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Election 2012: Wisconsin President Wisconsin: Obama 50%, Romney 48% in Politics.Related Articles Daily Presidential Tracking Poll 2012 Electoral College Scoreboard Swing State Tracking: Romney 50%, Obama 46% Florida: Romney 51%, Obama 46% Missouri: Romney 54%, Obama 43% Virginia: Romney 50%, Obama 47% As Romney Gains, Senate Remains Challenging for GOP By Scott Rasmussen Friday, October 19, 2012 Wisconsin remains a two-point race following Tuesday night’s presidential debate. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Wisconsin Voters finds President Obama with 50% support, while Mitt Romney earns 48% of the vote. One percent (1%) likes another candidate in the race....

How Jesse Helms Made the Reagan Revolution Possible Helms was key to securing Reagan victory in N.C. primary 35 years ago By John Dodd Mar. 22nd, 2011 WINGATE -- Thirty-five years ago, on March 23, 1976, voters in North Carolina helped shape the course of history. Their decision to support the presidential hopes of former California Gov. Ronald Reagan in the Republican presidential primary kept Reagan in the race for the 1976 GOP nomination and opened the way for his 1980 election as the 40th president of the United States. Why did North Carolina voters choose Reagan instead of his...

By Steven Shepard October 26, 2011 | 4:00 PM | 762 Comments Share Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads in new CNN/Time polls of the first four states on the Republican presidential nominating calendar -- Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida -- though in Iowa and South Carolina, Herman Cain runs a close second. Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, runs second in each of the four states, and in three of the four states, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, runs third. Notably, the best that Texas Gov. Rick Perry can manage in any of the states is a...

Occupy Charlotte founder resists efforts to oust him Group's attorney says Tom Shope misused funds; he calls claims 'rhetoric and lies.' By Doug Miller dmiller@charlotteobserver.com By Doug Miller The Charlotte Observer Posted: Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 Tom Shope says his opponents have tried to hack into his Facebook accounts, a major source of organization. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com The lack of portable bathrooms has gained attention. Officials say they're not required to allow facilities on city property for demonstrations. Campers use those in transit and businesses. Photos by Jeff willhelm - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com A battle for control over Occupy Charlotte has...

Powell Says Cheney Book Full of 'Cheap Shots' By Yochi J. Dreazen Updated: August 28, 2011 | 12:13 p.m. August 28, 2011 | 12:10 p.m. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is lashing out at former Vice President Dick Cheney. A visibly angry Colin Powell used an appearance on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday to blast former Vice President Dick Cheney for using “cheap shots” and “barbs” to drive up sales of his new memoir, which accuses Powell of trying to undermine President Bush during the run-up to the Iraq War and tacitly allowing his deputy to leak the...

America's Ruling Class-And the perils of a Revolution Angelo Codevilla As over-leveraged investment houses began to fail in September 2008, the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties, of major corporations, and opinion leaders stretching from the National Review magazine (and the Wall Street Journal) on the right to the Nation magazine on the left, agreed that spending some $700 billion to buy the investors' "toxic assets" was the only alternative to the U.S. economy's "systemic collapse." In this, President George W. Bush and his would-be Republican successor John McCain agreed with the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. Many, if not...

2 N.C. Democrats now oppose repeal of health care overhaul Kissell and Shuler had voted against Obama's overhaul, but they plan to vote today against dismantling it. By Barbara Barrett Washington correspondent Posted: Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 Your vote has been counted, thank you for voting. WASHINGTON Expect North Carolina's U.S. House delegation to fall primarily along party lines today on the health repeal vote - with at least two Democrats who opposed the health reform overhaul last year now saying to leave it be. U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, co-chairman of the Blue Dog coalition of conservative Democrats, told reporters...

Civitas Poll: Ellmers Leads Etheridge Heading into Final Weekend Thursday, October 28th, 2010 | Written by Jessica Anderson | North Carolina politics heat up today with the latest release from Civitas polling. According to the poll of 400 registered voters in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District, Ellmers leads Etheridge 46 percent to 41 percent. Libertarian candidate Tom Rose garners 6 percent of the vote while 7 percent of voters are undecided. It appears that Democratic incumbent Congressman Bob Etheridge’s electoral future may be in jeopardy as he falls way behind in our polling. You can read some of the media...

