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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic party, promised North Carolina residents that his party would win the state in the upcoming presidential election. Dean said the party's strategy involves getting regular voters to convince their friends whom to vote for. Dean wasn't shy about admitting the strategy was borrowed from Republican Karl Rove.
Helms poisoned the ideological well of politics, calling MLK, Jr. a communist and the 1964 Civil Rights Act "the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the Congress."
North Carolina's status as a political hotspot this election season was solidified last week when Barack Obama named a political director for his campaign in the state.
July 4 (Bloomberg) -- Jesse Helms , the former five-term U.S. senator from North Carolina whose relish for thwarting initiatives he opposed as too liberal earned him the nickname ``Senator No,'' died at age 86.
Rumors abound. Topless bars and nightclubs will open all over Marion, some have said. Local authorities have no say as to who gets licensed to sell alcohol, say others. The McDowell News has sought the facts behind the concerns. Retail licenses to serve alcohol in North Carolina are issued by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission. There are no city ordinances covering ...
The Board of Elections unanimously approved the change Tuesday after hearing from two pastors and a representative of Democracy North Carolina, a nonpartisan election group based in Durham. Cumberland County Commissioner Billy King also supported the idea.
The late U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms was remembered today as a humble but persistent leader during a funeral that brought out national and state politicians among the mourners. Those in attendance included Vice President Dick Cheney; Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain; Democratic U.S. Sens. Chris Dodd and Joe Biden; and members of North Carolina's congressional ...
SUMMARY: The longtime U.S. senator from North Carolina fought all things progressive, including President Clinton's lesbian pick for a Cabinet undersecretary.
All Things Considered , July 7, 2008 ยท North Carolina's Latino population has almost doubled since the beginning of the decade. But that growth hasn't been accompanied by an increase in political power, because only a small percentage of Latinos vote.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Barack Obama has shared his views on the economy in a phone call to about 300 supporters in North Carolina. The Democratic presidential candidate had planned to appear in person at the event in Charlotte.
UPDATE: Barack Obama's scheduled visit to North Carolina has been canceled due to an unscheduled landing in St. Louis for maintenance on the presidential candidate's airplane.
Jim Hunt says North Carolina could be in play. The former governor recently told Dome that he believes the state could go for the Democratic presidential nominee for the first time since 1976.
RALEIGH, N.C. (BP)--Jesse Helms, the outspoken and sometimes controversial five-term senator from North Carolina who was a champion of pro-life and pro-family causes, died July 4. He was 86.
The airplane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has made a safe, unscheduled landing in St. Louis after a maintenance issue arose en route from Chicago to Charlotte, North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Jesse Helms forever changed North Carolina politics and the conservative movement. The former senator did it without ever changing much about himself.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to visit North Carolina and two other Southern states where his campaign thinks he can win or, at least, make inroads.
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