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North Carolina Republicans Launch Sneak Attack on Gays

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.12.2011

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Michael Carmichael

In a replay of the Republican stealth attack on the labor movement in Wisconsin, the North Carolina GOP has launched a sneak attack on the LGBT community

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Battleground North Carolina: Midnight Madness & the Southern Backlash

Michael Carmichael | Posted 08.16.2011

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Michael Carmichael

While there is a growing progressive trend supporting vetoes of radical right-wing legislation, there is a definite backlash against centrist, populist, Blue Dog-style Democrats in North Carolina and all across the South.

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Arthur Delaney

Grim Prospects For Latest Effort To Restore Extended Jobless Benefits In N.C.

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.01.2011

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Sonia Street does not want to be evicted from her apartment in Charlotte, N.C., but she says that's what will happen if Republicans in the North Carol...

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Arthur Delaney

North Carolina Unemployment Standoff Drags Endlessly

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.26.2011

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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) does not like the latest attempt by Republicans in the General Assembly to link unemployment benefits and budget cu...

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