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Due to the amazing energy of the 9-12 March on Washington, we are BRINGING IT HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA! North Carolina FreedomWorks is sponsoring a “Taxpayer March On Raleigh” The 11-14 event will begin at 11AM and include a march and rally. The event will begin on Halifax Mall, the large grassy area located between the Legislative Building and the Legislative Office Building. As FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe is fond of saying, “Government goes to those who show up.” We showed up to march on our nation’s capitol. It’s time to bring it home to our state capitol! From...

State board of election members today decided that a closely watched runoff in a Wake County school board race should proceed. On a 4-1 vote, board members ruled that candidate Cathy Truitt's name should remain on the ballot even though she sought to withdraw her request for a runoff. If her name gains the most votes, the school board would fill her seat. John Tedesco, a critic of current school board policies, including forced busing for diversity and mandatory year-round schools, placed first in the Oct. 6 primary. Because he failed to gain a majority of votes, second-place finisher Truitt...

Younger Americans just starting out in their careers have always been willing to relocate, but with unemployment high and jobs hard to come by, this mobile generation has become more cautious about making just any move. As a result, cities with staying power and emerging industries may benefit the most once the recession lifts. Leading the list and sharing the number one spot are Washington D.C and Seattle. They're cities with long histories of government jobs and related industries. A Wall Street Journal panel ranked the cities based on job possibilities, affordability and quality of life. One big change, panelists...

Rielle Hunter, John Edwards' former mistress, went inside the federal courthouse in Raleigh Thursday morning. A grand jury is meeting in the courthouse. FBI agents escorted Hunter into a back entrance ... Edwards, a former U.S. senator from North Carolina and two-time presidential candidate, is under investigation to see if campaign funds were illegally paid to Hunter. There is also widespread speculation that Edwards fathered her child.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When someone in the Raleigh area needed a sheep or goat slaughtered according to Islamic law, Daniel Boyd was the man to see. "You find everything from halal meat and snacks to soft back prints of the Holy Quran in both English and Arabic," read a notice on the Web for Boyd's Blackstone Market in nearby Garner. There was even a place to worship in the back. Bosnian native Jasmin Smajic said he was drawn to the store by the halal goods. Instead he found a friend. "He would always ask people, his friends, if he...

Raleigh, N.C. — The heated debate over health care reform will take center stage in Raleigh next week as President Barack Obama visits the Capital City to tout his controversial health care reform plan. The White House said Friday that Obama is scheduled to appear at a health care-related event on Wednesday. Further details of the president's visit were not disclosed.

Hundreds of protesters massed behind the legislative building Wednesday, with a simple message in dark financial times. "No more taxes!" they shouted. Some carried signs and "Don't Tread on Me" flags for the event, dubbed "Take Back Our State Tea Party." A collection of conservative groups brought in nationally recognized speakers such as FOX News' Mary Katharine Ham and Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher to speak against proposed tax increases in next year's budget. Wurzelbacher, whose questioning of Barack Obama's tax policies in the 2008 campaign brought him prominence, urged people to get involved in politics and hold government officials accountable....

Multiple sources now confirm The ENQUIRER's report that a federal grand jury is investigating possible misuse of presidential campaign funds by John Edwards to pay off his mistress. U.S. Attorney George Holding revealed yesterday he "was not going to confirm or deny any investigation" regarding Edwards that was first reported by the ENQUIRER earlier this week. A Federal grand jury did convene on Wednesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to multiple local reports. Grand jury proceedings are kept secret. Attorneys are liable for criminal prosecution if they discuss such investigations in public or to the press. Prominent Raleigh defense attorney...

Raleigh, N.C. — A Raleigh group protested President Obama’s stimulus plan and mortgage bailout during a rally at the state Capitol on Saturday. The non-partisan group called the event the “New American Tea Party.” “We do not believe Washington should reward failure,” organizer Daniel Martinez said in a release. Several hundred people attended the event. Another rally is planned on April 15, Martinez said.

