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09-04-2008
Republican Robert Clegg aims to leave Concord for Washington
A look at the résumé of Robert E. Clegg Jr. reveals a hodgepodge of odd jobs: newspaper delivery, yard work, shoe-shining, nursing home employment, construction, many done while he was still in school.

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09-01-2008
On the trail with Bob Clegg
Bob Clegg sat at the end of a black leather couch, in a handsome office painted sage green and decorated with framed family photos. Across a tile-top coffee table sat Al Letizio, a fourth-generation meat cutter and small businessman.

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08-30-2008
Weight Loss Success N.H. Senator to Speak at Obesity Forum in St. Paul
ST. PAUL -- New Hampshire Senator Bob Clegg will speak at a forum on obesity held this week, the same week as the Republican National Convention, entitled “The Challenge of Obesity for Policy Makers: Recommendations for the Next Administration."

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08-20-2008
Clegg says he'll recognize voters' needs
Robert Clegg wants to further the American dream that has already taken him to the state Senate by serving in Congress. That's the theme of the Republican's campaign as he seeks to challenge Democrat incumbent Paul Hodes for the 2nd District Congressional seat: a worker who has paid his dues and who has the political experience that can best serve the state in Washington.

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07-16-2008
Lynch clears way for Clegg's surgery bill
CONCORD – Health insurance companies in New Hampshire will now have to cover gastric bypass surgery, which shortens the digestive system by rerouting it to help obese people lose weight, if it is deemed medically necessary.

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07-14-2008
Hey, Guv, what about that obesity bill?
By LAUREN R. DORGAN Monitor staff July 13, 2008 Though he likes to take his time to make up his mind on controversial matters, Gov. John Lynch doesn't have forever to act on a bill. He gets five days from the time it arrives at his desk, a countdown that stops only for holidays and Saturdays.

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07-08-2008
Surgery alters Clegg's health, view on power insurers have
HUDSON – Last September, Sen. Bob Clegg, R-Hudson, weighed about 380 pounds and was suffering from arthritis and gastro-reflux. He had back and kidney problems. Although he didn't know it, he had several hernias and adhesions plaguing some internal organs, thanks to past surgeries.

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06-27-2008
N.H. residents, GOP politicians applaud high court gun ruling
State Sen. Bob Clegg, who is trying to unseat Congressman Paul Hodes, said the ruling is a "significant step" and the Supreme Court came out on the side of gun advocates in recognizing the right to keep and bear arms. "We've always said we had it," Clegg said. "Other people said we didn't. The Supreme Court agrees with us."

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06-27-2008
GOP candidates debate in race for Hodes seat
The four Republicans vying for a chance to unseat Democrat Paul Hodes in the state's 2nd Congressional District agreed on several key points last night, rejecting a timetable for pulling troops out of Iraq and pledging to fight amnesty for illegal immigrants.

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06-26-2008
GOP candidates debate in Keene
Paul Hodes has done a ton of things that has not only embarrassed me as an American but also as a citizen of New Hampshire," Clegg said.

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06-16-2008
Clegg touts common sense approach
Republican state Sen. Bob Clegg, who is running for the 2nd Congressional District seat, launched a new radio ad last week. The 60-second ad started airing Monday, the same day he officially filed for office with the secretary of state. The ad, "A Little Common Sense," discusses the need for a more common sense approach to the needs of working families in America who are looking for relief in these turbulent economic times. "Washington is full of people with advanced degrees ... so how come they aren't smart enough to balance the federal budget or figure out how to let working families keep more of what they earn?" Clegg asks in the ad. Clegg is running against Jennifer Horn, Grant Bosse and Jim Steiner in the Republican primary. The winner will face incumbent Democrat Paul Hodes in November.

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06-10-2008
Ex-GOP hopeful gives advice on Obama on visit to back Clegg
Huckabee, a 2008 Republican presidential candidate, commended Obama as the first African-American poised to win the presidential nomination of either major party.

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06-10-2008
NH candidates file for election
Also filing was state Sen. Bob Clegg, of Hudson, who signed up in the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary. Clegg arrived at the Statehouse with former presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, who supports Clegg's campaign. Clegg hopes to challenge freshman Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes.

