HUGE!! Komen reverses decision.See statement from PPFA President Cecile Richards – tinyurl.com/7v2nr3f — PlannedParenthoodCNC (@PPCNC) February 3, 2012
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Tremors in Lillington? And Etheridge jumps in the Gov race
We discussed yesterday the phenomenon known as the political groundswell — some are earth-shaking, some a mere jostle. Former Congressman Bob Etheridge reports a groundswell for him to run for governor in the Democratic primary. He was at home in Lillington at the time, I believe. Etheridge joins Walter Dalton and Bill Faison in the […]
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Komen backs down, will fund Planned Parenthood (Update: Now Ellmers is deeply disappointed.)
(Update: I don’t read Komen’s statement as being ambiguous about future funding for Planned Parenthood. But a writer for DailyKos is dubious.] (Update 2: Komen’s cave-in has Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., deeply disappointed from her anti-choice perspective. I’ve posted her statement below.] Komen for the Cure just released the following statement from Nancy Brinker and […]
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Hagan to Susan G. Komen: “Deeply disappointed” in your “Cure”
Hopefully, I don’t need to tell you what the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation did to Planned Parenthood … or about the storm of protest resulting from it. Around here, the annual Komen Race for the Cure 5K, scheduled for June 9, is the biggest road race & walk around. Or was. I […]
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Brad Miller: You’ll know if I’m running very soon. (Update: MoveOn says go for it.)
With Erskine Bowles out of the running, the door is wide open for a Brad Miller candidacy for governor. That’s my take. Miller’s? He said he hasn’t quite decided whether to run. “I’ve gotten a lot of encouragement that I haven’t solicited,” he says. “I’m thinking very hard about it. I know I need to […]
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My god, is it an earthquake? Or —
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNOAA’s measuring the shockwaves I know I’m feeling it. The earth is rumbling, my friend. I can sense the tremors, but it’s not an earthquake. No, it’s that groundswell of political support that comes with a politician at campaign season … and the ground is swelling at the same time for […]
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The Democratic shake-up for governor
Try to remember, if you can, when Gov. Bev Perdue was running for re-election, Brad Miller and David Price were going toe-to-toe for the same U.S. House seat, and Newt Gingrich was surging in the presidential race. That was last week. This week, the establishment in both political parties is reasserting control. Newt? Nyet. On […]
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Brad Miller: Yup, I’m thinking about it
Congressman Brad Miller, who stepped aside last week for David Price, is in the thick of the speculation about replacing Bev Perdue on the Democratic ticket. Today, Miller said he’s undecided about running in the primary for governor. But: “I had not given the first thought to running for governor before Thursday. Shortly after Governor […]
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See the wonderful “Walk of the Immigrants” by the amazing Saul Flores
N.C. State University student Saul Flores “The Walk of the Immigrants” website Saul explains: My beautiful mother, Norma Leon, immigrated from a rural town in Puebla, Mexico; Atencingo. The town’s main source of income is a sugar refinery named el Ingenio de Atencingo. The sugar refinery purifies the sweetest and most flavorful sugar canes throughout […]
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For Gov: Dalton, maybe Foxx & Bowles; Miller? Not Cowell.
So, reading my mail and after a couple of conversations while I was moving around today: Lt. Walter Dalton is in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx is looking it over. Erskine Bowles is making calls, testing the waters. A progressive group is pushing hard for Brad Miller, who […]