Yesterday I attended the Tea Party in Raleigh, NC held at the State Capitol Building. From talking to others, the crowd was estimated at about 400. Upon arrival everyone signed in and got their "tea bag" to wear. Tables were set up by the Americans for Prosperity organization and the John Locke Foundation. Food was served for the first 150 people arriving, and I apologize for not remembering the names of the two restaurants that provided the refreshments. The crowd grew silent when the Star Spangled Banner began to play. Everyone stopped what they were doing, the men removed their...

What would it take to get a Tea Party together in Raleigh, NC downtown on say Saturday, April 18, so that people who have had to pay their extortio....ummm...taxes that week can come out and protest the destruction that's being caused?

Yet it remains Raleigh's most prominent piece of public art, a signature symbol with an ugly past representing values and ambitions that no longer reflect who we are.

Muslim women head to a Cary pool as another cultural barrier falls Salman Sheikh was organizing a swim class for his two sons last summer when fellow Muslim parents approached him about starting a class for girls. Sheikh told them he would ask the Curran Aquatic Center in Cary whether it could accommodate a group of Muslims who preferred a women-only pool. Yes, of course, the leaders of the aquatic center said, and showed him a 15-yard pool that could be rented for $170 an hour. STAFF PHOTOS BY COREY LOWENSTEIN - Tarannum Khan, 30, of Apex, left, and Israa...

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All right! I am about 10 feet from Sarah's podium in Raleigh! Can't take pictures from my Blackberry but the crowd is huge... Tens of thousands lined up outside. I managed to get VIP access at the last minute for the family and we're going to get a close-up view of our next Vice President! I'll try to post updates as the night goes on. Any Freepers in the crowd, let me know!

Road to Victory Rally: Saturday November 1st in Raleigh, NC What: Road to Victory Rally: Saturday November 1st in Raleigh, NC When: November 1, 2008 4:00 p.m. Where: The North Carolina State Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh , NC27607 Please join Governor Sarah Palin for a Road to Victory Rally in Raleigh, NC, Saturday November 1st. The Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Blvd Raleigh, NC 27607 Doors Open at 4:00 p.m. Guests Must Arrive by 6:00 p.m. For more information, please email northcarolina@johnmccain.com or call 919-323-3890 RSVP online and print your ticket for this event Tickets are available for printing...

Road to Victory Rally in Raleigh, NC SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2008 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM Address: The North Carolina State Fairgrounds: 1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607 Please join Governor Sarah Palin for a Road to Victory Rally in Raleigh, NC Saturday November 1st The Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Blvd Raleigh, NC 27607 Doors Open at 4:00 p.m. Guests Must Arrive by 6:00 p.m. For more information, please email northcarolina@johnmccain.com or call 919-323-3890 Tickets are available for pickup at our Raleigh Victory Office beginning at 7:00 PM today and at our North Raleigh and Durham Victory Offices beginning...

Palin heading to Raleigh Saturday Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on October 28, 2008 - 4:34pm. Tags: President '08 | Raleigh | Richard Burr | Sarah Palin | Under the Dome Sarah Palin will be in Raleigh Saturday night. The Republican vice presidential candidate will hold an hourlong event in the capital city, according to Sen. Richard Burr. It will likely be the last event of the presidential campaign in North Carolina. Details on the event are not yet available.

Raleigh, N.C. — About 200 to 300 people joined a melee that began inside a Raleigh mall and spilled outside the shopping center during the fight, police said Sunday. Raleigh Police Department spokesman Jim Sughrue said the gang-related brawl began inside Triangle Town Center Mall on Saturday night at about 8 p.m.. Off-duty officers working at the mall requested assistance, and authorities from the Wake County Sheriff's Office and the N.C. Highway Patrol also responded. Sughrue said a 15-year-old was stabbed during the incident. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A police officer was also injured...

A confidential witness told investigators that Demario Atwater said he and Laurence Lovette Jr. took Eve Carson from her home March 5 after entering through an open door, according to search warrants made public Friday. The documents offered the first detailed public accounts of the crime, in which Atwater and Lovette are accused of killing Carson, the student body president at UNC-Chapel Hill. According to the witness, Atwater told her he and Lovette forced Carson into the back seat of her Toyota Highlander and drove her to an ATM. Lovette shot Carson multiple times, and Atwater subsequently shot her with...

