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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Clay Aiken received a lot of votes as an "American Idol" contestant and eventual runner-up. Now, it's his lone vote that's drawing attention in North Carolina.
Triangle - New data collected as part of a North Carolina State University study during the 2009 municipal election in Hendersonville, N.C., show that voters prefer instant run-off voting (IRV) to traditional voting - a finding that may build support for IRV. The use of IRV precludes the need for a second run-off election, saving voters time and providing election results more promptly.
Surprise! There's a bowl game in Columbia this weekend. Benedict College is hosting the 2009 Pioneer Bowl between the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers and the Elizabeth City State University Vikings from North Carolina.
By Mike Baker RALEIGH, N.C. The Democratic senator in North Carolina said Wednesday she is pressing the White House to keep a federal prosecutor on the job until he completes investigations of two prominent state Democrats.
RALEIGH (AP) - The Democratic senator in North Carolina said Wednesday she is pressing the White House to keep a federal prosecutor on the job until he completes investigations of two prominent state Democrats.
Although a recent poll conducted by Elon University found that three-fourths of North Carolinians support health care reform, only five of North Carolina’s 13 congressmen voted for the recent House resolution on health care.
In what appears to be a case of right news, wrong timing for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, word began to leak out Tuesday that Democratic former North Carolina state Sen. Cal Cunningham has decided to reverse an earlier decision and will challenge incumbent Republican Richard M. Burr in 2010.
On Nov. 17, the North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus elected state Sen. Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, as the new majority leader for the N.C. Senate, replacing state Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland.
In the post-Jesse Helms era, it's hard to find a North Carolina politician more polarizing than Virginia Foxx.
They haven't gotten the 10-percent cap on credit-card rates they want, but activists in North Carolina and beyond are making some progress.
Few places have deeper scars from violent invective and verbal incitement than this North Carolina city where people still speak in whispers, embarrassed by the events of Nov. 10, 1898. Wilmington is tragic testament to the fact that social progress is not inevitable and that, left unchallenged, hateful speech and words frequently morph into violence.
Political analysts say the allegations made towards both South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley are similar in natures.
The North Carolina Republican Party made the wise decision Saturday to keep its primary elections open to unaffiliated voters, if it wants to win general elections once again, that is.
Hundreds of people are lined up at an Army base in North Carolina where former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is signing books.
Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina’s Fort Bragg Monday, where thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians.
North Carolina elections officials have asked more than a dozen state officials and lawmakers to fix potential problems with campaign finance reports.