Politics

April 25, 2008 - Are Sens. Clinton and Obama fighting hard for North Carolina? Earlier this week, columnist Rob Christensen suggested that the Democratic presidential hopefuls were largely bypassing the state, given that the result -- an Obama victory -- is considered a foregone conclusion:

April 24, 2008 - It appears either Georgia or Mississippi will be the first state to carry out the death penalty after last week's Supreme Court decision: Georgia first execution in nearly a year set for May 6

April 24, 2008 - We got an anonymous comment yesterday from someone responding to Chris's recent post about the South Carolina church sign asking if "Obama" and "Osama" were brothers. As comment moderator, I aim to avoid spreading misinformation in our forum.

April 24, 2008 - In Florida, car drivers have over 100 choices for personalized license plates.

April 23, 2008 - Hey, North Carolina -- you're up. After waiting in the on-deck circle for a Pennsylvania primary that settled nothing, North Carolina will step to the plate May 6 with a chance to help settle the Democratic presidential race. N.C. is far and away the biggest primary left with 134 delegates (115 pledged, 19 supers).

April 22, 2008 - A church in Jonesville, South Carolina -- 30 minutes east of Spartanburg -- has jumped into the 2008 election season with this contribution: a sign that asks, "Obama, Osama, hmm, are they brothers?"

April 21, 2008 - It's official: One-stop registration and voting is a hit in North Carolina.