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Sally Ride, the first American woman to journey into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her foundation announced. She was 61.

Ride first launched into space in 1983 aboard Challenger on the seventh mission of US space shuttle program.

US President Barack Obama called her a "national hero and a powerful role model" who "inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars."
"Sally's life showed us that there are no limits to what we can achieve and I have no doubt that her legacy will endure for years to come," he added, in a statement offering condolences to Ride's family and friends.

NASA administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement Ride "literally changed the face of America's space program" and that "the nation has lost one of its finest leaders, teachers, and explorers."

The agency's deputy administrator Lori Garver added that the trailblazing astronaut was a "personal and professional role model to me and thousands of women around the world."

Tributes quickly poured in on the micro-blogging website Twitter, including from women who remembered learning as young girls of Ride's pioneering flight.
"I was seven in the summer of 1983. Sally Ride was simply everything," read one. Another declared: "RIP Sally Ride -- you inspired me to believe that, as a female, anything was possible. May your journey to the stars be swift.

In an interview marking the 25th anniversary of the mission, Ride said she was so dazzled that she only later "came to appreciate what an honor it was to be selected to be the first (US woman) to get a chance to go into space."

Her groundbreaking space voyage came two decades after the first Soviet women flew into space.

Valentina Tereshkova, a 26-year old textile worker, in 1963 became the first woman in space, orbiting Earth in her Vostok VI spaceship. The second Soviet woman in space, Svetlana Savitskaya, a former pilot also became her country's first female space walker in July, 1984.

Ride, born May 26, 1951, in southern California, earned degrees in physics and English from Stanford University.

She applied to be an astronaut at US space agency NASA in 1977, after seeing an ad in her university's student newspaper. It was the first time the space agency had allowed applications from civilians -- or from women.

Ride was one of 35 people, including just six women, chosen from a pool of 8,000 applicants.

She flew in two space missions, logging nearly 350 hours in space. However, after the Challenger explosion that killed all seven crew members, her third planned mission was grounded in 1986.

Ride served on the commission to investigate the accident, and was then assigned to NASA headquarters. She retired from the agency in 1987.
On her foundation's website, Ride said of her historic foray into space: "The thing I'll remember most about the flight is that it was fun."
According to the foundation, Ride became an advocate "inspiring young people, especially girls, to stick with their interest in science, to become scientifically literate, and to consider careers in science and engineering."

She founded Sally Ride Science in 2001, directed NASA-funded education projects, and also co-authored seven science books for children.
US Senator Barbara Mikulski -- the longest serving female legislator in the US congress -- said Ride "was the first American women to go into space, but she didn't want to be the only. She dedicated her life to getting more girls involved in science through her foundation."

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney also offered his condolences, saying Ride "was a profile in courage, and while she will be missed, her accomplishments will never be forgotten."

Ride is survived by Tam O'Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years, as well as by her mother, sister, niece and nephew.

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THE RACE: Romney may avoid hitting Obama on trip

Mitt Romney says he will refrain from criticizing President Barack Obama while on foreign soil. That's in line with an old U.S. adage that "politics stops at the water's edge."

But that Cold War guideline now is honored mostly in the breach and observing it could be challenging for Romney.

Obama, too, insisted his 2008 overseas tour wasn't political, that he was traveling as "a citizen." But his trip was awash in politics with implied criticism of President George W. Bush's policies at nearly every stop.

The GOP candidate was in London Wednesday on a five-day trip including stops in Israel and Poland.

Romney has accused Obama of offending Israel and neglecting allies like Poland to accommodate Russia. He doesn't even have to criticize the president directly. His itinerary does it for him.

Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, R-Mich., became a symbol of national bipartisanship when he turned from isolationism to support President Harry S. Truman's major post-World War II foreign policy moves.

Vandenberg said the nation should be united "at the water's edge," words repeated many times since by American politicians ? but seldom heeded nowadays.

When Bush traveled overseas in 2005, Democrats taunted him daily, accusing him of manipulating prewar intelligence on Iraq and starting a war he couldn't stop.

Outspoken Iraq war critic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went to Baghdad in January 2007, just days after Bush implored the nation to give his Iraq policy more time to work. Back home, Bush fumed, "I'm the decision maker."

So it remains to be seen if Romney mutes his criticism.

But he unleashed a barrage before leaving, accusing Obama of coddling China, being too timid on Iran, jeopardizing the military with budget cuts and overseeing an administration he said leaked classified documents for political gain.

Obama was campaigning Wednesday in New Orleans and addressing the National Urban League.

