Foxx toes own line
Winston-Salem Journal - Sun Nov 29, 4:57 pm ETIn the post-Jesse Helms era, it's hard to find a North Carolina politician more polarizing than Virginia Foxx.
North Carolina Elections
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N.C. GOP denies push for closed primaries
WRAL.com Raleigh - Sun Nov 22, 7:26 am ETRepublican primaries in North Carolina will continue to be open to unaffiliated voters.
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NC GOP-CLOSED PRIMARY
News Channel 12 New Bern - Sat Nov 21, 9:17 am ETRALEIGH, N.C. (AP)- North Carolina Republican Party leaders are meeting this weekend to decide if they want to continue allowing unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in GOP primaries.
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AIKEN MAKES HEADLINES
News Channel 12 New Bern - Sat Nov 21, 9:17 am ETRALEIGH, N.C. (AP)- The head of the Republican Party in a North Carolina county wants election officials to check on Clay Aiken's registration after a political outburst.
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Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event at Fort Bragg
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fri Nov 20, 10:14 pm ETRALEIGH, North Carolina - The U.S. Army said Friday it would open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week ...
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NC county GOP challenges Aiken's registration
WCNC Charlotte - Fri Nov 20, 7:26 pm ETRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The head of the Republican Party in a North Carolina county wants election officials to check on Clay Aiken's registration after a political outburst. Wake County GOP Chairman Claude Pope filed a complaint Friday challenging whether the former "American Idol" runner-up can vote lawfully in the county. Records show Aiken voted last month using the address of his mother's home ...
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Elon poll: judge elections good, taxes bad
Burlington Times-News - Fri Nov 20, 3:35 pm ETThe most recent Elon University Poll questioned state residents about the selection of judges and their opinions of local services and taxes. Most people favor North Carolina’s system of directly electing judges. In the poll, conducted Nov. 16-19,...
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N.C. GOP may block independents from primaries
WRAL.com Raleigh - Fri Nov 20, 12:41 pm ETUnaffiliated voters have more influence than ever in North Carolina politics, but some Republican leaders want to keep them away from the GOP primary and let party members choose their own nominees - preferably more conservative ones.
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North Carolina GOP May Block Independents From Primaries
WITN 7 North Carolina - Fri Nov 20, 12:23 pm ETOnslow County GOP Chairman Patrick Lamb says a closed primary would ensure more true conservative candidates are nominated.
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Ohio judicial elections tested
The Toledo Blade - Fri Nov 20, 6:47 am ETBy JIM PROVANCE BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS - Even North Carolina state Rep. Chris Heagarty knows the name Alice Resnick and can recite the attack ad allegations made against the former Ohio Supreme Court justice nine years ago. "I'm from almost a time zone away, and I saw how awful those ads were," he told a crowd of justices, judges, lawyers, politicians, and citizen group ...
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Party maneuvering
Winston-Salem Journal - Fri Nov 20, 12:00 am ETNorth Carolina voters must wonder whether the people who run their major political parties have any sense.
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NC Regulator Sought For Federal Grand Jury Appears
WITN 7 North Carolina - Thu Nov 19, 8:38 pm ETAn environmental regulator in North Carolina state government has traveled to the federal courthouse where prosecutors are seeking information about former Gov. Mike Easley.
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Sarah Palin's book tour hits NC's Fort Bragg
Provo Daily Herald - Thu Nov 19, 3:08 pm ETSarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg on Monday as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested milit
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Former Easley aide talks to grand jury
Winston-Salem Journal - Thu Nov 19, 12:00 am ETA political operative who guided former Gov. Mike Easley 's two campaigns for North Carolina's top office testified yesterday before a federal grand jury investigating activities surrounding Easley, the Democratic former governor.
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Former Easley adviser appears before federal grand jury
The Fayetteville Observer - Wed Nov 18, 10:39 am ETRALEIGH - A political operative who guided former Gov. Mike Easley's two campaigns for North Carolina's top office testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury investigating activities surrounding the Democratic governor.
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Ex-Easley operative appears at federal courthouse
Winston-Salem Journal - Wed Nov 18, 10:16 am ETRALEIGHA political operative who guided former Gov. Mike Easley 's two campaigns for North Carolina's top office appeared at a federal courthouse Wednesday as a federal grand jury met to hear more testimony about the Democratic governor.
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Elections officials ask lawmakers about campaign reports
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Foxx toes own line
Winston-Salem Journal - Sun Nov 29, 4:57 pm ETInterest rate cap sought for plastic
The News & Observer - Fri Nov 27, 9:44 pm ETCarolina gubernatorial ethics investigations are similar
News 14 Carolina - Wed Nov 25, 6:20 pm ETA sampling of editorials from NC newspapers
Rocky Mount Telegram - Wed Nov 25, 1:38 pm ET