Shocking Past of Former Priest Who Was Killed In Palmer Fire YouNewsTV™Story Published: May 15, 2008 at 6:58 PM EDT Story Updated: May 16, 2008 at 3:13 PM EDT By Liz Tufts Watch The Story The shocking past of Andre Corbin is coming to light, just days after the former priest was killed in an apartment fire in Palmer. Andre Corbin was arrested in 1988 for molesting a boy at a church in North Carolina. According to a website that highlights the history of sexual abuse by priests, it says Corbin plead guilty to the accusations and was sentenced to...

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City bans garbage disposal units Residents of Raleigh, N.C., face stiff penalties if they install garbage disposal units in their kitchen sinks or repair existing ones if they break. The City Council approved the ban on Wednesday, the Raleigh Chronicle reports. The ordinance includes a fine of up to $25,000 a day. Officials said that anyone caught with an illegal disposal unit could also face a lifetime ban on getting city water. The ban covers several municipalities around Raleigh. The garbage disposal units, which grind up leftover food and flush it into the sewer system, lead to pipes clogged with...

LOS ANGELES — Home foreclosures in the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan market surged more than 122 percent in 2007 from 2006, with 3,884 properties in some state of legal proceedings................

RALEIGH, N.C. — Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Raleigh in December, where he'll headline a private fundraiser for his wife's presidential campaign. The fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is set for December 13 at Brier Creek Country Club. Admission is $1,000 a person. For $2,300, donors will be invited to a smaller reception that includes a photograph with the former president. Jeanette Hyde, a former U.S. ambassador to several Caribbean states during Clinton's years in office, is organizing the event and expects a large crowd.

Two people were arrested at Raleigh-Durham International Airport Friday night after causing a "serious disturbance" on their flight from Jacksonville, Fla., according to an airport spokeswoman. No one was injured, but the disturbance was classified as a terrorist threat, according to RDU Spokeswoman Colleen Fischvogt. Investigators did not say what may have been said or found to have prompted that decision.

Hispanic illegal kills man driving to work Monday AM in Raleigh NC

*** North Carolina FReepers *** Please help get the word out in the Charlotte and Raleigh areas by contacting local talk show hosts, TV stations, the local VFW and American Legion, college Republicans and clubs, friends, family and anyone else or group who may be interested in showing up at a rally. *** "Move America Forward invites you to join us as we launch a national caravan from California (leaving on Thursday, March 8, 2007) to Washington, D.C. where we will join "The Gathering of Eagles" for a giant pro-troop rally on Saturday March 17, 2007." http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php Wednesday March 14th...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Raleigh, North Carolina, topped the list of the best U.S. cities for getting a job, according to an annual survey released on Friday by Forbes.com. Among U.S. states, Florida is home to the most cities among the top 25 best spots for job opportunities, with Jacksonville at No. 3 and Orlando at No. 4 as well as Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota, Tampa and West Palm Beach, Forbes said. Rounding out the top five cities were Phoenix in second place and Washington, D.C., in fifth place, Forbes said. The U.S. capital was No. 1 in the previous year's...

Well, it just tears you up, yes it does, to read about the loneliness of Sen. John Kerry. The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, reports The New York Times, is rather forlorn these days. It seems he was never really a team player in the Senate, a bit cold and aloof y'know, and when he made a speech in the Senate announcing he wasn't going to run for president next time out, only two senators were in attendance -- his Massachusetts colleague Ted Kennedy and Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Pundits are feasting on Kerry's failures as if he were...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A man suspected of decapitating his 4-year-old daughter and leaving the body for her mother to find in their suburban home was arrested in Washington, D.C., early Saturday, authorities said. Investigators have not found any history of domestic or mental health problems at the home, and still have no leads as to a possible motive in the killing, said Clayton police Lt. Jon Gerrell. Amber Violette told police Friday evening she had found her daughter, Katlin, with her head severed from her body, police said. An "edged weapon" believe to have been used in the killing was...

DURHAM -- The angry punch to his face didn't have a lasting effect on Eliseo Hernandez. The lumps caused by fierce kicks to his body have long since disappeared. But the terror of having three guns thrust against his body as he was beaten, threatened with death and robbed on Thanksgiving Day spawned lingering emotional trauma. Hernandez's tale of terror is anything but unique in Durham. For a variety of reasons, many say, Hispanics are a lucrative, vulnerable and growing target for armed robbers. The Hispanics also say most of the robbers are black. Of 17 Hispanics asked, all said...

