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Gary Pearce posted on October 06, 2006 11:14

With the campaign in its final month, here are some predictions and observations: Speaker Black’s troubles won’t hurt Democrats in North Carolina.&...

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Memories Like Elephants

Gary Pearce posted on October 05, 2006 12:41

Washington Republicans are suffering from bad memories these days. Condi Rice can’t remember a “supposed meeting” in which she was briefed about Osam...

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On Terrorism

Carter Wrenn posted on October 05, 2006 12:40

Opium production is up in Afghanistan and the Taliban, not coincidentally, is making a comeback. The day before these reports ran in the newspapers Ne...

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Geddings' Political Sin

Gary Pearce posted on October 04, 2006 14:28

A jury will decide whether former Lottery Commissioner Kevin Geddings violated a criminal law. But he clearly broke the first law of politics: D...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats

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Risky Business: Taking the Heat for Mayor Meeker?

Carter Wrenn posted on October 04, 2006 14:26

Lately, City Manager, Russell Allen, has been gone from a low-profile to a high-profile city manager. I agree with him on some of the issues he’s spea...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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Year Round Schools

Carter Wrenn posted on October 03, 2006 11:53

The school board meeting the other night was packed with parents opposed to year round schools. One mother let the ‘chips fall where they may,’ put it...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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GOP Family Values, Foley Style

Gary Pearce posted on October 03, 2006 11:49

In the final weeks of the 1994 campaign, smelling a rout, Newt Gingrich blamed Democrats for the moral climate that he said led a South Carolina woman...

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Posted in: General, National Republicans

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McCorkle Again

Carter Wrenn posted on October 02, 2006 11:01

The Governor just rewarded political advisor, Mac McCorkle (who’s pet line, especially when it comes to the lottery scandal, is ‘I don’t discuss my co...

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The Rest of Raleigih

Carter Wrenn posted on October 02, 2006 10:59

Raleigh’s North, Northeast and Northwest planning districts accounted for 58% of the city’s growth over the last six years. Compare that to the Centra...

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Livable Streets and Traffic Jams

Carter Wrenn posted on October 02, 2006 10:58

Last Wednesday the City’s “Livable Streets” newsletter came out boasting about the groundbreaking of the new RBC Centura Plaza downtown, another huge ...

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