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While the Republican presidential nominee is clearly slanted to be Senator John McCain of Arizona, the race for the Democratic presidential nominee has been a close and controversial one from the start.
Wow, it's a rare day when a call for a criminal investigation of a former governor is a win for everyone involved. But if the reactions flooding my inbox are any indication, that's the case today.
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A special prosecutor will take over the case of former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley's alleged violations of state campaign finance laws.
State elections officials decided today to ask for a criminal investigation of the campaign finances of former governor Mike Easley. Laura Leslie reports.
Charlotte mayoral candidate, Dem. Anthony Foxx, vistited UNC Charlotte’s campus on Thursday to meet and greet with students and faculty in preparation for the upcoming election.
NC panel penalizes former gov, asks for probe
In contrast to Wake County's contentious school board race and the sweeping change it promises for North Carolina's largest district, the contest for three Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board seats comes off as quiet and quaint.
Members of what's known as the SWAT team — Burke County Board of Education candidates Susan Stroup, Sam Wilkinson, Buddy Armour and Catherine Thomas — violated North Carolina's campaign-finance laws, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.
North Carolina elections officials penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 Friday for not reporting flights provided by a political ally and asked prosecutors to investigate whether he or others broke laws by trying to hide them or other expenses.
Day Four of the Easley hearings was a drawn-out, interesting-in-a-boring-way affair. If you’re a campaign finance geek like I am, it was fascinating. If not, it was pretty deadly.
Two out of five proposed NMSU presidents resigned their previous positions after getting caught breaking major ethical rules, (Oblinger from North Carolina State, and Herman from the University of Illinois). The NMSU regents drove away our best candidate, Waded Cruzado.
Members of the State Board of Elections spoke in a unanimous voice Friday: Mike Easley should be investigated on suspicion of committing crimes while he was governor of North Carolina.
The State Board of Elections could decide Thursday whether former governor Mike Easley is guilty of campaign finance violations. The star witness of the three days of hearings so far was Easley himself.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The North Carolina Court of Appeals has blocked temporarily an order that prevented the State Board of Elections from forcing an ex-aide to former Governor Mike Easley to testify. The court issued yesterday a temporary stay that quashed the board's subpoena of Ruffin Poole.
Duke and North Carolina are projected to be the co-ACC champions for the 2009-2010 men’s basketball season. In the voting among media members at ACC Operation Basketball here yesterday, Duke and North Carolina finished in a tie for first, each receiving a total of 545 votes. Duke received 25 first-place votes, North Carolina 20. Clemson was picked third and Georgia Tech fourth.
A North Carolina district attorney has asked to be recused from investigating whether former Gov. Mike Easley or others should be prosecuted for crimes in the wake of a State Board of Elections hearing.