GOP Shortfall With Independent Voters Marks Election Setbacks
Washington AP reports the GOP National Committee political director cites failure to attract independent voters as the main reason for Republican setbacks in Tuesday's elections. Independents typically split 60 to 40 in favor of Republicans, but the split this time favored Democrats or remained indecisive, contributing to the party's disappointing results.
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Paralyzed Man Gets Life Term in Insurance Murder
In Lincolnton 24 year old Russell Payseur was sentenced to life for second degree murder in a case labeled murder for insurance. He testified against the victim's wife Kathy Smith and mother in law Margrette Dellinger who faced separate charges. The body of 25 year old Gaston County textile worker David Randall Smith was found June 29 in Lincoln County with a shotgun wound. accomplices included the wife and two other defendants.
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Solzhenitsyn seeks U S visit after 30 years of denial
Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote Senator Jesse Helms expressing desire to visit the United States to meet young Americans he could not meet at the Elbe River decades ago. He called the gesture a recognition of those deprived of civil rights and welcomed the chance for a personal meeting, noting his exile and Swiss residence.
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Winter Energy Crisis in Tar Heels Study Warns
A Duke UNC study funded by the National Science Foundation says North Carolina faces another winter energy shortage without action. Graduate students warn of potential gas cutoffs and job losses, urging energy policy reforms, regional warning systems, and broader Institute of Government energy policy research.
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