has the largest number of members under 30 years of age sitting in the House of Representitives.
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http://www.sentinelsource.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/local/free/id_327546.txt
Oct
16
New Hampshire has an active chapter of the Pink Pistols, a group dedicated to promotion of firearm rights and safety with and emphasis on the LGBT community. The Pink Pistols offer shooting events as well as political activism. The New Hampshire chapter actively rated candidates on their stances on both queer and self-defense issues.
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Oct
16
New Hampshire was the first state to adopt same-sex union legislation without a challenge of existing law.
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http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/REPOSITORY/70426002/1030
Oct
16
Concord was recently ranked seventh “least vulnerable” city with regard to recession by Forbes Magazine.
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Oct
16
Keene has been listed by Forbes Magazine as the third “least vulnerable” city in America with regard to recession.
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Oct
16
Kids Count, a project of the Casey Foundation aimed at measuring child well-being in America, has ranked New Hampshire #1 in six of the seven past surveys since 1999. The 2004/2005 year was the only year New Hampshire dropped from the first spot, taking second. It reclaimed it’s #1 spot the following (most recent) year.
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http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/profile_results.jsp?r=31&d=1
Oct
16
New Hampshire ranks third in a comparison of State Government Tax Collections per Capita for 2005.
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http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=30&cat=1&sub=9&yr=16&typ=4&o=a&sort=n
Oct
16
In a comparison of state spending per capita for fiscal year 2006, New Hampshire scored as the sixth lowest at $3,430. This is well below the national average of $4,529.
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http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=32&cat=1&sub=10&yr=65&typ=4&o=a&sort=n
Oct
16
New Hampshire has a high median household income at $63,942. The state ranks third and comes in behind Maryland and New Jersey, both noted for having a higher-than-average cost of living.
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http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=15&cat=1&sub=3&yr=89&typ=4&o=a&sort=n