New Hampshire yesterday announced a Nov. 2 deadline for presidential candidates to get on the ballot in the state's first-in-the-nation primary, giving a drop-dead date to candidates who were contemplating a run, such as Newt Gingrich.

The secretary of state also made clear New Hampshire has not yet set a date for its primary, a key step that will determine just how compressed this year's primary calendar will be.

— Stephen Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times