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Stupid Republican Tricks

Senate Guru | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Stupidity, Richard Burr, Louisiana, Roy Blunt, La-Sen, Bank Run, Fiscal Crisis, Fema, Republicans, Nc-Sen, Missouri, David Vitter, North Carolina, Mo-Sen, Politics News

We worry that some Republicans are too influenced by greed or fear or hatred. However, some Republicans are just mind-numbingly stupid.

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What An Ogress You Are, Congresswoman Foxx

Michael Rowe | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Hate Crimes, Judy Shepard, Virginia Foxx, Matthew Shepard, Laramie, Religious Right, Gay, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Politics News

I'd like to imagine the feelings of Judy Shepard as the hate crimes bill named after her murdered son Matthew passed the house in the presence of the woman who attempted to besmirch his memory with ugly distortions.

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Recession Breeds A Health Care Crisis In North Carolina

The Washington Post | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: North Carolina, Health Care, Healthcare, Recession, Politics News

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- It's right there on the wall, hectoring David Talbot as he races from one exam room to another. "You want to see the recession? ...

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NC-Sen: Will AG Roy Cooper Announce in the Next Two Weeks?

Senate Guru | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Roy Cooper, Richard Burr, Nc-Sen, Dscc, Senate, 2010 Election, North Carolina, Politics News

I'm speculating that North Carolina's Democratic AG Roy Cooper will announce that he will be a candidate for Senate against freshman Republican backbencher Richard "Bank Run" Burr in 2010.

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Taxes and Bail-Outs: Hypocrisy Revealed

Yuna Shin | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Keith Olberman, NC Annexation Law, Michele Bachmann, Nc, Taxes, Wilmington, Rick Perry, North Carolina, Annexation, Wect, Politics News

As the drama of "tea parties" unfolds, some things remain certain. Some Americans just don't like to pay taxes. No matter how the taxes are used, even the word "taxes" is an anathema to some.

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2009 NCAA Champions: North Carolina Takes Title With Win Over Michigan State

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 05.07.2009 | Home

Read More: North Carolina Beats Michigan State in Ncaa Finals, March Madness, 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Ncaa, North Carolina, Michigan State, 2009 Ncaa Champions, NCAA Tournament, Home News

DETROIT — There was a team of destiny out there, all right. It's the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the final chapter of their story was about as...

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David vs. Goliath: The NCAA National Championship

Sam Panayotovich | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago

Great as North Carolina is, there is something special about this bunch from East Lansing.

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North Carolina Nursing Home Shooting Kills 6, Injures 3

AP | TOM FOREMAN Jr. and KEVIN MAURER | Posted 04.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Nursing Home Shooting, Nursing Home, Durham North Carolina, North Carolina, Raleigh-North Carolina, Carthage-North Carolina, Home News

CARTHAGE, N.C. — A gunman barged into a North Carolina nursing home Sunday morning and started "shooting everything," going room to room in a te...

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Filling Out the Winning NCAA Tournament Bracket

Sam Panayotovich | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: March Madness, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, Ncaa Tournament Brackets, College Basketball, Ncaa Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Memphis, Louisville, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Ncaa Tournament Picks, Sports, March Madness Brackets, Ncaa Tournament Matchups, Ncaa Tournament Bracket Breakdowns, Chicago News

I'm using my experience covering and playing basketball to predict what might happen over the next 18 days. I'm confident in my selections (but ask me how I feel in two weeks).

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NCAA Number 1 Seeds 2009: Louisville, Connecticut, North Carolina, Pittsburgh

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 04.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Ncaa Number One Seeds, March Madness, Ncaa 2009 Tournament, Connecticut, Louisville, North Carolina, 2009 Ncaa Number One Seeds, Pittsburgh, College Basketball, Home News

Built for basketball, the Big East is a big hit in March yet again. Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut helped the league that was created decades...

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How Toilet Flushing Can Create Zero Waste Poop

Ari Herzog | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bronx Zoo, California, Poop, Charleston, South Carolina, Clarington, Toilets, Gray-Water-Recycling, Atlanta, Georgia, Massachusetts, Irvine, North Carolina, Zero-Waste, Green News

The next time you need to do a number two, be sure to stop by the Bronx Zoo, sit on their eco loo, and watch your human poo slide down the toilet OOOH -- without water!

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A Peace Movement Win

Tom Hayden | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Anti-War Movement, Marines, Bush Administration, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, War, Harry Reid, Peace, North Carolina, Iraq Withdrawal, World News

This is a clear victory for those in the peace movement who supported Obama as the first anti-war candidate with a chance to become president.

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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Republicans Fiddle with Abortion While America Burns

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Communism, Cultural Revolution, Mao, Ronald Reagan, Chicago, Economy, National Journal, Rahm Emmanuel, George W. Bush, Vermont, Gun Control, Colorado, Same-Sex Marriage, Dccc, Howard Dean, Virginia, Gay Rights, Rnc, Bailout, New Mexico, Maine, Nancy Pelosi, Travis Childers, Stimulus Package, Mississippi, Republican Party, Bobby Bright, Tarp, North Carolina, Abortion, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Appalachia, David Paterson, Alabama, Congress, Democratic National Committee, Soviet Union, Jon Kyl, New York, Idaho, Recession, Barack Obama, Religion, Log Cabin, South, Marxism, Harry Reid, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Moderate Republicans, Dnc, Utah, Kirsten Gillibrand, Senate, Indiana, Stalin, Late Night Shows, Politics News

The Republican strategy sounds like the demon child of Mao's Cultural Revolution and Stalin's five-year plans: a criminal intolerance of social differences combined with an outrageously failed economic policy.

