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 Obama Aims
 Blue Paintbrush
 at Red States 

Campaign turns to Clinton supporters in new hirings

Jun 8, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast 

1 killed, 2 injured in NC twister

May 9, 08 6:41 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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

Wilmington will be
feds' guinea pig
to phase out analog

May 7, 08 8:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Executions Are Back—So Are Fairness Issues

3 recent death row releases show poor
get shoddy defense

May 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Primary Rules Foil Some
NC Republicans

Only Dems, unaffiliated voters have say in Cilnton-Obama tussle

May 6, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(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... More »

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North Carolina • North Carolina primary

Charlotte Observer Endorses Obama

Wants voters to 'send a message to the world'

May 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • North Carolina • Democratic campaign • Barack Obama supporters • North Carolina primary • Democratic candidates

 Clinton Not Giving Up on NC 

Obama's way ahead in polls, but Hillary's camp is turning up the heat

Apr 25, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is widely expected to walk away with North Carolina's Democratic primary, but Hillary Clinton—buoyed by her Pennsylvania success—isn't giving up on the state, reports the Wall Street Journal. Clinton is spending millions on ads and staging dozens of rallies, hoping that her momentum will translate into... More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Carolina • superdelegates • Election 2008 • North Carolina primary

Obama Aide: Dems Don't Win White Working Class Anyway

Bill Clinton pounces
on comments in NC

Apr 24, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s top strategist yesterday downplayed the demographic that sank his candidate in Pennsylvania on NPR, noting that the “white working class has gone to the Republican nominee for many elections, going back even to the Clinton years.” Added David Axelrod: "This is not new that... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • North Carolina • blue-collar vote • David Axelrod • Pennsylvania primary

McCain Wants GOP to Pull Wright-Referencing Ad in NC

State party trying to tarnish down-ticket Democratic candidates

Apr 23, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has demanded North Carolina Republicans drop an ad attacking two Democratic candidates for governor—by tarnishing them with connections to Barack Obama and his controversial pastor. Wrote McCain, “In the strongest terms, I implore you to not run this advertisement.” The spot airs Wright’s “... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • North Carolina • negative campaigning • Jeremiah Wright

Dems Hope
May 6 Primary Will Settle Race

Indiana contest could break stalemate, move superdelegates

Mar 30, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Obama Backer
Compares Clinton
to McCarthy

Retired general blasts Bill's patriotism remark

Mar 22, 08 6:33 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • North Carolina • Joe McCarthy • Jeremiah Wright • Merrill "Tony" McPeak

 Police Charge 2 in UNC Murder 

Chapel Hill cops make first arrest, second is underway

Mar 12, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police in North Carolina have charged two men with the murder of a UNC student whose death drew national attention, the AP reports. One suspect, a 21-year-old, is in custody while the other, a 17-year-old, remains at large. Eve Carson, student body president at UNC-Chapel Hill, was found shot to... More »

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murder • Durham • North Carolina • University of North Carolina • Chapel Hill • shooting • college student • Eve Carson • UNC Chapel Hill

States Look to Collect Tax on Internet Sales

Many are asking people to fess up
when they fill out their IRS forms

Feb 28, 08 10:26 PM CST
(Newser) - As tax time draws near, more Americans may be stumbling upon an extra line on their state returns, Forbes reports. About half of state governments—including New York, Michigan, California, North Carolina, and Ohio—are trying to collect their fare share of sales taxes from Internet sales. Chances remain slim,... More »

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California • retail • income tax • New York • online retailers • Ohio • North Carolina • Michigan • sales tax • state governments • state sales tax

Blackwater Takes Aim at
NC Candidate

Security contractor calls on workers to 'run this goof out of Dodge'

Feb 1, 08 12:01 PM CST
(Newser) - A North Carolina congressional hopeful had some harsh words to say about Blackwater in an online forum, and now the security contractor, located in Marshall Adame’s district, is firing back in a big way, reports Mother Jones. “Private Armies represent the very things we despise,” Adame said.... More »

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Blackwater • North Carolina • congressional candidates • Iraq war

NC Indicts Fugitive Marine

Prosecutor won't seek death penalty if Laurean found in native Mexico

Jan 24, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The fugitive wanted for the death of pregnant Marine Maria Lauterbach was indicted today by a North Carolina grand jury, CNN reports. In addition to first-degree murder, fellow Marine Cesar Laurean was indicted on charges of ATM card theft, fraud, and robbery. A second autopsy’s preliminary findings suggest that... More »

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Mexico • North Carolina • capital punishment • fugitive • Maria Lauterbach • Cesar Armando Laurean • Marine • Camp Lejeune • Cesar Laurean

Cousin Spots Wanted Marine in Mexico

DA seeks extradition, must forgo
death penalty to gain cooperation

Jan 22, 08 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - A Marine wanted for murder was spotted by his cousin near Guadalajara, Mexico, a week ago, CNN reports. Cpl. Cesar Laurean visited his cousin's liquor store and said he was "just passing by." The cousin says he didn't know about Laurean's legal troubles. Meanwhile, a North Carolina district... More »

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crime • Mexico • murder • rape • North Carolina • fugitive • extradition • Maria Lauterbach • Cesar Armando Laurean • Guadalajara, Mexico

Wanted Marine May Be in Mexico: FBI

Laurean wrote wife that pregnant colleague committed suicide

Jan 16, 08 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The Marine charged in North Carolina with the murder of a pregnant colleague might have fled to his native Mexico, the FBI said today. US officials have teamed with Mexican authorities to catch Cpl. Cesar Laurean, who wrote a letter to wife claiming he buried Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach’s... More »

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FBI • Mexico • North Carolina • Maria Lauterbach • Marine • Cesar Laurean • Camp Lejune

Murdered Marine's ATM Card Surfaces

Suspect's truck sighted in NC; FBI offers $25K for information

Jan 14, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Police recovered Maria Lauterbach's ATM card in a Durham, NC, bus station today and said her accused killer's truck was sighted in the area, CNN reports. The FBI offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Cesar Laurean, who allegedly murdered his fellow Marine last month.... More »

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murder • rape • North Carolina • Maria Lauterbach • Cesar Armando Laurean • Marine

Charred Body, Fetus Found in Marine's Yard

Nationwide manhunt underway for man suspected of kidnapping, murder

Jan 12, 08 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Police found the burnt remains of a woman and a fetus today buried in a Marine's backyard, CNN reports. The suspected remains of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach are being rushed to a North Carolina medical examiner for positive identification as police launch a manhunt for Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, the... More »

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murder • rape • North Carolina • Maria Lauterbach • Cesar Armando Laurean • Marine

UPDATED

Police Dig Up Remains at Marine's House

May be body of pregnant victim; police still hunting accused

Jan 11, 08 10:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Police seeking a missing Marine have found blood and human remains at the yard of the Marine she had accused of raping her, CNN reports. Cops found a "trace of violent activity in the house" of Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean in North Carolina, and "evidence of an attempted... More »

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crime • murder • rape • North Carolina • Marine

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