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Anti-Abortion Activists Confront Feminist Dems in Denvernew

During this week of the Democratic National Convention, it's hard to walk more than a few blocks in downtown Denver without encountering clusters of abortion opponents carrying billboard-sized photos of fetal remains.
INDY Week  |  Barry Yeoman  |  08-26-2008  |  Politics

Come All Ye Faithful: Church and State Intersect on Day 1 of the DNCnew

For those who believe in the separation of church and state, an interfaith service might seem like a jarring way to kick off the Democrats' quadrennial assembly. But party leaders have been deliberately trying to snag the religious high ground from the GOP, and they believe the time is right.
INDY Week  |  Barry Yeoman  |  08-25-2008  |  Politics

History Will Not Absolve Jesse Helmsnew

Those who fought for progressive causes during the 40 years or so of Helms' public life have their own recollections of him. While some nod their heads in respect for his passing, they also mourn the impact of his political influence on the state, the nation and the world. We offer their voices, here, as a counterpoint and a remembrance.
INDY Week  |  Fiona Morgan  |  07-10-2008  |  Politics

Elizabeth Dole Sides with Oil Industry on Key Votesnew

The North Carolina Senator, who is up for reelection this year, joined fellow Republicans in blocking Democratic measures, including one that would have repealed $17 billion in oil industry tax breaks over the next 10 years.
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  06-12-2008  |  Politics

Trial Pits Greens and Libertarians Against North Carolinanew

The timing couldn't have been more ironic if a Hollywood screenwriter had penned the script: One day before the May 6 primary election, the Green and Libertarian parties sparred with the state in court over onerous requirements to appear on North Carolina's ballot.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  05-08-2008  |  Politics

The New Guard of Black Democratsnew

Barack Obama's success is a tremendous boon to young black leaders, North Carolina State Rep. Ty Harrell Harrell says. But many more, and even younger, ones are needed too. "The next generation of leaders is what I'm about, and hopefully I'm a springboard for others."
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  05-01-2008  |  Politics

Diluting Special Interest Funding in N.C. Campaignsnew

Public financing is catching on in North Carolina slowly but surely, as voters realize the price they're paying if campaigns are financed by the wealthy and special-interest donors.
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  04-10-2008  |  Politics

Do-It-Yourself Obamanew

Barack Obama's North Carolina supporters -- and entrepreneurs -- have taken to making their own merchandise and signs to capitalize on the fervor.
INDY Week  |  Jeremy M. Lange  |  04-03-2008  |  Politics

Bill Clinton Stumps for Hillary in North Carolinanew

He promised his wife would visit the state at least once a week between now and the May 6 primary.
INDY Week  |  Fiona Morgan  |  03-27-2008  |  Politics

Time to Tune In for North Carolina's May 6 Primarynew

In seven weeks, the state's voters may have the chance to help choose the next occupant of the White House -- for the first time in two decades, and there are plenty of in-state races going on as well.
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary, Fiona Morgan and Mosi Secret  |  03-13-2008  |  Politics

Edwards Donors Fill Obama's Coffersnew

John Edwards' biggest contributors in North Carolina have transferred support to Barack Obama, including Edwards' former environmental adviser and his former law partner.
INDY Week  |  Mosi Secret  |  02-20-2008  |  Politics

The Elephants in the Room: How the GOP Lost its Waynew

The Republican Party traded Abraham Lincoln's legacy for George Wallace's constituency. It sold its soul to the devil for a chance to rule America.
INDY Week  |  Hal Crowther  |  02-14-2008  |  Politics

Inside the Ron Paul Revolutionnew

"It's kind of like the movie The Matrix, where people think everything's all fine and lovely, but they're really asleep and this whole other thing going on. I call it waking people up."
INDY Week  |  Gerry Canavan  |  02-14-2008  |  Politics

Judges to Say if North Carolina Primary Can Go On As Schedulednew

A lawsuit filed by former State Board of Elections chairman Bob Hunter, former state Rep. Frank Mitchell and former state Sen. Robert Rucho seeks to delay the primary so that the courts or the legislature can redraw North Carolina's legislative district boundaries.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  01-24-2008  |  Politics

N.H. Primary: A Firecracker in Manchesternew

A song about going down in flames of glory might describe John Edwards' shift of momentum from squeaking by Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus to landing at the bottom (of the top) of the Democratic heap in New Hampshire.
INDY Week  |  Matt Saldana  |  01-10-2008  |  Politics

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