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New Hampshire Back In Campaign Spotlight

By Brian Naylor, Liane Hansen

Published September 14, 2008 at 5:00 AM PDT

This story was published more than 15 years ago.

Sen. Barack Obama canceled his Saturday Night Live appearance Saturday night because of Hurricane Ike, but the Democratic presidential candidate made a campaign visit to Manchester, N.H., earlier in the day. Republican Sen. John McCain will be in New Hampshire on Sunday, appearing at a NASCAR race.

Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live for a sketch featuring her, appearing as Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and Amy Poehler as Sen. Hillary Clinton.

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Brian Naylor

NPR News' Brian Naylor is a correspondent on the Washington Desk. In this role, he covers politics and federal agencies.

Liane Hansen

Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.