When the hostages had been released and their alleged captor arrested, a regal-looking Hillary Rodham Clinton strolled out of her Washington home, the picture of calm in the face of crisis.
 
The image, broadcast just as the network news began, conveyed the message a thousand town hall meetings and campaign commercials strive for — namely, that the Democratic presidential contender can face disorder in a most orderly manner.

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Barack Obama may be gaining in Iowa, but Hillary Clinton touched down here yesterday to issue an implicit reminder: when the race moves to New Hampshire, she'll have the Machine.

That may be an overly harsh word to describe the New Hampshire Democratic establishment -- state legislators, retired officials and lawyer-lobbyist types who tend on the whole to be as personable as most of their small-state neighbors. But there was no mistaking the show of Establishment force at the historic carriage house here where Clinton came to pick up yet another high-profile Democratic endorsement, from Susan Lynch, the wife of the state's popular governor John Lynch. Clinton was introduced by the speaker of the New Hampshire House, Terie Norelli, and the relatively small audience packed into the room included the president of the state Senate, Sylvia Larson; an influential veteran senator from Manchester, Lou D'Allesandro; and at least a dozen other state legislators from the Concord area.

The New Hampshire for Hillary campaign is planning a series of "I'm Sweet on Hillary" visits to senior communities across the state.

The visits will be led by campaign staff and supporters as an opportunity for residents of senior centers and nursing homes to discuss their concerns. The campaign will offer sugar-free cupcakes to participants at the scheduled discussions in Concord, Nashua, Manchester and Hampton. Additional events are being planned.

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New Hampshire state Senate President Sylvia Larsen, of Concord, formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for president this afternoon, marking one of the biggest endorsements for the New York senator thus far.

The announcement came at a press conference shortly after 2 p.m. this afternoon in New Hampshire. The Globe had reported earlier in the day that Larsen was expected to formally voice support for Clinton.

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Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will return to New Hampshire this weekend with stops in Manchester, Concord and Hampton.

Her campaign says that on Friday, Clinton will begin her fifth trip to the Granite State since February with a major policy address in Concord. Later, she will travel to Manchester for a "Conversation with Granite Staters."

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The WMUR/CNN poll shows Sen. Hillary Clinton with the lead at 27 percent. Former Sen. John Edwards has surged in recent weeks to narrowly take second place over Sen. Barack Obama, with 21 percent. Obama was the choice of 20 percent of New Hampshire voters polled.

The survey, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, measured responses from 339 New Hampshire residents who plan to vote in the Democratic primary and has a margin of error of 5.3 percent, putting the race essentially at a three-way tie.

Manchester TV station WMUR reported that, eight weeks ago, a similar poll showed Clinton at 35 percent, with a large lead over Obama and a 2-to-1 advantage over Edwards.

Hillary Clinton yesterday called for universal pre-school, a reconsideration of taxpayer funding for private supplemental education services and a sharp shift away from what she described as George W. Bush's test-based approach to education.

The New York senator and Democratic Presidential front-runner was received enthusiastically by about 300 delegates of National Education Association-New Hampshire and hundreds of guests at the teachers union's annual meeting at the Grappone Center.

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Prominent Democratic attorney Bill Shaheen today will be named a co-chair of Hillary Clinton's national and state Presidential campaign.

"I've looked at all the candidates and Hillary is just one of these people that when someone knocks her down she comes back up stronger," Shaheen said yesterday. He called the New York senator "a good and honest person, intelligent, and she can get things done."

The Shaheen endorsement will be formally unveiled today at a news conference at the Merrimack Restaurant in Manchester.

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But Hillary-lovers can take heart in our poll findings as well. Despite months of heat for her past support of the war in Iraq, her favorability remains high, and her unfavorable rating is comparable to that of her opponents.

If you thought the New Hampshire Primary was going to be a cakewalk for Hillary Clinton, then our poll may be disappointing, but it really shouldn't be. Even as some voters flirt with others, the fact remains that Sen. Clinton is still the leader of the pack.

Poll numbers on the Republican candidates, including former Gov. Mitt Romney will be released on Wednesday.

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