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The barely 2-week-old campaign for governor has gotten off to a raucous start, with a lawsuit, threats of “evisceration” and the two national parties wading in playing hard ball.

Modified: 05/25/12 06:00:48 AM
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TV ad attacks Pat McCrory without needed context
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N&O Fact Check:  A campaign commercial funded by the Democratic Governors Association includes facts about Pat McCrory’s corporate ties but may lead viewers to distorted conclusions.

Modified: 05/25/12 06:00:48 AM

Most modern U.S. presidents have played golf, but it’s touchy, since many people view it as an expensive, elite sport. President Barack Obama plays golf a lot, but he won’t let the news media see him do it.

Modified: 05/27/12 11:14:05 AM
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Mitt Romney slams Obama, teachers unions
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No matter where he goes, Obama lives in 'the bubble'
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Poll: Rubio would help Romney build lead in Florida

Activists who made the video may have broken law, a state elections official says. The activists apparently were trying to build support for efforts to require voters to present photo identification at polling places.

Modified: 05/24/12 06:50:50 AM
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While GOP candidate Pat McCrory portrays the state as staggering, Walter Dalton, the state’s Democratic lieutenant governor, says North Carolina is on the rebound.

Modified: 05/23/12 07:42:19 AM
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Under the Dome:  A federal judge struck down part of North Carolina’s public campaign financing system, following in the footsteps of other cases that link political money to free speech.

Modified: 05/22/12 04:28:42 AM
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John Edwards might be the one with the most to win or lose with the jury deliberating his fate, but the U.S. Department of Justice has a lot riding on his case, too.

Modified: 05/22/12 12:38:01 PM
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A lawyer for Republican Pat McCrory’s gubernatorial campaign is telling TV station managers to stop airing an ad that raises ethical questions about his relationship with a Charlotte-based lending and real estate company.

Modified: 05/19/12 05:23:15 AM
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A plan to overhaul teacher tenure, the school calendar and school assessment is evolving in the state Senate as more questions and potential pitfalls emerge upon examination.

Modified: 05/30/12 12:27:34 AM

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