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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin is stepping down midway through the term he won in 2014. The decision comes just after a proposed way to change how court vacancies are filled was shot down at the polls. If Republican lawmakers had their way, Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, would have to choose Martin’s replacement from a slate of candidates selected by the legislature. But when they asked voters in November to give them that power, the measure was defeated by a wide margin. So the decision remains with the governor.

Unbelievable. Yes, this happened HERE. People who are concerned about the spread of Muslim sharia law into American jurisprudence used to be dismissed as alarmists. That won’t happen again for a while, thanks to a Pennsylvania judge who just dismissed assault charges against a Muslim who was videotaped attacking a man dressed as “Zombie Muhammad” during a Halloween parade. The judge, who is a Muslim, didn’t even care to see the videotape, because the assault was entirely justified under sharia law, so the First Amendment doesn’t apply. In fact, the beaten Zombie Muhammad should just be thankful he wasn’t killed,...

TALLADEGA, Ala. - There was a time when Mark Martin could not envision himself racing at NASCAR’s top level as he approached 50. But time has a way of changing perspective. Now the stock car star finds he is not yet ready to walk away at age 47. So instead of retiring from the Cup series and racing for fun in a lower division - as he has talked about for years - Martin said Friday he will leave longtime employer Roush Racing after this season to drive a limited Cup schedule for MB2 Motorsports in 2007. “I was 39...

(RALEIGH) – Today, in yet another in a series of nonsensical email rants, candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court Rachel Lea Hunter has compared Democrat State Party Chairman Jerry Meek to Adolph Hitler.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- A top NASCAR racer had one of his cars stolen during a trip through Central Ohio. Someone stole Mark Martin's No. 6 car and it hasn't been seen since, NBC 4's Mike Bowersock reported. Early Saturday, at a Holiday Inn in Pickerington, a stock car worth $250,000 was stolen. Martin's batman car was inside a racing trailer when someone stole the Ford F-150 and the trailer hitched to it. Police said the thieves may not have even known that the racing car was inside. "Unless you're a race fan, or a race car driver, you wouldn't have...

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A frantic behind-the-scenes drama is unfolding around Sen. John Kerry and his quest to lockup the Democratic nomination for president, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal. Intrigue surrounds a woman who recently fled the country, reportedly at the prodding of Kerry, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. A serious investigation of the woman and the nature of her relationship with Sen. John Kerry has been underway at TIME magazine, ABC NEWS, the WASHINGTON POST and the ASSOCIATED PRESS, where the woman in question once worked. MORE A close friend of the woman first approached a reporter late last year claiming fantastic stories...

DAYTONA BEACH - Mark Martin and two other people escaped serious injury after his private jet blew a tire and skidded off a runway Sunday night in Phoenix. Kevin Woods, Martin's Winston Cup public relations representative, confirmed the incident that happened following Sunday's Winston Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. "The takeoff had to be aborted and there was some damage to the plane, but no one was injured," Woods said. There were three people on the Cessna Citation CJ2, a two-engine jet that holds eight, including two pilots. Jason Simpson was piloting the plane with Martin, who has a...