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With 104 days left until Election Day, here are insights into today's highlights in U.S. politics

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K1 Visas for Couples Who Have Never Met

Generally speaking it is a strict requirement that the couple filing for the?K1 Visa have in fact met at least one on a face-to-face basis in the two years preceding the filing of the I-129F Petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). If they have not they are usually not able to continue the process. However there are a few very rare cases where the requirement of meeting face-to-face is waived. Do not rely on this however as the rules are very strict. Examples of why the requirement may be waved can be seen in strict religious cases and in cases where extreme hardship is evident.

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It's no surprise that home loan payments have increased substantially over the years. Lenders have been modifying loans for years. We hear more about loan modification as a result of the financial crisis. Taking action immediately will help you avoid foreclosure and save your home.

Loan modification involves negotiating the loan with the lender in order to help make it more affordable for the homeowner. In order to qualify you must be going through a hardship. Additionally you must be able to prove that hardship.

Essentially a loan modification can lower and lock the interest rate to prevent increases. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) you could have it changed to a fixed rate mortgage (FRM). You will ultimately be able to cut down you mortgage payments and save money.

The term of the loan could be extended allowing late fees to be re-applied into the mortgage.

This is a way for the lender to get you caught up on the loan. This is another way that you can save money on a mortgage.

The duration of the loan could be lengthened in order to allow for lower payments over an extended period of time. If you do qualify, you can save money and save your home as well.

Your mortgage can be modified to allow you to stay in your home. Lenders are dealing with enough foreclosures on the books. Its more advantageous for the lender to work out a loan with the homeowner. This way the lender gets their money back and you keep your home.

Has your mortgage terms changed and set you and your family up to the risk of foreclosure? It is possible to save yourself with a home loan modification? This involves negotiating the terms of your loan with your lender in order for you to be able to stay in your home.

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N2K Presidential Race: Romney Looks to Burnish Foreign Policy Chops

Stuck in the backstage shadows of a presidential campaign dominatend by the economy, international issues get a rare moment in the spotlight this week.

Both President Obama and Mitt Romney will have give important foreign-policy speeches before the Republican challenger leaves on a three-country trip designed to highlight his differences with the current administration?s diplomacy. The president addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno on Monday, with his opponent taking the same podium on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, Romney leaves for London, the start of a trip he hopes will reassure allies overseas, who always fret about change in U.S. leadership, as well as voters back home, who always worry when a governor with no foreign-policy experience wants to be president.

The dueling speeches and the trip come against a backdrop of a presidential campaign that has given little attention to the diplomatic difficulties awaiting the next president. The dozens of GOP debates in the primaries included only a handful of questions on international issues with base-friendly rhetoric substituting for thoughtful discussion.

No one expects foreign policy to determine the winner of the election or achieve the high place on the agenda it enjoyed during the Cold War. But Romney faces the same challenge of any diplomatically inexperienced challenger taking on an incumbent: He must show that he is sure-footed enough to pass the threshold test that he can be trusted to be commander in chief.

--George E. Condon Jr.


NATIONAL JOURNAL
?S PRESIDENTIAL RACE REPORT

Solyndra Figures at Obama Fundraiser on West Coast NEW!
[Politico, 7/23/12] Two figures at the heart of the Solyndra scandal that has rocked the White House and been a major line of attack for Republicans were at an Obama campaign fundraiser in Piedmont, Calif., on Monday.

Obama Makes One-on-One Pitch in New Ad NEW!
[National Journal, 7/23/12] President Obama is up with a new TV ad, scheduled to run in swing states Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The ad shows the president discussing what he describes as competing visions for the country.

Obama to VFW: I'm Better for Vets ?
[Reno Gazette Journal, 7/23/12] Addressing a Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering before which Mitt Romney is expected to appear tomorrow, President Obama touted his administration's work for veterans' benefits, and the killing of Osama bin Laden. He told Republicans to stop playing politics with the military. Ahead of his speech on Monday, the Obama campaign released an online video, touting the president?s work on veteran?s issues.

Romney: Extend Bush Tax Cuts NEW!
[National Journal, 7/23/12] Romney supported extending the Bush tax cuts to give the winner of the 2012 election time to put their policies in place without facing the so-called fiscal cliff in January. No matter who is elected in November, Romney told CNBC's Larry Kudlow in an interview airing on Monday night, the winner should have "at least six months or a year" to put policies in place.

Obama Aides: President Will Visit Israel in a Second Term
[CNN, 7/23/12] As Romney embarks on a foreign trip with a stop in Israel, and as Republicans have hammered the president for not traveling there since taking office, Obama aides said on Monday Obama would make a trip if he were to have a second term.

Romney?s Tea Party Test: Who Will Speak at His Convention?
[National Journal, 7/23/12] For conservatives looking for assurances about Romney?s bona fides, the message that is broadcast from the Tampa convention stage?and who delivers that message?is a test. But signs don?t look good for a tea party hoping for its moment in the spotlight.?

