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Before the U.S. Senate debate in Manchester, police arrested a man dressed in a duck costume outside the WMUR television studio.

A video of the arrest can be seen using this link: arrest

Former state Rep. Jim Ryan (D-Franklin) has been released from prison on bail, The Conway Daily Sun reports.

Ryan was bailed out by Jim Craig, a Manchester lawyer and former House Minority Leader.

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STATE SENATE CANDIDATE STEVE SPRATT RESPONDS TO NHGOP MAILING

Oct 13, 2008 – According to a column by Kevin Landrigan in the Nashua Telegraph, the NHGOP mailed a postcard to the voters of Senate District 11.

New Hampshire Republican Party mailer against Spratt: Photo Credit: PolitickerNH.comThe New Hampshire Republican Party has paid for a mailer that brings up the past arrest of a Democratic state Senate candidate.

The mailer highlights the 2004 arrest of state Rep. Stephen Spratt (D-Greenville), during which, according to an indictment, Spratt swore at and threatened men who were working next door to his house.

State Rep. Jim Ryan (D-Franklin) says that he will resign his position and not seek re-election in November.

Ryan, who has been jailed for charges relating to a forgery case, told The Citizen he sent a letter of resignation to House Speaker Terie Norelli.

State Rep. Jim Ryan (D-Franklin) has been removed as chairman of the House Transportation Committee and as co-chair of the Committee to Elect House Democrats.

"I was shocked and saddened to learn of the charges against Rep. Ryan. It is critically important the public have confidence in the integrity of the legislative process," House Speaker Terie Norelli said in a statement. "That is why I have taken immediate action and removed Rep. Ryan as chair of the House Transportation Committee. He will be replaced by the committee's vice chair, Rep. Robert Williams of Concord."

The New Hampshire campaign chairman of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden's presidential campaign has been arrested for violating terms of a court order, The Citizen is reporting.

State Rep. Jim Ryan (D-Franklin), who chaired Biden's campaign during the New Hampshire primary, was arrested Tuesday and is currently being held in lieu of $9,675 cash-only bail.