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Iraq Views: In Washington, politicians are debating whether the US presence in Iraq is inflaming or calming the almost daily violence in that country. This week NHPR presents the views of people who have spent significant time in Iraq.

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Iraq Views Part 3: This week, New Hampshire Public Radio presents the views of people who have spent a significant length time in Iraq. Today, we hear from embedded reporter Doug Grindle. NHPR's Dan Gorenstein asked Grindle whether Iraq would be safer if the United States left.

Wal-Mart Strains Police Services in Small Towns: Small towns are weighing whether big box retailers are paying their fair share of the cost of increased police service.

Flu Vaccine Unpopular Among Pregnant Women: Seniors, children, healthcare workers, and those with medical conditions are high on the recommended list for vaccination. A more recent addition to that group is pregnant women. But most of them do not get immunized. All the studies show that the shot is safe, yet some women are still worried.

The Exchange

The Fate of the New Hampshire Primary: Once again the New Hampshire "First in the Nation" Primary is in jeopardy of losing it's status… but this time it looks even more dangerous. In an attempt to give states with a higher minority population a larger say, a National Democratic Party Commission will come out with a report on Saturday recommending its schedule of 2008 calendar that would put a few extra caucuses between the "First in the Nation" Iowa Caucus and the "First in the Nation" New Hampshire Primary. Today on the Exchange we'll examine this report, how serious it may be to the New Hampshire Primary and what New Hampshire Democrats and Republicans plan to do next.

The Front Porch

Playwright Scarlett Savage: Seacoast playwright Scarlett Ridgway Savage got an impressive jumpstart in eigth grade when E.B. White wrote to congratulate her for her play adaptation of his book Charlotte's Web. Since then the Maine native has been writing prolificly. Her play "Dear Daddy, Love, Cassie" has played on the Seacoast and in Boston; a publisher is behind her effort to make it a novel, and Miramax and Samuel Goldwyn are knocking at her door. We'll talk with Scarlett about her work, theater in New Hampshire, and the use of humor in raw dramatic material.