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Obama, taking aim at Big Oil, says gas prices hurt | Reuters

Obama, taking aim at Big Oil, says gas prices hurt | Reuters. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday that high gasoline prices are sapping the spending power of Americans, as he tried to limit political fallout by linking it to public hostility toward oil companies. “We’ve got high gas prices that have been…

May 8, 2011
Hillbilly Report:: Enough About Osama Bin Laden. When Will Wall Street Crooks Go To Jail? Where Are The Jobs?

Hillbilly Report:: Enough About Osama Bin Laden. When Will Wall Street Crooks Go To Jail? Where Are The Jobs?. I’ve heard enough about Osama Bin Laden. He’s dead and gone. It’s too bad it took nearly ten years to catch him. It’s amazing how the politicians try refocus our attention from Wall Street crooks, unemployment,…

May 8, 2011
Journalist James McCartney dies at 85 in Florida

HOLMES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Washington correspondent and columnist James McCartney has died in Florida at the age of 85. McCartney’s family said in a statement that he died of cancer Friday at his home in Holmes Beach. McCartney covered foreign affairs and defense policy in Washington, first for the Chicago Daily News from…

May 7, 2011
50 years later, students retrace 1961 Freedom Ride

TBO.com – News From AP. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Charles Reed Jr. is skipping his college graduation ceremony to do something much more significant to him: retracing the original 1961 Freedom Ride and paying tribute to those who helped win the civil rights that his generation enjoys. Reed says missing Friday’s graduation doesn’t compare to…

May 7, 2011
Power Struggle Part 1: ElectriCities Rates, Governor Calls Her Bill “Exorbitant”

Power Struggle Part 1: ElectriCities Rates, Governor Calls Her Bill “Exorbitant”.

May 7, 2011
Power Struggle Part 2: Can High Bills For ElectriCities Customers Be Fixed?

Power Struggle Part 2: Can High Bills For ElectriCities Customers Be Fixed?.

May 7, 2011
Who Got The Headlines and Buzz? If you think Dem, think again! While Big Media is still buzzing over Osama, the Republicans have got the word out over the past 24 hours.

In the aftermath of bin Laden, which political team do you think is getting the word out? If you picked the Dems you are absolutely wrong! In fact, it’s not even close. Main stream media is buzzing with the bin Laden story. In fact, it has taken up over 70 percent of the airtime coverage…

May 5, 2011
Community Redistricting Workshops for Nash/Edgecombe (Thurs. May 5)

Community Redistricting Workshops for Nash/Edgecombe (Thurs. May 5) and Halifax/Northampton (Fri. May 6) >>>These workshops will help you prepare for the legislative public hearings on Sat. May 7 Thursday – May 5 - 6-8:30 pm (Refreshments available at 5:30 pm) Word Tabernacle Church Fellowship Hall – 820 Nashville Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27803, phone 252-442-2925.…

April 29, 2011
United States Supreme Court Oral Argument: JDB v. North Carolina–March 23, 2011

Attorney General for the State of North Carolina argues for the State in this case. Question at issue: Whether a court may consider a juvenile’s age in a Miranda custody analysis in evaluating the totality of the circumstances and determining whether a reasonable person in the juvenile’s position would have felt he or she was…

April 5, 2011
PPP in Politico: For Two Years I’ve Talked About PPP, Here’s Why

click the link at the bottom to see the Politico article. PPP is a polling firm located in Raleigh, NC. I like talking about local companies that do good work. PPP certainly falls into that category and I’ve talked about them for over two years. Analysis does make a difference: a big difference. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52249.html

April 1, 2011