The most telling thing lately is that Bill Cowher is discussing his future publicly. It's time. That's what Chuck Noll told me when I asked why he was retiring as Steelers coach in December 1991. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's time." Now it's Bill Cowher's time. I have the same feeling now as I had near the end of the 1991 season when I believed Noll was ready to hang it up. I think Cowher will "retire" soon after this season ends. First, here's some history on Noll's retirement, the only end to a head coach's career with...

RALEIGH, N.C. A small aircraft landed on a highway on Raleigh's north side this afternoon, tying up traffic but apparently without causing any injuries. Pilot Paul Hesse tells The Associated Press that the plane's engine began acting up and he had to land immediately. One lane of traffic is closed at this hour on Interstate 540 as authorities try to get the Cessna off the shoulder of the highway. The single-engine plane is registered to Empire Aviation in Durham, where Hesse is an instructor. Hesse says he's unhurt and the plane is fine, although "the engine's toast" and it will...

Court: Father Can't Raise Child Despite Mother's Deception Woman Lied, Saying Baby DiedPOSTED: 7:06 am EDT June 21, 2006 RALEIGH, N.C. -- A biological father should lose his parental rights because he did not establish himself as a caregiver, even though the mother deceived the man by claiming she had a miscarriage, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Pernell Ingram argued that he had provided sufficient care to the mother to qualify as the legal father of a child born out of wedlock. The Newton Grove man said he had provided "consistent care" by frequently caring for the mother's...

VATICAN CITY, JUN 8, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father: - Appointed Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge, auxiliary of Philadelphia, U.S.A., as bishop of Raleigh, (area 82,524, population 4,073,983, Catholics 188,101, priests 138, permanent deacons 37, religious 118), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop Francis Joseph Gossman, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese, the Holy Father accepted, upon having reached the age limit. - Appointed Msgr. Daniel E. Thomas of the clergy of the archdiocese of Philadelphia, U.S.A., pastor of the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese (area 5,652, population 3,875,021, Catholics...

We asked four of our talented graphic artists -- Grey Blackwell, Judson Drennan, Tim Lee and Michael Bartes -- to create something out of the ordinary using Easter eggs as their base. When the distinctive designs were delivered (not, alas, by the Easter Bunny), we found we had creations that were easy (the Stenciled Egg), complicated (the president as an Egghead) and some brightly colored birds and bugs that fell somewhere in between.

RALEIGH (AP) — Vandals damaged three military recruiting centers in the Triangle this week in what appeared to be a war protest. Authorities said someone spray-painted windows at two Durham centers and hurled a rock through the window at a center in Raleigh on Tuesday night. The vandals also defaced doors and sidewalks at the locations.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Everyone celebrates religion and holidays in their own individual ways, but currently there are questions about whether the two should be more connected. One of the latest places involved in the controversy is a McDonald's restaurant in Raleigh.The sign at McDonald's on the corner of Falls of Neuse and Spring Forest Road reads: "Merry Christmas, Jesus is the Reason for the Season." It is a holiday message that Amanda Alpert thinks comes on a little too strongly. "It offends me because it specifically talks about Jesus, Merry Christmas. It doesn't give credit to anyone else," Alpert said....

Sitting in armchairs waiting for handouts not the best way to get scoops Members of the elite White House press corps this week have acted more like animals that have been kept in captivity for so long that they can’t find news unless it is forced down their open gullets at a daily press briefing. The Cheney hunting accident story embarrassingly revealed this fact, which probably explains the greater-than-normal anger and outrage of White House correspondents over the last few days. “Why weren’t we told?” has been the refrain, not “How did we miss that story?” The White House press...

RALEIGH -- Nearly 400 New Orleans evacuees are fed, clean and safe in a vacant office building in West Raleigh, but their future remains as uncertain as it was when the devastation of Hurricane Katrina forced them from their homes. Three planeloads of storm victims, ages 2 to 97, arrived at a cargo terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport late Monday and early Tuesday. Local officials were ready with hot meals, showers, medical and mental health care and clean, dry sleeping quarters. But there is much more to do. Local, state and federal agencies must help Katrina's victims find temporary homes,...