Romney campaign to circulate anti-Obama petition in Iowa NEW!
[Des Moines Register, 7/23/12] Romney's campaign is sending a chain email to Iowans urging them to sign a petition accusing Obama of misleading people. This effort is part of the campaign's "cronyism" offensive against Obama.

A Ghost Haunting Obama Named Barofsky NEW!
[National Journal, 7/23/12] Neil Barofsky is not the sort of guy you want popping up in a tight election race if you?re Obama, National Journal's Michael Hirsh writes. That's first because Barofsky is an all-too-credible critic of the Obama administration?s lopsided economic approach and because Barofsky is trying to sell a new book, which offers a devastating indictment of Obama?s team.

The Incredible Shrinking?and Increasingly Valuable?Undecided Voter
[Washington Post, 7/23/12] Over the next three and a half months, hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent trying to persuade the undecided, but only 6 percent of Americans say there?s a good chance they?ll change their minds over how they?ll vote. The Fix takes a look at the most polarized electorate since 2000.

Romney: Bureaucrats Don?t Get Business Challenges
[National Journal, 7/23/12] Romney on Monday attacked Obama for failing to understand the business climate and not meeting more frequently with his jobs council. Speaking to a group of business owners in Southern California, Romney said that career government bureaucrats cannot understand the challenges that those in the private sector face.?

Nine Things We Learned From Obama?s FEC Report?
[National Journal, 7/23/12] Hotline sifted through the 243,000 records contained in Team Obama?s Federal Election Commission report this month so you don?t have to. Among other things, Hotline found that the campaign is spending most of its cash on advertising, with polling a close second.?

Stop Accusing Obama of Playing Chicago-Style Politics!?
[Slate, 7/23/12] Slate's Jacob Weisberg is sick and tired of people accusing Obama of playing Chicago-style politics, mainly, he argues, because that era is 25 years gone and Obama never had anything to do with it.

The Politics of Anything Goes
[New York Times, 7/23/12] Faced with a tough reelection fight, Obama has in many respects adopted a strategy he first denounced eight years ago when he called for an end to the politics of division. The Times? Thomas Edsall writes that the president?s approach today assumes a highly polarized electorate and tries to make the best of it.

Massachusetts Republicans Brown, Romney Share Staff?and Not Much Else
[Reuters, 7/23/12] Sen. Scott Brown,?R-Mass., currently tangled in a fierce race to keep his Senate seat, and Romney may share a party, a state, and advisers, but they both illustrate contrasting ends of the political spectrum that have characterized this year's election debate.

Romney Had Mixed Record on Immigration in Mass.
[Associated Press, 7/23/12] Romney fought against in-state college tuition rates for illegal immigrants, and pushed to give state troopers expanded powers. But he also showed a more compassionate side, personally interceding on behalf of an immigrant teacher facing deportation. Romney?s mixed-bag immigration policies in Massachusetts shed light on how he?d tackle the issues as president.

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Europe fear surges; Dow falls 130

(AP) ? Fear over European debt surged Monday and drove stocks sharply lower around the world. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged almost more than 200 points before recovering after an hour of trading.

The price of crude oil dropped more than $3 per barrel to below $90, and yields for U.S. government bonds sank to record lows, a sign that traders were seeking the safety of American debt.

The euro hit a two-year low against the U.S. dollar.

Borrowing costs rose sharply for Spain and Italy, a signal of renewed investor worries that the Spanish government will need an international bailout.

In the United States, the Dow was down as much as 239 points shortly after the opening but started rising after about an hour of trading. At 11 a.m. EDT, it was off 133 points at 12,690. The Dow has had only seven declines of 150 points or more this year, including its worst, a 274-point drop on June 1.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 18 points to 1,345, and the Nasdaq composite index plunged 54 points to 2,871.

The selling was widespread. By 11 a.m., only a dozen stocks in the S&P 500 were higher for the day.

The Bank of Spain said the Spanish economy contracted by a quarterly rate of 0.4 percent in the second quarter. Falling economic output makes it even more difficult for Spain to deal with its debts.

An eastern region of Spain said last week that it would need a bailout from the government in Madrid, and a southern region said over the weekend that it might also need help.

Spain's market regulator said it was temporarily banning short-selling of shares on its stock indexes. In a short sale, an investor seeks a profit by betting that the price of a certain stock will fall.

Strong selling rattled European markets. The main stock index dropped more than 7 percent in Greece, 1 percent in Spain, 3 percent in Germany and France. Asian stocks were also sharply lower.

Bank stocks, which tend to take a hit when fear flares in Europe, were among the biggest losers. Citigroup stock dropped more than 2 percent and Bank of America 1.3 percent.

