North Carolina

NC: Ambassador Eyeing Kay Hagan Challenge

Former Ambassador Jim Cain is seriously considering seeking the Republican Senate nomination in North Carolina next year.
“The race is indeed something that I am considering,” Cain told CQ Roll Call in an email from…

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North Carolina: Rouzer to Seek Rematch Against McIntyre

Former state Sen. David Rouzer will make another run for North Carolina’s 7th District, according to the Charlotte News Observer.
If Rouzer wins the GOP nomination, he will face a rematch against Rep. Mike McIntyre,…

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Proposed design of NC illegal immigrant licenses sparks concern

RALEIGH, N.C. – A new driver’s license expected to be issued to some illegal immigrants in North Carolina has prompted state lawmakers and immigrant rights groups to voice concerns over the proposal.
The proposed North…

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Judge finds NC ‘Choose Life’ plates unconstitutional

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge has ruled it is unconstitutional for North Carolina to issue pro-life license plates unless…

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Mike McIntyre Hanging Tough in North Carolina

By Joshua Miller, Roll Call
Rep. Mike McIntyre is turning out to be harder to dislodge than Republicans predicted when they redistricted the North Carolina Democrat into a GOP-leaning seat.
There is generally good news…

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Larry Kissell and Mike McIntyre: A Tale of 2 N.C. Democrats at Party’s Convention

By Emily Ethridge , Roll Call
Rep. Mike McIntyre joined several House Democratic colleagues speaking to the North Carolina delegates in Charlotte today. Missing was embattled Rep. Larry Kissell, who was only a few miles away.
Redistricting…

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North Carolina poses challenge for Democrats

By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY
After President Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina since Jimmy Carter in 1976, Obama’s advisers and Democrats vowed to keep a laser-like focus in the state where…

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Democrats Cancel Speedway Event At Charlotte Convention

By Hans Nichols -Bloomberg News
Democrats canceled a political convention kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and will move the activities to Charlotte’s main business district, the convention’s host committee announced.
“While we regret having to…

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Bev Perdue

N.C. gov.: ‘We look like Mississippi’

By MACKENZIE WEINGER | Politico
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue said Friday that a new constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage…

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North Carolina approves amendment banning gay marriage

Associated Press
RALEIGH, North Carolina –  North Carolina voters have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, making it the 30th U.S. state to adopt such…

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Moderate NC weighs constitutional gay marriage ban

By EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has long prided itself on its moderate politics dating to the civil rights era, as well as its place as a New South leader and…

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North Carolina judge vacates death penalty under racial justice law

By David Zucchino, Los Angeles TimesFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — In a landmark ruling, a North Carolina judge on Friday vacated the death penalty of a black man convicted of murder, saying prosecutors across the state had…

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NC: Top Democratic staffer steps down amid claims of sexual harassment

BY JOHN FRANK - News Obersver
RALEIGH — The executive director of the N.C. Democratic Party resigned Sunday as questions mounted about a secret agreement to pay a former staffer to keep quiet about sexual harassment allegations.…

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