Voters cynical on elections in a tense party poll
The Associated Press poll of 1,006 adults taken Oct 28 to Wed shows 42 percent of all adults and 38 percent of voters say it matters little which party controls Congress. Among voters 30 percent favor Republicans and 30 percent favor Democrats to lead Capitol Hill while 45 percent would vote Democratic and 38 percent Republican.
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Associated Press
Congress
Capitol Hill
GOP
Bill McInturff
Virginia Race a Hit Overseas
A Virginia team races overseas to showcase speed and flair in an international meet. The event draws attention to American athletes and highlights cross continental competition and regional pride.
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Virginia
Dave Barry Poetry Attempt Hints at Sunday Reflections
Our Sunday Best and if so how Dave Barry tries his hand at poetry really Life ECU hopes to end Auburns.
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Dave Barry
ECU
Auburn
Township votes on town versus township status
Voters in Craven County's Grantham Precinct face a referendum on incorporation to rename the area Neuse Forest and form a five member town council, or remain a Craven County township. County elections supervisor Kathleen Orringer notes higher turnout with 4,102 voters this year versus 3,801 in 1993.
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Craven County
Neuse Forest
Grantham
Sun Journal
Kathleen Orringer
Vote centers on townhood for Neuse Forest area
Ballot debate centers on incorporating Neuse Forest within Township 7 excluding a 1,071 acre Weyerhaeuser development north of Brices Creek. The General Assembly last summer set a charter for the proposed town and fixed five electoral districts to govern the new community.
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James City
Weyerhaeuser
US 70
Brices Creek
New Bern
General Assembly
Neuse Forest
Coun
Court finds bias in selection of Superior Court judges
A U S District Court judge ruled that the current nominating and statewide election system discriminates against African Americans and Republicans. Judge James Fox ordered that eight contested Superior Court races be decided by voters in their home districts on Tuesday. He said the system excluded certain groups and promoted a party agenda, and noted it would enable Republicans to elect judges in District 3B.
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Superior Court
U.S. District Court
James Fox
Fox
Republican Party
Jack Hawke
North Carolina
Beaufort attorney runs in Carteret County race for statewide office
A longtime Beaufort private practitioner and former Carteret County Board of Commissioners chair says he lacks resources to campaign statewide while entering the race as a Democrat. The candidate, James E. King, is challenging Seatt and Gonsey, with background as a U.S. attorney.
Nation Mother Charged In Death Of Two Children
Susan Smith faced two murder charges in Union County as prosecutors prepared to present a confession reportedly detailing the killings of 3 year old Michael and 14 month old Alex. The bodies were found in her car submerged in John D Long Lake after days of a nationwide search.
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Michael
Alex
Bond
Thomas Pope
John D. Long Lake
State Law Enforcement Division
Hugh Munn
Munn
Associated Press
York County
Rock Hill
Union
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Union County
Jeff Watkins
MUSC
Sandra Conradi
Rick McCloud Jr
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