Obama wins Price, Watt endorsements
Sen. Barack Obama heads into Raleigh today with two more superdelegates backing him from North Carolina.
Wisconsin governor says Clinton favors Big Oil
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said Wednesday that presidential candidate Hillary Rodman Clinton is not the person to fight the big oil companies to keep gas prices down.
Price: Breathe easier on earmarks
U.S. Rep. David Price says earmarks have gotten a bad rap.
House votes to keep some tax cuts
The House reminded voters Thursday that tax cuts have been fattening their paychecks, agreeing to cement the lower taxes that have been delivered by an expanded bottom bracket. The tax cut is one of three that Congress plans to extend before they expire at the end of this election year. The House already has voted to lock in tax cuts for married couples and plans to vote next week to preserve the $1,000 child tax credit.
Abuse evokes disgust from N.C. lawmakers
Prison scandal worries delegation.
Edwards back on trail
Sen. John Edwards plans to return to two key presidential states in the coming two weeks. The North Carolina Democrat is scheduled to address the South Carolina Democratic Party convention in Columbia on Saturday.
Price 'cues up 3rd loss
Perhaps U.S. Rep. David Price should give up gambling. Next week, the Chapel Hill Democrat plans to deliver North Carolina barbecue to Rep. Rob Simmons, a Connecticut Republican.
Edwards' idea gets 2nd look
An idea floated by Sen. John Edwards in the early stages of his presidential bid is gaining steam. In October 2002, the North Carolina Democrat gave a speech in which he suggested creating a new agency dedicated to domestic intelligence-gathering that would supplant the work of the FBI.
N.C. congressmen fault GOP-backed budget
North Carolina's Democratic congressmen said Thursday a budget passed by the House will hurt education and efforts to turn around the state's struggling economy. Republicans pushed through the bill 215-212 on a mostly party-line vote.
What you can do
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Official positions
REP. BRAD MILLER DEMOCRAT, 13TH DISTRICT
Price bill boosts self-rule
Rep. David Price is pushing a resolution to strengthen representative government in developing democracies. Price, a Chapel Hill Democrat, and Doug Bereuter, a Nebraska Republican, introduced legislation that would create a House Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments. It would first finish work begun in Eastern and Central Europe, then move to Central Asia.
Workers will get benefits
The U.S. Labor Department has agreed to extend trade adjustment benefits to Fieldcrest Cannon Retail Store employees, Rep. Brad Miller announced Wednesday.
