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In the mid-1980s, political defection meant fleeing the Soviet Union for the United States. Today in North Carolina, it means electors switching their votes from Republican to Democrat.
"There is no method of selecting judges which is worth a damn," said Duke law professor Paul Carrington. "They're all flawed."
After a week in which United States citizens sat on the edge of their seats to learn who will be the country's next chief executive, the tension and indecision has left many in Durham frustrated and a little confused.
North Carolinians may have voted solidly in favor of Republican presidential candidate George Bush, but Democrats swept North Carolina state and local elections yesterday, taking both the governor's mansion and key races in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the presidential election, North Carolina gave its 14 electoral votes to Republican George W. Bush with 53 percent of the state's vote over Democrat Al Gore's 46 percent.
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They bowl together, dine together and serve on the same court. But when the music stops in the game of musical chairs that is this year's race for chief justice of North Carolina's Supreme Court, either Henry Frye or I. Beverly Lake will be left standing alone.
Until September it seemed like the North Carolina gubernatorial race was going to be a cakewalk for Democrat Mike Easley, leaving his Republican opponent, Richard Vinroot, with only crumbs. With Easley sitting atop a 15-point lead and a large stash of cash, it looked like another Democrat would soon be unpacking boxes at the governor's mansion-but that was then.
The United States Marine Corps yesterday made a national plea for parents of children born in Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1968 and 1985 to identify themselves.
North Carolina's new early voting initiative has been heralded by local election boards and Democrats as a way to increase voter turnout, but some Republicans fear the program fails to comply with federal election laws and could lead to voter fraud.
WINSTON-SALEM - The mood was alternately festive and angry when college students wearing "democracy" headbands, anarchists clad in black, supporters of Ralph Nader and other protesters gathered outside Wake Forest University last night.
They've got issues and they're talking through them-or at least talking about talking through them. With the November election looming ever closer, gubernatorial candidates Democrat Mike Easley and Republican Richard Vinroot have staked out their issues-health care, education and state spending-and have begun defending their positions adamantly.
In an election season filled with allegations of unethical behavior, Republicans seemed to have locked on a single topic in the North Carolina gubernatorial race.
RALEIGH - "In my hometown, there used to be a line," Gov. Jim Hunt said yesterday at the North Carolina Initiative on Race. "It was the railroad track and it was solid and rigid. Now the track is still there, but [different races] are all over the place."
For the past 20 years, North Carolina has been a "gimme" state for Republican presidential candidates. But this year, Republican presidential nominee Gov. George W. Bush of Texas isn't counting his Carolinian chickens before they hatch.
Three seats, eight candidates and a bounty of tricky issues define the May 2 election for the Durham school board.
It would be very odd if the Los Angeles Lakers shelled out millions to abenchwarmer and offered their MVPs and all-stars the lowest salary possible.
College graduation is supposed to be a time to watch loved ones walk under pomp and circumstance to receive their ever-treasured Duke diplomas. But they may have to drive a long way before arriving at a festive Wallace Wade Stadium.
If the North Carolina legislature decides to act on the recommendations of the 29-member Study Commission on the Future of Electric Utility Industry, state residents may be able to choose a power company as early as 2005.
Some housing surveys are actually optional.
