Kenneth Starr, Dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law, Duke University graduate and former U.S. Independent Counsel will speak at the North Carolina Central University School of Law today at 3 p.m. in the school’s Moot Court Room as part of the law school’s Discourse on Contemporary Legal Issues Speaker Series. In addition to […]
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Can you hear me now? Robo-caller fined $100K
The N.C. Attorney General’s office fined Women’s Voices Womens Vote $100,000 for robocalls placed by the group earlier this year and barred it from operating in the state before the November election, according to a press release issued by the AG’s office today. Read the press release: political-robo-calls-settlement-final The group placed the calls before the […]
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Prez candidate Barr to speak at Duke, UNC
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr will visit Duke University and UNC Tuesday, Oct. 28. Under the Dome has the details. Barr is on the ballot in North Carolina. Public Policy Polling estimated Barr at 3 percent of the N.C. vote in late September; that number has dropped to 1 percent as of Oct. 11.
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Ridpath, Stevens and Stein among Indy legislative endorsements
The Indy has issued its endorsements for the N.C. legislature.
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WTF? Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton co-chair of Dems for McCrory
Holy Kucinich, Batman! Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton is supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory, according to the McCrory campaign, which quotes Chilton as saying: “I’ve never voted for a Republican before, but I am voting for Pat McCrory because I trust him to clean up state government and to restore integrity to our state transportation […]
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The latest campaign finance reports from Lawson, Price
U.S. Rep. David Price raised more than $192,000 from July through September, according to federal campaign finance reports filed Oct. 15. His total campaign contributions for this election cycle tip $856,000 for the period ending Sept. 30; he has spent $651,000. Read the full report (pdf-Adobe Reader required): price-3rdquarter Republican challenger B.J. Lawson garnered more […]
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A real tear jerker: ‘Rodanthe’ beach house washing away
The Associated Press reports this morning in The News & Observer that a house used in exterior shots for Nights in Rodanthe is washing away due to rough surf. The six-bedroom house is located about a mile down the N.C. beach from where the movie was filmed. Read the Indy’s review of the flick.
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Perdue gets Indy endorsement
The Indy has endorsed in the Council of State races (including: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, auditor, agriculture commissioner, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner, secretary of state and labor commissioner).
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Indy issues congressional endorsements
The Indy has posted its endorsements for U.S. Senate and U.S. House. Tomorrow we will issue our legislative and Council of State endorsements. The Oct. 22 print edition will contain all the endorsements, including those already posted online.
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No mud-slinging: Indy endorses for Soil & Water
Kathryn Spann is the Indy‘s choice for Durham County Soil & Water Conservation District supervisor, while Republican Fred Burt gets the paper’s nod in Wake: Read the endorsements.
