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  • June 2008

    • How Obama Could Get Gored

      Politico  |  Jun 19, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      How Obama Could Get Gored

      (Newser) - Observers are speculating about a split decision in November, with John McCain winning the presidency while Barack Obama takes the popular vote—and Harry Siegel, in Politico, says the chances might not be that slim. Obama looks likely to build massive margins in coastal states (already safely Democratic) while making inroads in Republican bastions—though not enough for an Electoral College flip. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • North Carolina  • Indiana  • Bob Barr  • electoral college  • popular vote

    • Obama Aims Blue Paintbrush at Red States

      New York Times  |  Jun 8, 08 9:10 AM CDT

      Obama Aims Blue Paintbrush at Red States

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign will hit GOP-dominated states as the candidate looks toward November, starting tomorrow with North Carolina, the New York Times reports. Obama hopes he can turn those states blue with the help of get-out-the-vote operations launched during the primaries—and aims to use his financial heft to compete in states that haven't voted Democratic in decades. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Georgia  • Alaska  • North Carolina  • Missouri  • political advertising  • campaign trail  • Montana  • Patti Solis Doyle  • red state  • blue states

  • May 2008

    • Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      Associated Press  |  May 9, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      (Newser) - A deadly North Carolina twister was part of a powerful storm system that rocked the Southeast last night, AP reports. The Carolina tornado knocked three tractor-trailers off a highway, killing one and injuring two. Storms also hammered a shopping area in Mississippi, and homes in Tennessee and Alabama, where winds hit 60 mph. More »

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      North Carolina  • storm  • natural disaster  • Mississippi  • severe weather  • Tennessee  • tornado  • Alabama

    • FCC to Test TV's Digital Era in N. Carolina

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 7, 08 8:26 PM CDT

      FCC to Test TV's Digital Era in N. Carolina

      (Newser) - Wilmington, NC, will be a test market for the switchover to all-digital television, the Wall Street Journal reports. The US as a whole is to change from analog signals by Feb. 17, but Wilmington could flip by Sept. 8 as broadcasters and the Federal Communications Commissions worry over how the process will play out. More »

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      television  • FCC  • North Carolina  • digital television  • analog networks

    • Executions Are Back—So Are Fairness Issues

      New York Times  |  May 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      Executions Are Back&mdash;So Are Fairness Issues

      (Newser) - The problem with the death penalty isn’t the method of execution, it’s “poor people getting lousy lawyers,”  the director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project tells the New York Times . Now that the Supreme Court has green-lighted lethal injection and Georgia has resumed executions, opponents are pointing at shoddy public defense systems they say aren’t equipped to mount an adequate capital defense. More »

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      death penalty  • North Carolina  • capital punishment  • lawyer  • public defender

    • Primary Rules Foil Some NC Republicans

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  May 6, 08 4:04 PM CDT

      Primary Rules Foil Some NC Republicans

      (Newser) - North Carolina Republicans trying to vote in the Democratic primary are being frustrated—the state doesn't allow crossover voting. Rush Limbaugh has urged Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton to prolong the fight, but election officials say voters' impulses today were genuine. "They see an active presidential election, and they want to be a part of it," a state official told the Raleigh News & Observer . More »

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      North Carolina  • North Carolina primary

    • Charlotte Observer Endorses Obama

      Charlotte Observer  |  May 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      Charlotte Observer Endorses Obama

      (Newser) - Just ahead of North Carolina’s critical Tuesday primary, the Charlotte Observer has endorsed Barack Obama, calling on readers to "send a powerful message to the world."  The paper brushes off the inexperience of "one of the most powerful, effective speakers to seek the presidency in years," and emphasizes the greater importance of his judgement and intellect. More »

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Dems Hope May 6 Primary Will Settle Race

      Newsweek  |  Mar 30, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      Dems Hope May 6 Primary Will Settle Race

      (Newser) - Many Democratic observers are looking past the April 22 Pennsylvania primary to the May 6 contests in Indiana and North Carolina as a chance to finally determine the primary race before the national convention. With 187 delegates at stake, May 6 holds the biggest delegate trove remaining, and the outcome of the day's contests may sway uncommitted Dem superdelegates, Newsweek reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • superdelegates  • North Carolina  • Indiana  • Indiana primary  • North Carolina primary

    • Obama Backer Compares Clinton to McCarthy

      Associated Press  |  Mar 22, 08 6:33 AM CDT

      Obama Backer Compares Clinton to McCarthy

      (Newser) - A retired Air Force general yesterday compared Bill Clinton to red-baiting Sen. Joe McCarthy, after Clinton made comments that seemed to question Barack Obama's patriotism. The former president said at a North Carolina rally, "I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country, and people could actually ask themselves who is right on these issues, instead of all this other stuff that always seems to intrude." More »