The history of presidential elections is filled with ‘flash in the pan’ candidates – charismatic, articulate young leaders who wanted to take the coun...

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It was just one line in a News and Observer article. But, as far as I can tell, it’s first time it’s been reported Mayor Meeker’s son, David, works fo...

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I once thought deep in his heart Charles Meeker might be a Francophile, who secretly wanted to turn Fayetteville Street into the Champs-Elysées. ...

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From the time Joe Sinsheimer first called for ex-Speaker Jim Black to step down, people asked me who I thought was paying Joe. Having known Joe for m...

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OnPoint Polling and Research of Raleigh released some numbers that stunned me.  Not polling results, but demographics. According to OnPoint, her...

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Governor Mike Easley’s the leader of the Democratic Party, which has a proud heritage of empathy for the poor, downtrodden and for working people. Th...

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Nancy Pelosi, who has been redefining women’s roles in politics, is now also redefining the government. Even during the darkest days of the Cold War,...

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It’s one thing to be a political rock star.  It’s another thing to turn stardom into real money.  And Barack Obama did it. Obama proved he’...

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Republicans claim that Democrats are making the same mistake on Iraq that Newt Gingrich made when he shut down the federal government a decade ago. T...

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Gary wrote on Tuesday that State Treasurer Richard Moore faced a moment of truth. His first campaign crisis. Moore failed.Last month, Forbes Magazine...

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