I live in Fairfax California. I have been for most of my life. I am fed up with the economy, the blackouts the crime and all the liberals. I am thinking of moving and I was wondering if any of you know a good place for an average joe like myself to live in. In a couple weeks I'll have enough money and I can take the greyhound out of here and move out of this dump. Im looking for a place where I can get jobs, not have nasty taxes, some good public transportation in a city and to...

RALEIGH -- The Church of the Holy Cross has left the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina to join a new and rapidly growing group of U.S. churches no longer willing to affiliate with a national denomination they say has strayed from its biblical roots. Members of Holy Cross, which now calls itself Anglican, say the decision to leave has been brewing since the Episcopal Church USA consecrated an openly gay man as a bishop two years ago. The Rev. John W. Gibson, rector of Holy Cross, said the entire church backed the move. "For us, the focal point was not...

Hundreds of NC FreedomWorks Members Rally in Raleigh Activists fight tobacco tax increase, demand smaller government Contact: Allen Page Phone: (336) 213-1167 Email: apage@freedomworks.org Raleigh, North Carolina - Today, Governor Mike Easley and many North Carolina legislators got a lot more than they bargained for when they proposed a massive tax increase on smokers. That’s because over 400 FreedomWorks activists traveled from all across the North Carolina to the state Capitol to tell their representatives and senators: “We Want Less”. During the 6th annual ‘FreedomWorks CSE Day at the Capitol’, activists focused on the campaign against the 900 percent increase...

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Bush to woo Triangle on plan Published: Feb 9, 2005 President Bush speaks at an event at the U.S. Department of Commerce today in Washington. AP Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais By VALERIE BAUERLEIN, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON -- President Bush is coming to Raleigh on Thursday and bringing along U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole as an example of the rare politician who won office while pledging to change Social Security. Bush visited five states in two days last week to discuss his plan to allow younger workers to invest part of their payroll taxes in private savings accounts. He continues his...

President Bush to visit N.C. on Thursday The Associated Press February 8, 2005   10:41 pm RALEIGH, N.C. -- President Bush will visit North Carolina this week to promote his Social Security plan.The president is scheduled to appear Thursday morning at a town hall meeting in Raleigh's BTI Center. It will be his first trip here since attending a re-election fund-raiser in July.Bush has been traveling the country to push his plan to allow younger workers to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in private accounts.U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C., said he hoped Bush "will level with the...

Clinton To Speak at Emerging Issues Forum Dinner Special To LTW RALEIGH – Former President Bill Clinton will deliver a speech at a dinner honoring the 20th annual Emerging Issues Forum at North Carolina State University. The dinner will take place at the North Carolina Museum of Art on Feb. 7. The theme of this year’s conference is “My Health Is Your Business: Making Healthcare Work in North Carolina.” It will take place at the McKimmon Center on NCSU’s campus on Feb. 7-8. The Emerging Issues forum was launched by former Governor Jim Hunt. Clinton spoke at a forum in...

Troxler Appeals New Statewide Election for Ag Race By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press (01/05/05 - RALEIGH) — As expected, the fight over the agriculture commissioner's post is back in the courts. Republican agriculture commissioner candidate Steve Troxler filed an appeal Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court asking a judge to block a new statewide election and name him the winner of the Nov. 2 race. The State Board of Elections ordered the election last week because the number of missing ballots in Carteret County after a voting machine malfunction exceeded Troxler's 2,287-vote margin over Democrat Britt Cobb. In...

I just returned from the Operation Streetcorner kerry protest in Raleigh. It was a beautiful morning and I urge all freepers and lurkers who are going to the state fair to stop by and spend some time! It is at the corner of Blue Ridge Road and Hutton Streets (just down from the K-Mart) and is a great opportunity to get the message out becasue of all the state fair traffic.Here are some pics of the early morning warriors: From left to right we have Mike, Bay (former S. Vietnamese Naval Officer), Teresa, Bob, Tom, and the little freeper -...