Obama will head back to North Carolina in June
President Barack Obama will return to North Carolina in two weeks, when he is scheduled to visit the Triangle area ? Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill ? for a discussion…Click to Continue »
View ArticleRep. McHenry blasted over treatment of consumer advocate Warren
Rep. Patrick McHenrys Facebook page has been flooded with hundreds ? possibly thousands ? of demands that he apologize for his treatment of consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren during a...
View ArticleIf Edwards is indicted, spotlight's on Justice Department unit
Should John Edwards be indicted on criminal charges, he would be prosecuted by the same Justice Department outfit that infamously botched the investigation of the late Sen. Ted Stevens of…Click to...
View ArticleHagan moves to replace Holding as U.S. Attorney; Burr not yet ready
Moments after John Edwards was indicted this morning, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan sent the blue slip to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the man she wants to become the next…Click to Continue »
View ArticleAfter meteoric rise, Edwards takes a fall like few others
The rise of Johnny Reid Edwards from mill worker's son to vice presidential candidate can be measured only against the stunning plummet that culminated Friday with a criminal indictment, which…Click to...
View ArticleWhite House to announce more on initiative to link skilled workers,...
When President Barack Obama visits North Carolina on Monday, he and a group of job advisers will talk about expanding a federal skills program that the president hopes will build…Click to Continue »
View ArticleBill to help Camp Lejeune water victims faces uphill fight
Legislation that could offer health care to hundreds of thousands of victims of water contamination at Camp Lejeune, N.C., continues to have trouble gaining traction on a debt-wary Capitol Hill.Click...
View ArticleVote on Lejeune contamination expected this month
Sen. Richard Burr expects his legislation to help victims of Camp Lejeune's water contamination will get a vote in the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee this month.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCongress looks at bus safety after string of fatal crashes
Two weeks after a fatal rollover bus crash in Virginia, Republicans and Democrats in Congress tried Monday to figure out how to crack down on rogue motor coach operators without…Click to Continue »
View ArticleSupreme Court rules against N.C. in juvenile Miranda rights
The Supreme Court ruled against North Carolina today in the case of a juvenile questioned in a Chapel Hill school conference room without being read his Miranda rights.Click to Continue »
View ArticleYouth is an issue for Miranda rights, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Thursday against the state of North Carolina in the case of a juvenile who was questioned in a school conference room without being read his…Click to Continue »
View ArticleCamp Lejeune veterans take fight to big screen
Thirty minutes into a new documentary film about one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, a male breast cancer survivor describes the faith that exists among veterans of…Click to...
View ArticleSenate committee approves legislation on Lejeune water contamination
Legislation to get health care for hundreds of thousands of Camp Lejeune veterans and their families in the wake of significant water contamination took a significant leap forward this morning…Click to...
View ArticleHealth care for Camp Lejeune veterans clears Senate hurdle
Thousands of Marine veterans and family members across the country who once lived at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Marine base may be closer to getting health care for illnesses suffered because…Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama signs law giving health care to Lejeune tainted water victims
President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday legislation to provide health care to thousands of sick Marine veterans and their families who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp…Click to...
View ArticleCongress urged to track cancer clusters better
Activists urged the government Tuesday to let people post and track cancer cases across communities, a public health effort that they say could lead to discoveries of new chemical-related cancer…Click...
View ArticleAs Obama gears up for 2012, outlook's changed in key states
Barack Obama changed the electoral map when he won the presidency in 2008. Now, with his formal declaration of candidacy for re-election Monday, Obama invites the question: Can he do…Click to Continue »
View ArticleN.C. U.S. Rep. Price: Boehner listened too closely to 'tea party types' on...
Although tea party influence has waned in recent negotiations to prevent a government shutdown, GOP leaders still want the support of most of the House freshmen Republicans that the movement…Click to...
View ArticleOpinions divided on Muslim Brotherhood's threat to U.S.
The Muslim Brotherhood's rise in a new Egypt could affect the United States' relationship with the most populous Arab nation as the organization develops political influence, a House panel was…Click...
View ArticleLawmakers blast Navy over Lejeune water contamination
Five members of Congress on Friday called the Department of the Navy to task — again — for what they say is an apparent resistance to keeping veterans informed about…Click to Continue »
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