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February 13, 2012

Candidate for governor suffers messy divorce
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RALEIGH (AP) — One of the first Democrats to announce his bid for governor is involved in a protracted and messy divorce filled with nasty accusations. Read More

Election year kicks in with N.C. candidate filing
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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's election season is about to begin in earnest with uncertainty about who will run for governor.The candidate filing period begins at noon Monday at the State Board of Elections in Raleigh and all 100 county board offic... Read More

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February 10, 2012

Judge may undo Guilford County redistricting
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GREENSBORO — A federal judge could undo a controversial Guilford County redistricting law as soon as next week.Judge William L. Osteen Jr. today set a date to consider a preliminary injunction against the law. The matter will come before him Feb. 17... Read More

February 9, 2012

New state law could delay primary runoff by 3 weeks

RALEIGH (AP) — If a leading candidate fails to get more than 40 percent of the vote in a North Carolina primary election race this May, when is the runoff?It depends. Read More

February 8, 2012

Group seeks delay in candidate filing for Guilford races

GREENSBORO — Motions to prevent the opening of candidate filing for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners primary have been filed. Read More

Santorum gains momentum after three-state sweep Tuesday
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of stunning victories that snapped his four-state losing streak and raised new questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's clout with conservatives. Read More

Jubilant Santorum wins Minnesota, leads in Colo.

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February 7, 2012

3 more Dems won't run again for N.C. legislature

RALEIGH (AP) — Three more Democrats have announced they aren't seeking re-election to the General Assembly this year, including two drawn into districts with incumbent Republican lawmakers.Sen. Linda Garrou of Forsyth County and Reps. Jennifer Weiss... Read More

Sue Myrick won't seek re-election in 9th District
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick of Charlotte says she won't run again for re-election to North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. Read More

February 2, 2012

Etheridge in, Bowles out in NC governor's race
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RALEIGH (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge announced Thursday that he will enter the Democratic primary for North Carolina governor, hours after Erskine Bowles decided against it.Etheridge's bid further shakes up the party's gubernatorial fu... Read More

Ex-speaker Hackney won't run again
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CHAPEL HILL (AP) — State Rep. Joe Hackney of Orange County said today that he will not seek re-election after more than 30 years in the legislature.Hackney, a Democrat who served two terms as House speaker, said he is looking forward to a more predi... Read More

February 1, 2012

Bowles running? He's mulling it
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RALEIGH (AP) — Erskine Bowles served as chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, led the prestigious University of North Carolina system and headed a bipartisan commission that recommended tough choices to reduce the U.S. deficit. Read More

January 31, 2012

Romney holding comfortable edge as Florida Republicans head to polls
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney oozed confidence and a defiant Newt Gingrich seemed to acknowledge his momentum had been checked, at least for now, as Florida Republicans voted Tuesday to decide who gets the state's 50 delegates, the biggest prize ye... Read More

January 30, 2012

Winston-Salem mayor won't run for governor
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WINSTON-SALEM — Mayor Allen Joines said he will not run for governor, the Winston-Salem Journal reported today on its website.Joines, a Democrat, said last week he was considering a run for the party's nomination. Read More

January 27, 2012

Coble to seek re-election
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 GREENSBORO -- U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, saying he would "take a back seat to no one when it comes to providing constituent services," will seek re-election to a 15th term. Read More

Perdue won't seek re-election
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RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue stepped away from a bruising re-election battle Thursday, roiling North Carolina’s political waters and sparking a scramble among Democrats to replace their party’s statewide standard-bearer. Read More

January 26, 2012

Miller won’t try to keep seat in House
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U.S. Rep. Brad Miller said Wednesday he will not seek another term in the U.S. House because he does not want to face another Democratic veteran in this spring’s primary.Miller, 58, a Democrat first elected to Congress in 2002, lives in Raleigh but... Read More

What others are saying

Here are what some others are saying today about Gov. Bev Perdue's announcement that she will not seek re-election in November. Read More

Gov. Perdue will not seek second term
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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue will not seek a second term in office, her campaign announced this morning. The statement from Perdue, 65, confirms rumors that have been swirling since early this morning. Read More

January 23, 2012

N.C. gay marriage ban supporters launch effort
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RALEIGH (AP) — Supporters of a constitutional amendment on May's ballot to ban gay marriage in North Carolina began their campaign in earnest today, saying the measure would protect marriage from those who want to expand what's lawful in the state. Read More

January 22, 2012

Scrambled GOP race heads for Florida

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A suddenly scrambled Republican presidential contest now shifts to Florida, a day after Newt Gingrich stopped Mitt Romney's sprint to the GOP nomination by scoring a convincing victory in South Carolina. Read More

January 20, 2012

GOP field feeds South Carolina's anti-federal mood

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is the land of Revolutionary War heroes and was the first state to secede from the union. But its suspicion of federal government intrusion is hardly part of its storied past. Read More

January 19, 2012

Santorum beat Romney in Iowa; Perry drops out

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rick Santorum edged front-runner Mitt Romney by 34 votes in a surprise flip to the final results of the Iowa caucuses, Republican officials said Thursday, but no winner was declared because some votes remain missing in the even... Read More

Marriage ban battle in N.C. heats up

RALEIGH — Both sides of the proposed state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage have begun ramping up their campaigns in what is expected to be an expensive and bitter fight from now until the May 8 referendum. Read More

Gingrich faces accusations from ex-wife in ABC interview

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — In an up-and-down kind of campaign day, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich picked up an endorsement Thursday from former rival Rick Perry but also faced new accusations from one of his former wives that he had aske... Read More

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