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PORTSMOUTH — Having spent four years living with England's government-run health care system, longtime Republican Dave Best says he isn't sold on President Barack Obama's plan for reform. However, he's willing to listen. Best, 57, of Bow was among the hundreds who traveled to Portsmouth High School on Monday to pick up their tickets for today's "Town Hall" forum, where Obama will pitch his plan during a visit to the Port City. Organizers are expecting large crowds both inside and outside the high school, which will play host to a national debate that has some pushing for reform and many...

  Under a cloud: Major Ingram 'Tarrant Willed Me To Win' THREATS HAUNT TV MAJOR The army major accused of cheating on a TV quiz show has been fighting back tears as he described his "horrendous" ordeal since the claim was made.Charles Ingram, 39, accused of cheating his way to the £1m jackpot on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, told a court his pet cat was shot at, his car was vandalised and he has been abused as he has been sitting in his own garden.Ingram, who allegedly used an accomplice's coded coughs to pocket the £1m, said...