October 30, 2008
WENTWORTH — In Warren Eason’s opinion, there aren’t a lot of lawmakers who can get the job done like U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican. “They talk, but they don’t walk the walk, and I’m sick of them,” said Eason of Summerfield after a r...
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RALEIGH — Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue are locked in a tight race for the governor’s mansion. The two have traded leads in public polls as they trade barbs through campaign ads. We asked our Voterspeak panel of readers for quest...
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October 29, 2008
RALEIGH (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama is sharpening his tone against John McCain, accusing his Republican rival of sinking low by accusing him of being a socialist based on his tax plan. Rallying a crowd Wednesday in North Carolina, the Democratic presid...
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The Guilford County Board of Elections now has wait times at each of the county's 19 early voting locations listed online. Some voters have waited more than two hours to cast a vote during the early voting period that opened on Oct. 16. Through Tuesday, m...
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WENTWORTH — Sen. Elizabeth Dole touted her leadership and experience during a rally here this morning and said her opponent, Kay Hagan, has "gone wobbly" on the major issues affecting North Carolina and the country. Dole spoke to a crowd of about 100 a...
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The UNCG department of political science will host a free public lecture tonight titled "Congressional Elections 2008: Another Democratic Wave?" Davidson College political science professor Patrick Sellers will give the lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Weather...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Nearly unanimous worries about the economy among North Carolina voters could help Democrat Barack Obama squeak out a victory in the state and sweep GOP incumbent Elizabeth Dole from the Senate in the process, according to an Associated Pr...
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GREENSBORO - Though some of his supporters may like to think so, Barack Obama cannot outrun a locomotive. John McCain may have been a flyboy in his earlier life, but he cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound. But they are, for the moment at least, o...
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GREENSBORO - Already dealing with record-setting voter turnout, the Guilford County Board of Elections tried to extend the hours for early voting but was turned down by the state Tuesday. Through 10 days of early voting, 88,416 people have voted, surpassi...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Dole is airing a new ad that questions her rival's ties to an atheist political group as a new poll released Wednesday shows the Republican incumbent slightly behind in her first bid for re-election. Dole's ad questions why...
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GREENSBORO — A new television ad by Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s re-election campaign that ties her rival, state Sen. Kay Hagan, to an atheist group has provoked a threat of legal action from the Greensboro Democrat. “I can’t tell you how...
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican, says she has no intention of taking down an ad connecting her opponent, state Sen. Kay Hagan, to Godless Americans PAC. The Greensboro Democrat said the ad implies that she does not believe in God and has demanded t...
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October 28, 2008
GREENSBORO — Actress Edie Falco will speak today on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Falco, a star of HBO's "The Sopranos," will speak today at downtown clothing store Mack and Mack at 220 S. Elm St. A question-and-answer sessio...
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Guilford County is set to break its highest-ever early voting turnout today. Figures released from the county's Board of Elections staff this morning said that 73,923 voters have cast ballots here, where about 340,000 are registered to vote. That's a...
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is visiting Fayetteville for the first time in his campaign. McCain will appear at the Crown Coliseum on Tuesday, the same venue that hosted Democratic rival Barack Obama on Oct. 19. A stat...
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GREENSBORO - Sen. Joe Biden's visit to Greensboro on Monday - and the recent trend of Tar Heel stopovers by the presidential campaigns - mark two big shifts in the state's presidential politics. North Carolina's population and demographics have changed en...
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RALEIGH — North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race has become one of the most closely watched in the nation as money from national parties and interest groups has flowed into the state. State Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat, is trying to unseat incumbent Republic...
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WENTWORTH - Some voters were erroneously given provisional ballots at early voting sites, according to the Rockingham County Board of Elections. As of Monday afternoon, there were 79 people who had voted with provisional ballots at four one-stop locations...
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SUMMERFIELD — Every Sunday, right before church starts, Paul Scott pulls out his yard art. Then, he hangs on his front porch, cup of coffee in hand, and watches a traffic jam transpire right there where the town’s historic banners fly. Stand with him...
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RALEIGH - If Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, a Republican, wins the governor's mansion next week, he might have Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to thank. "A lot of Obama voters are not excited about him because he's a Democrat and they're not...
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October 27, 2008
CLEVELAND (AP) - Republican John McCain promised to pivot from President Bush's economic policies and impose strict controls on government spending that would spur investor confidence and the stock market's recovery. "I will protect your savings and retir...
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) - A teenager has been cited in connection with slashing tires on several vehicles during a Barack Obama rally in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Observer reports that 18-year-old Timothy Michael Strickland will be in court Thursday for 11...
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WENTWORTH — Sen. Elizabeth Dole will be in Rockingham County on Wednesday for a voter rally. The rally will begin at 9 a.m. in front of the Governmental Center. Sen. Richard Burr will introduce Dole. State Sen. Phil Berger, Rockingham County District A...
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ASHEVILLE (AP) — More than 1 million people have now cast a ballot in North Carolina's early voting, surpassing the total number who voted early four years ago. Data released Sunday by the State Board of Elections shows 1,078,710 have voted at early sit...
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GREENSBORO - A crowd of several hundred gathered on the lawn tucked between the YWCA and Davie Street Monday afternoon to catch Joe Biden's appearance in Greensboro, just a few hours after his stop in Greenville. The visit from Democratic party's vice pre...
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