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Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Cabinet, Al Gore, White House, Women's Rights, Sweden, George W. Bush, Sex Trade, Asia, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, South Africa, Angola, Kay Hagan, Dan Quayle, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Nancy Pelosi, Racism, Nigeria, Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of the Treasury, African-American Issues, Latin America, Speaker of the House, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Netherlands, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Secretary of Energy, Condolleezza Rice, Secretary of Agriculture, Janet Napolitano, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Claire McCaskill, Secretary of State, Women's Issues, Civil Rights, Arizona, Laura Bush, Gay Rights, Vietnam, Slavery, Sexism, Secretary of Defense, Senate Majority Leader, Vice President, Bill Clinton, Islam, John McCain, Africa, Belgium, Secretary of Transportation, Homeland Security, Attorney General, North Carolina, Colombia, Cia Director, Cambodia, Secretary of Interior, Death Penalty, Gay Issues, Politics News

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

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North Carolina Jobless Claims Crash State's Web Site

AP | MARTHA WAGGONER | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs Web Site, Jobs, Jobless Claims, Unemployment, North Carolina, Business News

RALEIGH, N.C. — Unemployment is up so much in North Carolina that the state's Internet site for benefits crashed twice this week under a rush of...

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The GOP's White Supremacy

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Supreme Court, Mckinsey, George W. Bush, Lyn Westmoreland, Clarence Thomas, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, Redistricting, Virginia, Condoleezza Rice, Mel Martinez, Republican Party, Minneapolis, Agnosticism, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Michael Steele, Colin Powell, Bobby Jindal, Alabama, Congress, Catholicism, Christian Issues, Midwest, Kansas City, JC Watts, Tennessee, Christianity, Senate, New Orleans, Gop, Palm Beach, Kkk, Cuban-American Issues, Maryland, Mel Watt, Arizona, Democratic Party, California, Evangelicals, Ken Blackwell, Jewish Issues, Ahn Cao, Ohio, Latino Issues, Islam, John McCain, Florida, Appalachia, House, Asian-American Issues, White Supremacists, Sanford Bishop, Hispanic Issues, Milwaukee, Deep South, Memphis, Religion, Segregation, Georgia, Southern Issues, Charles Barkley, David Duke, Gay Issues, White Voters, Lousiana, Barack the Magic Negro, Gop White Supremacy, Politics News

Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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Please, Bobby! End the Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis!

Will Bower | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Primaries, Primary, Bobby Jindal, New Hampshire, Iowa, Democratic, Jindal, Missouri, Caucuses, Voting, 2012, Republican, North Carolina, Politics News

Bobby Jindal has begun the process of pandering to the upcoming, 2012 cycle of the "Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis."

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Meet The Man Who Delivered North Carolina For Obama

The News & Observer | Rob Christensen | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Marc Farinella, President Obama, North Carolina Obama Victory, North Carolina, Obama Marc Farinella, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

At an election night boiler room at Cary's upscale Umstead Hotel, dozens of operatives of Barack Obama's presidential campaign watched as North Caroli...

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Hey North Carolina: Maybe It's Time to Rethink Your White Supremacist Statue in the U.S. Capitol

Chris Rodda | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, History, North Carolina, North Carolina Racism, Brantley Aycock, Aycock White Supremacist, Politics News

Yes, folks... there is a statue on display in the U.S. Capitol honoring a white supremacist -- North Carolina Governor Charles Brantley Aycock

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Where To Live Now: Using The Electoral Map As Guide

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 12.15.2008 | Style

Read More: Washington, Mexico, Oregon, Blue States, Colorado, Texas, Election Results, Red States, Virginia, Relocation, Montana, Election Reaction, New Mexico, Ex-Pat, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, Style News

I've found that I've increasingly consulted the electoral map as I've been trying to zero in on our new home.

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Sarah we hardly knew ye

Dave Winer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Auto Industry, Lipstick, Hocky Mom, Obama, Texas, Pennsylvania, Pit Bull, Red States, Punchline, Palin, John Kerry, Sarah Palin, New Hampshire, Georgia, Katie Couric, Expensive Clothes, Maverick, Republican Party, North Carolina, Detroit, Politics News

Cleaning up some loose ends. Obama won Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, two states that were on McCain's slim path to a win. Once those were decided, ...

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Voter Turnout: Hours Extended At One NC Polling Place

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Update, Election 08, Voting Lines, Voting Update, Election North Carolina, On the Ground 2008, North Carolina, Election Coverage, Election News, Voter Turnout, Politics News

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Earlier today, voters encountered lines at some Triangle precincts, but the waits abated by the afternoon. Earl...

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Neither Bombs, Rev. Wright or the Gloom of Night

Phillip Martin | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: South Africa, Virginia, Nelson Mandela, Election Day, Black Voters, Obama Black Voters, Voter Suppression, Barack Obama, North Carolina, John McCain, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Electoral Map, Election, Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Liveblogs, Voting Day, Electoral Votes, Obama Presidency, Electoral College, Obama President, Electoral Vote, Presidential Election, Election Analysis, Voting, Politics News

In the U.S., the possibility of an African American president does not presuppose the end to color prejudice any more than the election of Mandela meant an end to inequalities in South Africa.

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