Happy Thanksgiving

Lt. Col. Dave Blair, a native of Washington D.C., serves an early Thanksgiving dinner to paratroopers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov 25. Blair, along with...

North Carolina: Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit a "bust"

Story highlights: Antisemitic nuance surfaces on Raleigh museum's website Museum hires controversial San Diego figure as "scientific consultant" Low public turn-out at Raleigh exhibit; San Diego museum guards secrecy over profits; same exhibit heads to Toronto next In...

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden split after 9 months

" Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, have broken up. Hilton publicist Alanna McCarthy said Wednesday that the two "remain very good friends." She wouldn't say more. Hilton and Madden have...

Building Community, One Dinner at a Time

The clinking of glasses and soft laughter. Delicious food shared with friends. Good conversation served with coffee and dessert. As both Thanksgiving and the holiday season approach, ordinary everyday meals are...

Obama's Last Speech Before the Elections-Charlotte, N.C.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), presidential candidate, speaks at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, hours after learning of his grandmothers passing, Madelyn Dunham. She passed at her home in Honolulu between 4 a.m....

Never Overestimate--This Race is Not Over!

I am neither Democrat nor a Republican.  I consider myself an independent who votes entirely on the issues.  I've have voted in every Presidential election since the age of 19 in 1992.I remember in 2000...

SCENARIOS: Senate races will determine Democratic clout

" (Reuters) - With the economic crisis hurting Republicans in the elections on Tuesday, Democrats have a plausible shot to grab a 60-seat super majority in the 100-seat U.S. Senate for the first time in three decades. To reach 60 seats, which would give Democrats the...

Obama carries lead over McCain on election day

As Americans get ready to cast their votes on Tuesday morning in US elections to choose their 44th president, Democratic candidate Barack Obama has emerged as the preferred candidate on election day over Republican...

Rainy Weather Causing Some Ballot Issues in North Carolina

So far, issues with voting machines have been reported in New Jersey and Virginia. In regards to Fairfax, Virginia, there has been an incident at one of the voting areas, in which the memory cards to a few machines were not working properly. A new incident has arisen in...

Charlotte Mayor Speaks In Raleigh

Charlotte Mayor, Pat McCrory (R-NC), speaks to supporters in front of the State Capitol Building in Raleigh, N.C. on November 3, 2008. McCrory in running for governor of the state against his rivals Bev Perdue...

Sarah Palin Speaks In Raleigh, N.C. #3

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), vice-presidential hopeful for the Republican Party, backed by husband Todd Palin, speaks at a rally in Raleigh, N.C. at the State Fairgrounds on November, 1, 2008.

Gov. Sarah Palin Speaks In Raleigh, N.C. #2

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) makes her way onto the stage, followed by her husband Todd, at the Raleigh State Fairgrounds, during her speech to rally Republicans to vote for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on November 1, 2008.

Gov. Sarah Palin Speaks In Raleigh, N.C.

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), vice-presidential hopeful for the Republican Party, speaks at a rally in Raleigh, N.C. at the State Fairgrounds on November, 1, 2008.

McCain Supporter Provokes Muslims at Obama Rally

An interesting exchange."McCain supporter Charles David Ficken descended upon an Obama rally in Raleigh, North Carolina with a 10-foot tall picture of Barack Obama in East African attire, shouting the United States...

Obama: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

McCain calls it socialism; I call it opportunity, and there's nothing more American than that.--Senator Barack Obama, Raleigh, NC, October 29, 2008 Today (10/29/08) I feel as if I've been to the promised land. I was one of 25,000 people who stood on Halifax Mall, the...

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