Sticky issues await Obama
President Barack Obama's trip to Russia is viewed on both sides of the Atlantic as a chance to resuscitate relations between the two nations.
Palin isn't facing investigation says FBI
The FBI is taking the unusual step of declaring that Gov. Sarah Palin is not under investigation, as Palin herself left for Western Alaska and communicated to the world through her Twitter account.
GOP struggles to fight Sotomayor
Analysis: A week before Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she's not fit to serve.
Agencies get low grades on information access
Under the Dome: Most state agencies fall far short in providing taxpayers with access to information about their work, according to a new survey of transparency in government.
First obstacle to health-care plan: cost
Four divisive issues could dash President Barack Obama's hopes of overhauling health care: cost, creating a government-run plan, taxing workers' benefits and penalizing employers that don't offer coverage.
Proposed care cuts prompt fight
Two distinct narratives are at war in a controversy over whether North Carolina should cut as much as $100 million over two years from in-home care for older and disabled people.
This week
President Barack Obama will be racking up lots of frequent flier miles on Air Force One this week.
Legislative Tally
How Triangle legislators voted last week on bills of note.
GOP leaders decry Perdue's budget remark
Under the Dome: Republican legislative leaders criticized Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue Thursday for saying she didn't care which legislative tax plan was used to balance the state budget.
Easley's appeal may be doomed
N.C. State University is highly unlikely to negotiate a settlement with former first lady Mary Easley, who earlier this week indicated she will appeal her firing, the university's new leader said Wednesday.
Perdue: Indecision costs $5 million a day
Gov. Beverly Perdue urged the legislature Wednesday to agree on a state budget, taking what she called an "in-your-face" approach in warning that North Carolina is missing out on $5 million a day in budget cuts and tax increases.
N.C. public-finance law for judges praised
A national research organization says North Carolina has one of the best models of taxpayer-financed campaigns in the country.
Law targets mental hospitals
A new state law will give the public a glimpse behind the curtain at state psychiatric hospitals and other mental health facilities when a patient dies.
Edwards' ex-aide visits courthouse
A former aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse.
Bill lets sizable medical malpractice awards be made public
Consumers will soon be able to know whether their doctors have paid medical malpractice awards under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers.
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