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06-09-2008
Clegg airs first radio ads
Republican Congressional candidate Bob Clegg began airing his first radio ads, which are also the first broadcast ads in the 2nd Congressional District race.

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05-29-2008
Huckabee returns to campaign in NH congressional race
CONCORD, N.H.—Former Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is returning to New Hampshire to campaign for state Senator Bob Clegg, who is running for Congress.

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05-28-2008
Huckabee returns to campaign for Clegg
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is coming back to New Hampshire - and he's bringing his bass guitar.

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05-27-2008
Londonderry Memorial Day 2008
Our present State Senator Bob Clegg spoke on the Town Common his entire speech follows.

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05-27-2008
Clegg Cites Humble Roots
The Republican candidate said that the state elects politicians who cannot relate to average Granite Staters. "I want to go to Washington and do what I did in New Hampshire and remind them what's it like to be a regular person who has to pay a mortgage and put food on the table," he said.

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05-16-2008
N.H. Senate votes for poker tax
Hudson Republican Bob Clegg said lawmakers should allow video lottery instead of taxing games run for charities.

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05-08-2008
Kindergarten compromise okayed; House also backs stomach surgery bill
The House yesterday overwhelmingly backed a bill to require insurance companies to cover doctor-recommended treatments for obese and morbidly obese patients, including so-called "stomach-stapling" surgeries.

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05-08-2008
Weight-loss surgery bill gets OK
CONCORD – Sen. Robert Clegg, R-Hudson, scored a surprising victory Wednesday with final approval of legislation that compels insurers to cover weight-loss surgery that is medically necessary.

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05-05-2008
Clegg: Adam Walsh Bill Gives Sex Offenders "License" to Avoid Arrest
Concord, NH - Debate is raging in the State House over just how closely New Hampshire should track sex offenders. Last week, a Senate committee removed key provisions of the state's proposed "Adam Walsh" law, turning down calls from police and victims' advocates to suspend the driver's licenses of offenders who fail to register. Senator Bob Clegg of Hudson says a suspended license could help law enforcement recognize such offenders during routine traffic stops.

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05-02-2008
N.H Senate: a cigar is just a cigarette
“It’s a new tax on another product,” said Sen. Bob Clegg, R-Hudson, who called the legislation anti-business. “It’s just another way to hit the retailer. You dip his hand into his pocket to see if he has any change. Stop trying to collect every nickel.”

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04-24-2008
Two wheels on the trail
Bob Clegg — Harley enthusiast, House candidate By Alec O'Meara aomeara@hippopress.com

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04-16-2008
Charlie Arlinghaus: Why is NH taxing us to send millions to Saudi Arabia?
DESPITE A DEFICIT approaching $300 million, New Hampshire uses some taxes on gasoline to send millions of dollars to large multinational oil companies. To make sure more money gets collected from you and sent to Saudi Arabia, Venezuela or Russia, a slim majority of the House passed a $2 million gasoline tax increase last month...Two years ago, state Sen. Robert Clegg summed up the ridiculousness of the program, explaining that we give them 100 percent of the costs of the program "and we give it to them even though they have the assets to do it themselves." I'm glad that the oil tanks are getting cleaned up, but I wonder if perhaps Saudi Arabia has the resources to pay some of the cost without sending me the bill through my taxes.

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04-16-2008
Weight-loss bill faces uphill battle
CONCORD – Business leaders, insurers, a medical expert and a primary opponent all ganged up on the proposal of Sen. Robert Clegg, R-Hudson, that would require insurers to cover the cost of weight-loss surgery. Clegg retold his personal story of having to pay more than $20,000 out-of-pocket in September for a gastric bypass procedure after a Boston doctor concluded he was a cancer and hypertension risk. "In essence my body was killing itself. I am not unique,'' Clegg told the House Commerce Committee on Tuesday at the final hearing of the bill. Doctors advised Clegg to have the bypass because it also would correct problems with his metabolism.

