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Entries for February 2009
Gary Pearce posted on February 27, 2009 17:18
Everybody agrees that North Carolina’s educational-governance system is dysfunctional. June Atkinson wants the legislature to give her real power. Som...
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Carter Wrenn posted on February 27, 2009 17:15
Nobody ever accused Jesse Helms of being naïve but he made a pretty serious misjudgment when it came to running against Jim Hunt – Jesse didn’t think ...
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Carter Wrenn posted on February 26, 2009 15:10
Like Billy Flynn in a Chicago courtroom Obama’s speech to Congress was all razzle-dazzle. It takes a silver tongue to spend a trillion dollars then sa...
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Carter Wrenn posted on February 26, 2009 11:11
Once upon a time North Carolina was considered the most anti-union state in the country; back then, nobody ever heard of a Democrat like Jim Hunt or B...
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Gary Pearce posted on February 26, 2009 10:42
It’s time to round up the usual suspects. Because Washington is headed into the same old battle over raising taxes. But this time the stakes are bigge...
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Gary Pearce posted on February 25, 2009 12:50
President Obama made a crucial strategic, rhetorical and political pivot in his speech to Congress last night. He shifted from warnings of “catastroph...
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Carter Wrenn posted on February 24, 2009 16:03
Here is, perhaps, the ultimate irony: Former KGB head and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is warning the United States against socialism. Quote:...
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Gary Pearce posted on February 24, 2009 11:59
As a nation turns its lonely eyes to President Obama tonight, I’m reminded of the plaintive question Casey Stengel asked about the sad-sack Mets: “Can...
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Gary Pearce posted on February 21, 2009 10:26
Tony Rand rolled out a sure-fire crowd-pleaser last week: limit the number of days legislators can collect their expenses.
Voters love it. Go...
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Gary Pearce posted on February 19, 2009 13:40
Gene Conti’s pick of N&O veteran Ted Vaden as deputy DOT secretary for communications revealed three things:
Conti (caveat: a good frie...
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