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October 30, 2008
‘Godless’ ad sets off war of words between Hagan, Dole
A heated campaign that has Elizabeth Dole fighting to keep her U.S. Senate seat turned more negative Wednesday when a new political ad suggested her challenger is “godless” – prompting legal threats by state Sen. Kay Hagan.
October 29, 2008
Palin to campaign in Raleigh on Saturday
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is returning to North Carolina to hold a campaign event three days before Election Day.
McCain, Obama each have path to NC victory
With less than week until Election Day, polls give John McCain and Barack Obama each an equal shot at winning the deadlocked race for North Carolina’s 15 electoral votes.
Michelle Obama speaks to NC Baptists, early voters
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP)—The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is campaigning in eastern North Carolina on the same day her husband stumps in the state capital.
Obama to NC voters: 6 days away from change
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—Back in the surprise swing state of North Carolina, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama says his campaign is “six days away from changing America.“
AP poll has Obama, McCain even in NC
Ninety percent say they worry about the state’s economy, and 72 percent are concerned about their family’s finances. Both groups are divided about evenly between Obama and McCain.
In NC, McCain says Obama wants ‘to punish the successful’
Republican Sen. John McCain continued his attacks on Democratic Sen. Barack Obama’s economic plan last night, during McCain’s third visit to North Carolina in the past month in the race for president.
October 28, 2008
Analysis: NC Senate candidates similar on issues
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—Kay Hagan launched her campaign for U.S. Senate a year ago by quickly taking aim her Republican rival, promising voters a new approach to the nation’s problems.
October 26, 2008
Casual Palin says Obama already cutting down nets
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin brought some casual appeal to North Carolina on Sunday night, wearing jeans and singing “Redneck Woman” as she implored voters to hire the ticket to fix the nation’s capital.
Biden returns to NC as state comes in focus
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is returning to North Carolina just a few days after he finished a three-city bus tour.
Confrontations emerge at Palin event in NC
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP)—Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama are confronting people attending a North Carolina event featuring Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
October 24, 2008
Cooper, Crumley vie for NC Attorney General post
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—Attorney General Roy Cooper talks with enthusiasm about protecting children from Internet predators, fighting meth labs and suing to reduce air pollution from neighboring states.
Lt. governor hopefuls to help steer NC government
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—The wide-open race for North Carolina’s lieutenant governor’s post, in many respects, will be a referendum on the work done by Democrats and outgoing Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue.
October 23, 2008
Black turnout is strong in early voting in South
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Blacks are already surging to the polls in parts of the South, according to initial figures from states that encourage early voting - a striking though still preliminary sign of how strongly they will turn out nationwide for Barack Obama in his campaign to become the first African-American president.
Biden says McCain is getting out of control
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican rival John McCain is “getting a little loose” at a time when the nation needs a steady hand. Campaigning in NASCAR country, Biden employed car racing terminology for bumping to describe the contentious final days of the campaign.
McCain to return to NC
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is returning to North Carolina less than two weeks before the general election.
Historic race expands roll of NC voters
Since 2004 New Hanover County has added an estimated 18,900 residents and nearly 15,000 registered voters. Brunswick County has done just as well since the last presidential election, adding nearly 19,400 residents and 14,538 voters, according to state and county figures.
Outside money fuels NC attack ads
Outside groups from environmentalists to gun owners have poured more than $20 million into N.C. campaigns, a record level of spending fueling a surge of attack ads in the state’s top races.
October 22, 2008
Young people have had strong numbers in early voting
With all the high-profile voter registration efforts aimed at young people across the country this year, one question has hung in the air: Would the registration efforts translate into votes?
October 21, 2008
Dole gives $3 million to re-election campaign
Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole has committed $3 million of her own money to salvage a faltering re-election campaign.
Tax cuts still on minds of NC governor candidates
It took a worldwide banking crisis before it became clear to North Carolina that the economic powerhouse of the New South isn’t exempt from the ailing economy.
Robocall group agrees to $100K penalty in NC
A group that made automated phone calls to voters before the May primary in violation of North Carolina law will pay a $100,000 fine.
Biden to visit Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign says the candidate plans a Thursday tour of three North Carolina cities.
In Bush stronghold, Obama pulls even with McCain
Lorie McCoy, 40, a flight attendant, was bustling out of a library here the other day, loaded down with books. She is worried about how an upended economy might affect the airline industry, and so she is also taking classes.
October 20, 2008
Tests, teacher pay will challenge next NC governor
The three candidates for North Carolina governor - each of whom have education backgrounds - say if elected they would seek to change how student performance is evaluated or expand incentives to attract more teachers to the profession, according to surveys and interviews with The Associated Press.
October 19, 2008
Obama courts military community near NC base
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP)—Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama appealed to North Carolina’s military community Sunday, using a new endorsement from former Gen. Colin Powell to highlight his message.
October 18, 2008
McCain: Obama unprepared for challenges ahead
Republican presidential nominee John McCain, appealing to North Carolina veterans in a bid to prevent the state from swinging to Democrat Barack Obama, said Saturday his rival is unprepared to lead the United States through the challenges ahead.
NC candidates battle mall management
Amid a heated election season, Wake County Republicans and Democrats have found a common enemy that will be familiar to most teenagers: mall management.
How N.C. became an election toss-up
At this point four years ago, President Bush was so far ahead in the polls he pulled most of his campaign staff out of North Carolina. John McCain and Barack Obama return this weekend to a state with a much different political landscape.
October 17, 2008
More than 100,000 in NC cast a ballot on first day
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)—More than 100,000 voters in North Carolina cast a ballot on the first day of early voting in an unprecedented rush to the polls amid a historic presidential election.
