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Union Power

Gary Pearce posted on September 07, 2006 11:36

Unions have long been politically weak in North Carolina. But the state may see a new, more aggressive and more politically savvy union offensiv...

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What if we win?

Gary Pearce posted on September 07, 2006 11:33

What if we Democratic dogs catch the car and win both houses of Congress this year? If I’m a Democratic presidential candidate, I’m not sure ...

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Plensa Plaza - Art or a Park?

Carter Wrenn posted on September 05, 2006 16:38

The Raleigh Arts Council has told Jaume Plensa his $4.3 million plaza in the middle of Fayetteville Street has to be redone. That it can’t be in the m...

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Mending “the broken branch” of government

Gary Pearce posted on September 05, 2006 16:36

David Broder of The Washington Post wrote recently that Congress is the “broken branch” of government. Broder bemoaned problems ranging from “runaway...

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Long Wars and Iraq

Carter Wrenn posted on September 05, 2006 16:32

It took us four years to defeat Hitler, two years to defeat the Kaiser and it took the North four years to defeat General Lee. In a few days we will h...

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A Political Hurricane Coming?

Gary Pearce posted on September 01, 2006 10:36

Election forecasts are less reliable than hurricane forecasts. But Democrats have realistic chances to take control of both the House and Senate...

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Black and Decker

Carter Wrenn posted on September 01, 2006 10:34

Last Spring, when the State Board of Elections held hearings into the pay-to-play scandals, the Board asked House Speaker Jim Black if he was paying R...

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A Storm of Confusion

Gary Pearce posted on August 31, 2006 16:29

The more TV weather I watch, the more confused I get. Thursday afternoon, I watched two forecasts back-to-back on two stations. The local cable syst...

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The TTA and the Little Engine that Could

Carter Wrenn posted on August 31, 2006 14:56

Triangle Transit Authority trustee Nina Szlosberg doesn’t want the TTA to strike the flag on Lite-Rail – so when the other trustees arrived at their l...

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The Democrats and Corruption

Carter Wrenn posted on August 31, 2006 13:28

Sometimes you have to wonder if the Democrats in the State Legislature are really serious at all about cleaning up corruption. Attorney General Roy C...

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