Write-in campaign for Murkowski? By SHIRA TOEPLITZ | 9/10/10 7:42 PM EDT Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski could announce a write-in campaign for her current seat as early as Monday, according to one of her top supporters and organizers. Andrew Halcro, a key Murkowski supporter and former Republican state representative, told POLITICO that the senator “will make an announcement early next week, a Monday announcement.” I think the chances are pretty high that she’s going to mount a write-in campaign,” said Halcro, who supports Murkowski’s efforts to stay in the race and has even commissioned a poll recently on her behalf....

Our Quick-Fix Electorate By Eugene Robinson WASHINGTON -- According to polls, Americans are in a mood to hold their breath until they turn blue. Voters appear to be so fed up with the Democrats that they're ready to toss them out in favor of the Republicans -- for whom, according to those same polls, the nation has even greater contempt. This isn't an "electoral wave," it's a temper tantrum. It's bad enough that the Democratic Party's "favorable" rating has fallen to an abysmal 33 percent, according to a recent NBC-Wall Street Journal poll. It's worse that the Republican Party's favorability...

By ROBERT DRAPER Published: June 28, 2010 Lindsey Graham was sitting in a sedan early one morning and contentedly discussing the various fellow South Carolina conservatives who dislike him — Tea Partiers, Constitutionalists, immigration hardliners — when Van Cato, his upstate regional director, lifted a hand from the steering wheel and said: “That’s the leader of them right there. There’s his sign. He’s running for Greenville County Council.”

June Job Losses at 125,000 But Jobless Rate Falls to 9.5% Published: Friday, 2 Jul 2010 | 8:36 AM ET Text Size By: Reuters unemployment, economy, unemployment rate, employment, Labor Department, recessionDiggBuzz FacebookTwitter More Share U.S. employment fell for the first this year in June as thousands of temporary census jobs ended and private hiring grew less than expected, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama who has identified job creation as a key priority. AP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nonfarm payrolls dropped 125,000, the largest decline since October, as temporary census jobs fell 225,000, the Labor Department said on Friday. However the...

Topless dancers charged with exposing selves 6 arrested, 10 sought for removing bottoms in investigation of Charlotte strip clubs. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Steve Lyttle slyttle@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Friday, Jun. 18, 2010 Women charged and sought ABC agents say they have arrested and charged these women with indecent exposure: Amanda Ammons (Crazy Horse) Robin Brown (Baby Dolls) Brittney Delcont (Paper Doll) Rebecca Kirkpatrick (Crazy Horse) Christina Pierce (Gentlemen's Club) Jessica Smith (Paper Doll) Arrest warrants for indecent exposure have been filed for these women, who have not been located: Falon Cooksey (Gold Club) Tina Debe (Crazy Horse) Tisha Grimes...

May 17, 2006 5:45 A.M. Friendly Fire If McCain’s going to claim he’s a conservative on guns, then he’s got some explaining to do. With presidential primaries just over two-and-a-half years away, John McCain is moving back towards Republican conservatives. On some issues, from campaign finance to illegal immigration to global warming, he isn’t even trying to convince conservatives that he agrees with them. But he realizes he can’t oppose them on everything. So, on other important issues, such as taxes, abortion, and guns, he’s brandishing his conservative credentials. It is quite a contrast to his 2000 presidential campaign, when...

Cleveland County win boosts Hastings over Burris-Floyd in state House primary Tuesday, May 4 2010, 10:59 pm Corey Friedman As Kelly Hastings helped his daughter with her homework Tuesday night, the arithmetic was working in his favor. The Cherryville real estate agent carried Cleveland County with a convincing 62.55 percent of the vote after trailing state Rep. Pearl Burris-Floyd by a handful of ballots in Gaston County. With all but one Gaston precinct reporting, Hastings led with 1,298 total votes to Burris-Floyd’s 1,162. “We just had a very focused door-to-door campaign, and I think that was probably one of the...

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Appalachian State at Montana 4 p.m. Saturday, ESPN FCS powers load up for semifinal showdown By Ron Green Jr. rgreenjr@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 Weather forecast: The temperature is expected to be in the low 20s with the possibility of one inch of snow during the afternoon. Highlights Appalachian State is attempting to reach the national championship game for the fourth time in five years; The Mountaineers have never won a semifinal playoff game on the road; Three Division I football programs have won 10 or more games each of the past five years – Appalachian State, Texas and...

State senator won't run for re-election, says he'll leave office after 18 years December 09, 2009 1:57 PM Corey Friedman State Sen. David Hoyle has decided not to seek a 10th term in the General Assembly and will leave office next December after representing Gaston County for 18 years. “I didn’t intend to serve for as long as I have,” Hoyle said Wednesday. “I thought I’d serve for 10 or 12 years, but the citizens kept electing me.” Hoyle, D-Gaston, took office in 1993 and was re-elected eight times, fending off Republican challengers in his heavily conservative home county. Of...

