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The New Ethics Commission
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 25, 2007 10:04
North Carolina has a new “Ethics Commission” to clean up the corruption in Raleigh. But guess who appointed its members? The same people who’ve been i...
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“Vietnamization”
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 25, 2007 10:03
Years ago, when I was young enough to be drafted, I supported an idea called “Vietnamization” which is all but forgotten today. Vietnamization was Pre...
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Time for Plan B?
Gary Pearce
posted on January 25, 2007 10:01
In politics as in football, speed kills – the other guy. Today we see a dramatic example of how fast modern presidential campaigns have to move....
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Bush Clinton Fatigue
Gary Pearce
posted on January 24, 2007 15:15
Pollster John McLaughlin – who’s a smart guy for a Republican – has an interesting theory about the 2008 presidential race. He calls it Bush-Cli...
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State of the Lame Duck
Gary Pearce
posted on January 24, 2007 10:23
Beaten in Iraq and beaten at the polls, President Bush looked beaten in his speech last night. His Iraq policy is such a disaster – eight Republican ...
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Is Mayor Meeker Losing Control of the City Council?
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 24, 2007 10:21
In the past the Mayor has pretty much had his own way on the City Council. It voted to fund his hotels, spend more on his convention center and to let...
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Good Soldiers
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 24, 2007 10:20
Our generals, like the good soldiers they are, are loyally fighting the war in Iraq with the weapons the politicians are giving them. But if those wea...
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Joe Hackney's First Scandal
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 24, 2007 10:19
The new Democrat choice for House Speaker, Joe Hackney, just inherited his first scandal. Two years ago Ms. Ann Lassiter, who headed the House page p...
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Welcome to the NFL
Gary Pearce
posted on January 23, 2007 16:26
It’s the season for hard hits – both in football and politics. Two political hits, in particular: A Washington Post story that John Edwards sold h...
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Wish Lists
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 23, 2007 12:50
The City Council has sent a wish-list of programs it wants the federal government to fund to Raleigh’s Congressional delegation. (News and Observer; 1...
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