Energy stocks were almost among the worst performers, following the price of oil lower. Exxon Mobil declined $1.06, or 1.2 percent, to $84.90.

The euro slipped just below $1.21 against the dollar, its lowest reading since June 2010.

There were also signs that a global economic slowdown is hitting U.S. companies that rode out the recession fairly well, largely because currencies overseas have tumbled against the dollar.

While global sales at McDonald's restaurants open at least a year rose 3.7 percent, profits slid by about the same rates due to currency exchange. McDonald's generates about two-thirds of its revenue outside the U.S.

"A disproportionately large amount of revenue overseas is seen as a negative today," said Lawrence Creatura, a portfolio manager at Federated Investors, a mutual fund firm. "The list of weakening overseas markets is getting longer by the day."

Stock in the world's largest hamburger chain slid 2 percent after the company fell short of most Wall Street expectations for both net income and revenue.

At Hasbro, the toy company, said international revenue in the second quarter fell 4 percent. Taking out the impact of the stronger dollar, however, international revenue gained 5 percent. But the company, whose products include Monopoly and Scrabble, beat analyst estimate of net income, thanks partly to cost cutting. Its stock rose $1,25, or 3.7 percent, to $35.11.

A forecast from a Chinese central bank adviser that China's economy could grow at a slower pace in the third quarter deepened concerns about the global slowdown.

One big winner so far is RailAmerica Inc., a short-line railroad operator. It rose nearly 10 percent to $27.24 after announcing that it had agreed to be bought by another short-line operator, Genessee & Wyoming, for $1.39 billion in cash.

Associated Press

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Manchester NH Real Estate Total Ownership Cost - Mark Warden ...

Alec M. put together this map of the Manchester area to give us an idea of the all-inclusive total ownership cost of real estate per acre (raw land). There are some generalities and averages used, such as travel time from towns to Manchester, and the tax rates* are from 2007, but it gives a good overall picture of places to look for property within a short distance of Manchester.

* Note: Property tax rates vary widely by town. They can go up or down each year based on property value assessment trends and on town and school spending budgets. You?ll want to do your own research before committing to moving to a specific town. Porcupine Real Estate can help. For the latest list of tax rates by town, visit this link or read this document:?NH Property Tax Rates as of 1/5/2012.

The number in each town is the driving time to Manchester in minutes. Towns are color-coded based on the total up-front cost of land per acre ? including taxes. Part of this is the purchase price, and part of this is the money you would need to set aside and invest at 6% to be able to pay property taxes indefinitely. Cool colors are cheap, while hotter colors are more expensive. This correlates closely with population density (cool => rural, hot => urban).

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Brittany Murphy's death: Dad's case dismissed

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Actress Brittany Murphy in December 2006. The cause of the actress' death has been contested by her father, but his legal claims have recently been thrown out.

By Alyssa Toomey, E! Online

Today is the 17th anniversary of "Clueless" (can you believe it?!), so what better time than now to take a moment to remember Brittany Murphy.

The 32-year-old "Uptown Girl" passed away Dec. 20, 2009 from pneumonia and anemia, but her father, Angelo Bertolotti, was dissatisfied with the coroner's ruling and filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner in January 2012.

In the suit, the thesp's father sought to obtain biological samples from his daughter's body so that they could be retested.

But now E! News has confirmed Bertolotti's lawsuit has officially been dismissed.

More from E! Online: Murphy's dad not satisfied by cause of death, wants a do-over

Bertolotti filed the lawsuit against the L.A. coroner's office on Jan. 11, 2012 -- a little over a year since Murphy passed away -- insisting that the coroner's office didn't do its due diligence by performing "only very basic autopsy procedures/toxicology testing."

His original complaint cited a previous medical case where death by arsenic poisoning was erroneously attributed to pneumonia and anemia, and therefore, sought to access his daughter's hair samples from her head, face and body that were in the department's possession.

More from E! Online: 'Clueless' star Brittany Murphy dies

Not only did Murphy's father dispute the coroner's final conclusion, but he also believed that testing his daughter's hair for poisons, toxins or heavy metals in an independent lab would support his theory that Brittany's cause of death is incorrect.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White threw out the complaint Thursday because neither Bertolotti nor an attorney representing him appeared before her. Camp Bertolotti also failed to show up during a previous hearing on June 19.

More from E! Online: View the lawsuit

The blonde beauty's husband, Simon Monjack, discovered Brittany's body inside their Hollywood Hills home on Dec. 20, 2009. Just over a year later in May 2012, Monjack died as a result of pneumonia and anemia as well.

Although Murphy's parents have been divorced since their daughter was two, her mother Sharon is suing her former attorneys for malpractice, claiming they never advised her that it was within her right to sue the contractor and builders of Murphy's home for wrongful death.

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