The GOP's women problem By MEREDITH SHINER & GLENN THRUSH | 11/9/09 4:11 AM EST A widening schism between the GOP's right wing and moderates has clear gender undertones. Photo: AP photo composite by POLITICO Conservatives say they pushed Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York’s 23rd District a week ago because of her left-of-Republican social views — and not because she is a woman. But the growing schism between the Republican Party’s ascendant right wing and its shrinking moderate core has clear gender undertones — and Scozzafava’s departure raises fresh questions about the GOP’s ability to...

Red Venture to bring 1,000 new jobs to South Carolina Source: Governor of South Carolina Posted on: 7th October 2009 Gov. Mark Sanford today joined with the Department of Commerce and Lancaster County community in welcoming Red Venture LLC as they expand operations and move their headquarters to South Carolina. The decision by Charlotte-based Red Venture LLC, an internet technology company named the 17th fastest growing private firm in the United States by Inc. magazine last year, will mean 1,000 new high-paying jobs and a $27 million investment for Lancaster County. “This announcement represents yet another dividend from our state’s...

Kennedy Coverage Not Made for Prime Time Rash Report: Two Perspectives Join Cable Saturation by John Rash Published: August 27, 2009 MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- Political pundits on both sides of the aisle (and the radio dial) lauded the legislative accomplishments of Sen. Edward Kennedy, with some, including conservative columnist George F. Will, calling him "the most consequential" Kennedy. CBS 'Ted Kennedy: The Last Brother' With the news breaking after most went to bed Tuesday night, morning news shows were the first source for many to learn of Mr. Kennedy's death, and cable news networks went wall-to-wall with coverage. And perhaps...

Capacity Crowd Grills Local Rep. On Health Care Reform Posted: 10:49 pm EDT August 10, 2009 Updated: 11:15 pm EDT August 10, 2009 MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A town hall meeting drew heated debate about health care Monday evening in Mooresville. More than 700 people showed up to talk with Congressman Patrick McHenry, a Republican serving North Carolina's 10th district. Many people could not get inside the Mooresville town hall. Firefighters stood at the doors to make sure it wasn't filled beyond capacity. Some people had no faith in the government's ability to manage money. "This is ridiculous. everybody's talking money,...

Jimmie Johnson finally going to White House By Jim Utter - jutter@charlotteobserver.com Saturday, Aug. 01, 2009 More NASCAR news LONG POND, Pa. - Reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is finally going to get his White House visit for winning the 2009 title but he’s going to have company. The White House press secretary’s office announced late Friday that President Barack Obama will host a gathering Monday afternoon on the South Portico of the White House with Johnson, all the members of last year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup field as well as some former series champions, including Dale...

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran army ousted President Manuel Zelaya and threw him out of the country on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War, after he upset the army by trying to win re-election. U.S. President Barack Obama expressed deep concern after troops came for Zelaya, an ally of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, at dawn and took him away from his residence.

Boehner: Climate bill a 'pile of s--t' By Molly K. Hooper Posted: 06/27/09 09:22 PM [ET] Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) had a few choice words about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) landmark climate-change bill after its passage Friday. When asked why he read portions of the cap-and-trade bill on the floor Friday night, Boehner told The Hill, "Hey, people deserve to know what's in this pile of s--t." Using his privilege as leader to speak for an unlimited time on the House floor, Boehner spent an hour reading from the 1200-plus page bill that was amended 20 hours before...

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Republicans call on wrestling champ Ric Flair Comments 2 | Recommend 3 Wednesday, Jun 10 2009, 12:30 pm Staff Reports KINGS MOUNTAIN - Wayne King, chairman of the 10th Congressional District Republican Party, announced that 16-time World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ric Flair will be on hand at Thursday morning's District GOP fundraiser in Kings Mountain featuring former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Flair was a strong supporter of Governor Huckabee's presidential campaign last year and made several appearances on his behalf in North and South Carolina. Ric Flair, known as "The Nature Boy" is regarded as one of the greatest professional...

Jeb Bush, GOP: Time to leave Reagan behind Party leaders go on 'listening tour' with eyes on future By Joseph Curl (Contact) | Sunday, May 3, 2009 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Saturday that it's time for the Republican Party to give up its "nostalgia" for the heyday of the Reagan era and look forward, even if it means stealing the winning strategy deployed by Democrats in the 2008 election.

