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Just spoke with a rep from the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Citizens of any state where less than 15% of its population votes gets Exactly what it deserves. But No citizens of Any state deserve state-wide "glitches," with very little information about them, other than their Executive Director saying that she "regretted" that they happened—and then saying that all of the glitches were "fixed," but does not say how. So the morning after the NC Primary, I sent the Executive Director, Kim Strach an email--and cc'd the message to 14 other high-ranking officials throughout the NC Board, asking...

As Americans celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., the ideals of tolerance and civil rights are once again highlighted. And while segregated schools and lunch counters may be things of the past, modern battles over female contraception and same-sex marriage have kept the boundaries and definition of civil liberties on the national stage.

RALEIGH -- Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley took at least 25 flights on private jets during his final six years in office. He didn't pay for some of the flights while the value of other trips exceed state campaign contribution limits, a Raleigh newspaper reported

CHAPEL HILL -- Police released photos of a person who may be a suspect in the murder of UNC student Eve Carson. Chapel Hill police have two surveillance photos of a possible suspect, someone Chief Brian Curran called "a person of interest" during a Saturday morning press conference about the Carson murder investigation. That person is wanted for questioning, after attempting to use Carson's ATM card. He is pictured wearing a baseball cap with a star on it.

It was a mercifully cool day in Fayetteville, NC this March 17 for our annual harassment of the moonbats who are trying to demoralize our Troops. I was a little late (unlike the other side, I took a shower first), but cf_river_rat was at our usual place across from Rowan Park early enough to cover my slack. We set up the sound system with my amp and speakers and cf_river_rat's portable generator and computers (doubling as CD players). On my way in, I passed members of Rolling Thunder guarding war memorials that the moonbats would pass during their parade. I'm...

Once again, antiwar protesters rallying in Rowan Park on Saturday will be met by a smaller but fervent group of pickets who support the war. Yet if the pickets had gotten their way, it would be them — not the antiwar crowd — filling the park on the third anniversary of the Iraq invasion. A member of Free Republic, a support-the-war group, reserved Rowan Park for this weekend immediately after last year’s large antiwar rally at the park. The reservation was described as for a two-day picnic and required an $800 check covering fees and a deposit.

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Highly radioactive material could fall into the hands of terrorists because the nation's nuclear plants are not keeping close enough track of spent fuel, the Government Accountability Office said Monday. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, raised concerns that radioactive materials "could be diverted or stolen and used maliciously," said the report, which also questioned the level of plant oversight by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. NRC spokesman David McIntyre called the risk of the spent fuel ending up in terrorists' hands "extremely low."