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04-15-2008
The Wall Street Journal: Huckabee Launches PAC to Help GOP Candidates
Former Arkansas governor and unsuccessful presidential candidate Mike Huckabee reincarnated his presidential campaign site, www.mikehuckabee.com, Tuesday into the online venue for his newest venture: Huck PAC. “Huck PAC is committed to helping Republicans regain control of the House and Senate, regain a majority of governorships and elect John McCain as the 44th President of the United States,” according to the mission statement. The new site still has some kinks to work out: the hyped noon launch failed to happen on time and some of the links don’t work yet. “This is the 1.0 version of our website,” the site notes. But they are already touting the kind of candidates Huckabee is supporting. The first featured candidate is New Hampshire state Sen. Bob Clegg, who is running for the House seat held by freshman Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes.

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03-20-2008
Senate vote on new ed-funding plan today
CONCORD – A state Senate committee produced another version of a statewide education aid proposal – the third in two weeks – which includes an additional $9 million in transition aid to shore up support in advance of today's pivotal education-funding vote.

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03-13-2008
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
An Op-Ed by Bob Clegg

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03-07-2008
NH senator: Pay for weight-loss surgery
CONCORD – State Sen. Bob Clegg is on a personal crusade -- to lose 150 pounds and to make New Hampshire insurers pay for weight-loss surgery for morbidly obese people like him. Clegg, a 53-year-old, 271-pound Republican from Hudson, is on his way on both counts. He has lost 105 pounds since bariatric surgery in September where his stomach was reduced to the size of a cup. He has dropped from a 62 portly suit size to a 50 long. He can walk without hauling hard to draw a breath. Yesterday, the state Senate gave preliminary approval to his bill to require that New Hampshire insurers include bariatric surgery as an option in treating diseases and ailments caused by obesity.

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03-06-2008
New Hampshire Republicans Eager to Challenge Freshman Dem
Republican candidates are already campaigning on issues such as the economy and local job growth as well as national concerns such as finding a solution to the ongoing war in Iraq, a topic that strongly resonated in the state in 2006. Most candidates in the district, which borders Canada, also have spoken out about a need to rein in illegal immigration. With legislative experience and the network that comes with it on his side, many already regard latecomer Clegg as the Republican primary frontrunner. Dante Scala, University of New Hampshire political scientist and author characterized Clegg as “head and shoulders” above his competitors, owing to his political experience.

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03-06-2008
New Hampshire Republicans Eager to Challenge Freshman Dem
By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff A competitive Republican primary has rapidly taken shape in New Hampshire’s 2nd District where three new GOP challengers have decided to enter the race since the beginning of the year.

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03-04-2008
Drastic path to slimming down: Insurers would cover weight-loss surgery
After Clegg opted for weight-loss surgery in September, he has lost more than 100 pounds and seen his weight-related health problems recede. Now, the slimmer, healthier Clegg has become a persuasive champion of a bill that would require the state's health insurers to pay for surgeries like his in appropriate patients. A Senate committee that heard testimony from Clegg and his Boston surgeon voted unanimously to endorse the legislation. The full Senate will vote on the measure Thursday.

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03-01-2008
Southern NH Youth Ballet’s Valentine Gala Raised Money & Awareness: Artistic Director Presented with Resolution from NH Senator Clegg
Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet, a non-profit organization, held it’s annual Valentine Gala Saturday, February 9, 2008. It was a true success! There were over one hundred people in attendance including New Hampshire author Tracy Kane and her husband Barry and New Hampshire Senator Robert Clegg and his wife Priscilla. On behalf of the New Hampshire Senate, Senator Clegg presented SNHYB’s artistic director, Patricia Lavoie, with a Resolution “in recognition of ten years of promoting and encouraging the appreciation of ballet and other dance forms through performance and education.” “The presentation of the Resolution by Senator Clegg was a complete surprise,” stated Patricia Lavoie. “It was an honor just to have Senator Clegg at our Gala. The recognition by the New Hampshire Senate was just a wonderful surprise,” added Lavoie.

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02-23-2008
Statement on the Education Ammendment by Senator Clegg
The proposed constitutional amendment on education funding, CACR 34, states that in fulfillment of the state’s duties (as has been defined by the NH State Supreme Court), the legislature shall have the responsibility and the authority to define what an adequate public education is. The problem with CACR 34 is that it also allows for mandates to be levied down to local school systems. For example, the legislature has determined that full day kindergarten and preschool is essential to an adequate education. My question is: Who will pay for this?