Facing hard times, Shriners may close 6 hospitals Buzz Up Send By KATRINA A. GOGGINS, Associated Press Writer Katrina A. Goggins, Associated Press Writer – Thu Apr 9, 7:03 pm ET GREENVILLE, S.C. – Shriners hospitals, which have provided free care since before the Great Depression, are considering closing a quarter of their facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity's endowment shrivels. The group's director says it's the only viable option. Officials at the Florida-based organization say it is siphoning $1 million a day from its endowment to balance the budget for 22 hospitals in the U.S., Canada...

NBA reportedly set to borrow 175 million dollars Feb 26 06:45 PM US/Eastern Comments (4) Share on Facebook The National Basketball Association will borrow 175 million dollars to serv... The National Basketball Association will borrow 175 million dollars to serve as aid to teams that might struggle in the weak global economy, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday. The report said the presumption is teams would use the funds to cover operating losses and that while the league was not looking to borrow, Bank of America and JPMorgan came to the NBA several weeks ago with the opportunity. Half of the...

Millionaire ex presidents get millions in perks Posted By: Mike Deeson 1 day ago Tampa, Florida - When Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation's 44th president last month, all the focus was on everything new in Washington. However the change of command is as much about out with the old, as it is in with the new. While George Bush held the title of President for 8 years, he is now a member of another unique club, the ex-presidents of the United States. The members of the ex-presidents club also happen to be millionaires. It is a club...

“Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter. ” Sen. Tom Daschle, Congressional Record, May 7, 1998, p. S4507.

Republican Party officials say they will try next month to pass a resolution accusing President Bush and congressional Republican leaders of embracing "socialism," underscoring deep dissension within the party at the end of Mr. Bush's administration.

Matheson again fights automatic pay hike By Lee Davidson Deseret News Published: Dec. 29, 2008 12:00 a.m. Despite the country's economic meltdown, Congress is about to receive an automatic $4,700 pay raise on Thursday — a 2.8 percent increase over the current $169,300 salary for most members. Rep. Jim Matheson says that is unconscionable, and he's vowing to renew his annual fight to stop such automatic raises. He says the bad economy might just help him win this year, and a government watchdog group is joining his battle to say the raise is a bad idea in such times.

Armanti Edwards wins 2008 Walter Payton Award Chattanooga, TN (Sports Network) - Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards was named the 22nd winner of the Walter Payton Award Thursday night at The Sports Network's Football Championship Subdivision Awards Banquet, held at the Chattanooga Marriott on the eve of the NCAA Division I Football Championship title game. The Payton Award, named for the legendary Jackson State and Chicago Bears running back, is presented annually to the top player in FCS. "It's a great accomplishment and a great feeling," Edwards said. "I always congratulate my team, because without them, I wouldn't (even) be...

Wednesday, Dec 10 NPR Layoffs Looming? Related: "NPR's Trimmed Sails and the Future: The Staff Announcement" Related: "NPR Layoffs: The Press Release" More from Paul Farhi... Lots of folks at NPR are nervous today, as the rumor mill speaks of layoffs. One engineer in NY has already been laid off, we hear. >UPDATE: Also, an editor/producer and a reporter in L.A. >UPDATE: 34 people laid off in the News division alone...Linda Wertheimer and Noah Adams among them (update: They're safe). On-Air Fund Raising & Promotion is getting cuts An engineering supervisor is gone, too. >UPDATE: They've been calling people in...

Google turns down some of NC incentives By EMERY P. DALESIO AP Business Writer Posted: Thursday, Dec. 04, 2008 RALEIGH, N.C. Tough economic conditions could slow expansion at Google Inc.'s server farm in the state's foothills, the company said Thursday in a letter declining a sliver of a $260 million government incentive package. The Silicon Valley Internet giant never finalized a deal by which it would recoup up to $4.8 million in state taxes if it met job-creation and other targets at the Lenoir facility. In the letter, a company attorney told a state incentives committee that it no longer...

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Clary, Floyd cement wins following provisional ballot count Comments 0 | Recommend 0 Friday, Nov 14 2008, 4:52 pm Graham Cawthon SHELBY - For 10 days, Debbie Clary (R) was referred to as the presumptive winner of the N.C. Senate District 46 seat. Numbers were too close to call until Friday when provisional ballot numbers were added to the mix. The final count concluded that Clary's margin of victory over Keith Melton (D) was too high for Melton to request a recount. A recount can be requested if the margin of victory falls within 1 percent. "It was a tough...

