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  • House party, that is. Even as campaigns get larger, candidates who want to win in New Hampshire continue to meet voters one-on-one. Why does this curious tradition survive?
  • Secretary of State Jesse White says he'll seek a sixth term in 2018. The 83-year-old Democrat told a crowd of 1,800 at a party brunch in Springfield on…
  • Jane Austen fans are celebrating 250 years since the writer's birth with a series of celebrations – including Georgian costume balls, where attendees try out period dancing.
  • Republicans launch a drive to register 3 million new voters, promoting the effort from the cab of a semi called Reggie the Registration Rig. Meanwhile, the Committee to Redefeat the President -- a group headed by a Democratic activist -- launches its own registration drive this week. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.
  • In Egypt, public debate has begun on changes to election law that would allow President Hosni Mubarak to face competition for the first time in 24 years. Mubarak pledged in February to change the constitution; Egypt's parliament votes on the idea in May.
  • The state's highest court rejected new maps widely seen as favoring Democrats. The court largely agreed with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party is a mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes. It's a movie inspired, in part, by the 1973 documentary Wattstax. The movie is a fun mix of music and Chappelle at his best.
  • The 23rd annual South by Southwest music festival gets under way in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. One of this year's most widely anticipated shows comes from a well-known band: The Decemberists. The band will perform its new album, The Hazards of Love, in its entirety.
  • Jessie Diggins, America's most successful cross country skier, raced for the final time this weekend, wrapping up her career in Lake Placid, New York.
  • With Democrats currently controlling the Senate with a slim majority, the Senate race in West Virginia could determine which party has control of the chamber following the 2024 election results.
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