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02-21-2008
Senate Warmly Receives Amendment
The debate on the Senate floor was oddly subdued. Maybe it’s because there was little doubt the constitutional amendment would pass. Or, sponsor Democrat Joe Foster says, maybe it’s because the 24 senators had a big lunch. 1:23 Chinese food will do that to any group. Foster made his joke, after his amendment had passed in a landslide. But before lawmakers had voted, the Nashua Democrat was all business. He warned his colleagues that the new funding formula that he and others are working on is not going to make many people happy. 1:20 when it’s released, unless we spend millions more than we are spending today, I predict none of us in this body will like the results. The plan that we will put forward will not be as good a plan as we could do. Why? B/c it can’t be.

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02-21-2008
Movement on I-93 widening project urged
CONCORD – Legislators from towns from Londonderry to Salem along Interstate 93 yesterday urged a quick approach to widening the highway. The 10-year highway plan that Gov. John Lynch has proposed would widen the highway to four lanes each way from the state border in Salem to Exit 3 in Windham and fix the interchange at Exit 5. He wants the Department of Transportation to plan for extending the four lanes to Manchester and to lay groundwork for a new Exit 4A in Derry. Sen. Robert Clegg, R-Hudson, suggested a large bond issue to help speed work and to get ahead of construction inflation. That would also provide an economic boost with new jobs.

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02-21-2008
NH Senate votes 19-5 to pass constitutional school aid amendment
After years of fighting over a school aid pot that never grows bigger, the state Senate voted Thursday to change the constitution so the neediest towns could be singled out for aid. The 19-5 bipartisan vote ensures a repeat of last year's fight with the House over putting a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. Democratic Gov. John Lynch, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Foster and Senate Republican Leader Ted Gatsas crafted the amendment that they say will allow the state to stop sending a base per pupil amount of aid to every town. They argue wealthier towns don't need the state's help like poor towns do...Sen. Bob Clegg objected the state could use the new power to circumvent an existing constitutional prohibition against the state mandating programs it doesn't fund. For example, lawmakers could decide an adequate education includes preschool programs, then only pay for them in poor towns, he said. "The amendment says the (Legislature) will decide how much money to give you," said Clegg, R-Hudson.

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02-07-2008
Clegg Jumps into Congressional Race
Hudson Republican Robert Clegg said farewell to a rising, 14-year career in the state Legislature to mount an uphill challenge of Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes. Clegg, 53, pledged to offer a bipartisan, can-do approach to solving the nation's energy crisis, winning the war against Islamic terrorists, securing the borders against illegal immigrants, awarding universal health benefits to veterans and ending unfunded federal mandates.

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02-07-2008
Clegg wants Hodes's seat
Republican state Sen. Bob Clegg of Hudson joined the race yesterday for the 2nd District seat held by Democrat Paul Hodes. Clegg, a one-time state Senate majority leader, said he would push for smaller government, better health care for veterans, immigration reform and research toward energy innovation. "My priority has always been to work for the betterment of our state and its people and to uphold our principles of freedom, independence and limited government," he said.

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02-07-2008
Clegg announces run for Congress
CONCORD – State Sen. Bob Clegg entered the race for Congress yesterday, announcing his candidacy for the state's Second District seat. The Hudson Republican would face one-term Democrat U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes in an election this fall, if he wins the GOP nomination. Clegg, 53, faces a primary against Jennifer Horn of Nashua and James Steiner of Concord. The Second District includes the cities of Nashua, Concord, Berlin and Keene and covers the western part of the state and all of Coos County. Clegg traced his blue-collar background, from paperboy and shoe-shiner to founder of a construction company. He now owns a property management firm.

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02-05-2008
Clegg plans to run for House seat
Clegg has been considering running since last spring. Yesterday, interest in his plans were fueled by a new Web blog called "What's Bob Up To?" created by Primary Communications, a new consulting firm set up by political activists Deb Vander Beek, Periklis Karoutas and Chris Herr. They, who, along with Clegg, had been active in the New Hampshire presidential campaign of Republican Mike Huckabee. The Web site includes a video that features people who know Clegg asking, "What's Bob Up To?" Fliers asking the same question are expected to appear in Concord and the Nashua area tomorrow.

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