Gore Has a History of Silly Flubs and Boasts, and the Networks Have a History of Ignoring Them Which Vice President is the King of Gaffes? Watch our video collection of Gore Gaffes On ABC's This Week March 14, Bill Kristol noted Al Gore's gotten a free pass on gaffes. George Stephanopoulos protested: "It's hard to say he's gotten a pass. Every time he opens his mouth he gets popped." Not true on TV morning and evening newscasts: January 17, 1993: In a tour of Monticello, Gore asked about a row of busts: "Who are these people?" The New York...

Election official: Marked sample ballots legal Comments 0 | Recommend 0 Friday, Oct 31 2008, 3:12 pm David Allen SHELBY - A man asked Victor Smith to see a sample ballot he was holding Thursday afternoon. "This is who you want me to vote for," the man said after looking it over. Smith, standing near a broken white line around the Cleveland County Board of Elections Office, responded, "This is who we'd like you to vote for, but you don't have to if you don't want to." The two exchanged pleasantries and went their separate ways. Within a few seconds,...

Generous congressional retirement benefits are turning former lawmakers into pension millionaires. Some want to change this. But will they create a true "citizen's Congress," or just a rich person's club? By most standards, Colorado's Pat Schroeder and Pennsylvania's Robert Walker have had long and productive careers representing their constituents in the US House of Representatives. Schroeder, a Democrat, is Congress's leading advocate for women in combat, and was an early coauthor of the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act. Walker, a Republican, has chaired the House Science Committee in the 104th Congress and is a key deputy to Speaker Newt...

John Warner might vote for Democrat By MIKE ALLEN | 10/4/08 1:55 PM EDT Text Size: Retiring Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) beat his Democratic opponent, Mark R. Warner, by 6 percentage points in the Old Dominion’s “Warner vs. Warner” race of 1996. Now, he might cross party lines and vote for him. Mark Warner, who went on to become a popular governor, is running to succeed John Warner in the Senate. Mark Warner’s opponent is another former governor, James S. Gilmore III, a Republican who has received little support from the state’s power structure and lags by 26 points...

Burr will vote yes, Dole no, on bailout Barbara Barrett, Staff Writer Comment on this story U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, plans to support tonight's Senate vote on a bailout deal for the financial markets. In a statement on the Senate floor, Burr said he believes both the markets and small businesses need the stability that a rescue plan will offer, warning of an economic downturn rivaling the Great Depression if action isn't taken. Burr also blamed the crisis on "greedy behavior." "Much of what got us to this point was not only reckless behavior on Wall Street,...

Crandall BowlesFormer Co-Chief Executive Officer, Springs Global US Charlotte Business Journal - by Ken Elkins Staff Writer The big headline for Crandall Close Bowles in 2007 centers on what she isn't doing anymore. Bowles and the Close family cashed out most of its equity in Springs Global this year as the company went public in a $300 million Brazilian stock offering. The family kept only 5% of the textile giant that was founded in 1887 in Fort Mill by Bowles' great-great grandfather, Samuel Elliott White, and great grandfather, Leroy Springs. Bowles resigned from her position as co-chief executive at Springs...

Obama oops: War injuries prevent McCain from e-mailing September 12, 2008 © 2008 WorldNetDaily Image from Obama campaign ad A Barack Obama ad that mocks John McCain for not being able to use a computer and send an e-mail apparently didn't take into account the fact that the Republican presidential nominee can't use a keyboard because of the severe injuries he suffered as a Navy pilot and POW during the Vietnam war. A Boston Globe report eight years ago cited by the National Review's Jonah Goldberg said McCain's "severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a...

Obama to Stephanopoulos: Palin more Bush-Cheney than McCain Email Share September 06, 2008 5:09 PM ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is a "skilled politician," but the country doesn't know much about her yet, said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in an interview that will air tomorrow exclusively on "This Week." But Obama refused to say Palin is qualified to be president, and claimed that picking Palin brings Republican presidential nominee John McCain closer to President Bush. "He chose somebody who may be even more aligned with George Bush – or Dick Cheney, or the politics...

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Rocker Bon Jovi Hosts Obama Fundraiser Friday, September 5, 2008 11:03 PM Article Font Size Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help. Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, hosted more than 100 people for dinner on their mansion lawn by the Navesink River in Middletown, N.J. The price was $30,800 a person, to be divided between the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee. "When I look at Barack, I see an old man," Bon Jovi said in introducing his...