There have been reports of signs–for both the Obama/ Biden and McCalin/ Palin campaigns– being stolen or vandalized. An Indy reader sent us a photo of a homemade sign aimed at the purloiners. This was taken on Vanderbilt Avenue in Raleigh.
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TX offers $100 mil to lure NBAF
Texas has raised the ante in the bidding war for the National Bio- and Agro Defense Facility, offering $100 million in incentives to entice the Department of Homeland Security to build the animal disease research lab there, according to the San Antonio Business Journal. North Carolina, which is among the five finalists, did not make […]
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25% of workforce gone at Lulu.com
Two dozen of the 100 workers at Lulu.com are being laid off, including its president, according to The News & Observer. The employees are the latest economic casualties in the Triangle, particularly in publishing. Lulu.com plans to move from Morrisville to Raleigh, to cut office space costs. rep
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Gov. Easley on Rachel Maddow Show about Obama
Obama supporter and N.C. Governor Mike Easley just appeared on MSNBC’s the Rachel Maddow Show talking about the gains Obama is making in North Carolina, which has not swung Democrat for a presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Public Policy Polling has Obama up by 6, while Survey USA puts McCain up by 3, […]
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Ron Paul’s nod boosts Lawson coffers
Ron Paul’s endorsement of congressional candidate B.J. Lawson has translated into big bucks for the Fourth District Republican challenger. A former GOP presidential candidate, Paul sent an e-mail to his own supporters asking them to contribute to the Lawson campaign. The result: Lawson’s Web site raised more than $177,000 in one day, bringing his campaign […]
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St. Aug’s gets public spanking by NCAA
St. Augustine College is on three-year probation after racking up a series of NCAA violations. Read the post on Triangle Offense.
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A public spanking for St. Aug’s
St. Augustine College in Raleigh failed to monitor athletes’ grade-point averages, to certify transfers and to crosscheck participation information, among other violations, over the past five years. The News & Observer has a well-written story about the NCAA penalties today. The school, which plays in the CIAA, was fined $2,500, was placed on probation for […]
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Endorsements on the horizon
At last week’s vice presidential debate, Democratic candidate Joe Biden wasn’t overstating the case when he said the 2008 election is the most important of our lives. Doggone it, you betcha it is. Given readers’ requests and the gravity of this year’s races, the Indy is modifying its endorsements schedule to better coincide with early […]
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A guide to third parties
The Boston Tea Party’s time-traveling slogan is “Party like it’s 1773!” (OK, but only if women, Native Americans and blacks have equal rights and everyone can receive the proper immunizations.) Teetotaler Gene Amondson, an Alaskan evangelist, is running for the nation’s top job on the Prohibition Party. And Alan Keyes, who left the GOP, was […]
