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Obama Returns To Tar Heel State, The One That Got Away
The "Red State" swing state proved to be vexing for Obama and Democrats. Will it stay that way?
FDA Finds Fungus In Tennessee Pharmacy Drugs
Federal health officials say they have found bacteria and fungus in drug vials from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy that recalled all of its injectable medicines...

Can North Carolina Declare an “Official” Religion?
The separation of church and state took a real beating last week
Bracket Breakdown: 5 March Madness Storylines
The brackets are here! And so is the intrigue. A guide to the NCAA tournament

Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken for Gang Signs
After using sign language to communicate with a friend, a deaf North Carolina man was stabbed several times last week. Why? A passerby apparently mistook his...
A Silver Lining for the GOP in Governors’ Races
Sure they failed to take the White House or the Senate And yes they lost seats in the House But Republicans weren't total losers on Tuesday night They maintained...
Why the Importance of Early Voting Is Here to Stay
The gradual shift toward early voting has big political implications.

Campaign Moves into Final Phase, Driven by Electoral Math
For months, Mitt Romney’s campaign has expressed confidence in its ability to restore North Carolina to the Republican column in November. The boast isn’t just...

TIME/CNN Poll: Obama Leads Romney in Florida
President Barack Obama has opened a narrow lead in Florida as Republicans gather in Tampa this week to nominate Mitt Romney, according to a new TIME/CNN/ORC...

Report: Andy Griffith, Famed Television Sheriff, Dies at 86
Television icon Andy Griffith died Tuesday morning at his North Carolina home at the age of 86.

Why Obama Hasn’t ‘Lost’ the South
For me, perhaps the most striking tactical story of the 2008 presidential campaign was the surprising reaction to Barack Obama in the American South. As a native...

Put To Death For Being Black: New Hope Against Judicial System Bias
The wind of revolution is beginning to blow through the halls of justice. It’s a small breeze now and the impact of what many consider one of the worst Supreme...
Collateral Damage: F-18 Crash Could Hurt Base’s Future
The crash of a Navy F-18D Hornet into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia, could seal the fate of the Oceana Naval Air Station there. The Navy has...
The Wimpy Recovery: On the Ground in North Carolina
In this week's cover story, Rana Foroohar and Bill Saporito write that "technically, we're in an expansion, sinc economic output has now eclipsed its 2007 peak...

Border Shift Between North and South Carolina Switches States for Some
It’s rather common for people to move across state lines. But what if the state line moved across the people?

The Battle of the Blues: Could North Carolina's Basketball Rivalry Backfire?
The Florida State Seminole men's basketball team knocked off not one, but two of the colleges that claim they are the only true blue in the Carolinas. I live in...

The Battle of the Blues: Could North Carolina’s Basketball Rivalry Backfire?
The Florida State Seminole men’s basketball team knocked off not one, but two of the colleges that claim they are the only true blue in the Carolinas. I live in...

Apple Building Mammoth Solar Array in North Carolina, but State’s Electricity ‘Dirtiest’ in Country
Apple just released its annual environmental update, which whether viewed skeptically or not, comes with an intriguing surprise: The company says it's planning...

Freshman’s Buzzer-Beater Clinches Duke’s Victory Over North Carolina
The most improbable sports play of the week was the New York Giants’ Ahamad Bradshaw’s accidental touchdown on Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. That is until...


