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The Orange County White House
Gary Pearce
posted on January 31, 2007 13:26
Re John and Elizabeth Edwards’ new home: The only thing they’re guilty of is over-answering. In situations like this, the less said, the better....
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The YouTube Campaign
Gary Pearce
posted on January 31, 2007 13:26
The 2004 election demonstrated the power of the Internet. It’s now the YouTube campaign. The first victim was former Senator George Allen of Vi...
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Spending Like a Drunken Sailor
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 30, 2007 10:33
Looking out the window as he gave his state of the city address, Mayor Meeker noted the four cranes hovering over his $221 million convention center, ...
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Bush and Webb
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 30, 2007 10:32
In his State of the Union Speech, President Bush laid out his vision of the war on terrorism, saying Islamic Radicalism is an ideology – much like Com...
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New Threat to the Schools
Gary Pearce
posted on January 30, 2007 10:30
The right-wing, anti-school crowd lost in November when the Wake County school bonds won, but they’re taking aim again. One of our readers emailed: ...
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A Weak Start for Strong Mayor Proposal
Gary Pearce
posted on January 29, 2007 11:20
I consider myself an expert on strengthening executive offices, though some cynics might call it power-grabbing. I learned from the master: work...
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Politics and DOT
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 29, 2007 11:18
A study by a local government agency in Raleigh reports that over a 15 year period (1991-2005) Wake County paid “about $186 million” a year in transpo...
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Polling Report
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 29, 2007 11:15
Some pollsters have a gift for reading hundreds of pages of statistics and finding a nugget of truth. Others have a different talent: Flexibility. The...
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This Proves One Thing
Carter Wrenn
posted on January 26, 2007 16:58
A week ago the Mayor was saying he was going to run for reelection because he could do more as Mayor than as a United States Senator. Now (see Gary’s ...
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Meeker: Strengthen Mayor
Gary Pearce
posted on January 26, 2007 14:15
We hear that Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker will propose changing city government to give mayors more authority. He wants Raleigh to abandon its long-t...
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