Since John Edwards is a skilled attorney, we can presume he knows this trip invites questions from investigators. From the Charlotte Observer:
On Friday, a Raleigh TV station showed Edwards at the Raleigh-Durham airport walking off a plane belonging to Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, a wealthy heiress who supported the former [...]
What goes around comes around: Andrew Young is scheduled to talk about his tell-all book Jan. 29 on ABC's 20-20 with Bob Woodruff.
Last August on ABC's "Nightline," Edwards categorically denied to Woodruff that he fathered Rielle Hunter's baby, Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer.
"Absolutely not true," [...]
As Charlotte Mayor and 2008 Republican gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory leaves office, he leaves little doubt of his views on other political players.
McCrory turns the mayor's gavel over to Democrat Anthony Foxx today and offered a few parting thoughts recently, the Charlotte Observer's Jim Morrill reports.
McCrory on:
Incoming [...]
Today the News & Observer says Palin gets [Billy] Graham [Jr.'s} blessing and Baptist Planet responds:
The N&O spin was drummed up out of son Franklin Graham’s statement to The Charlotte Observer that his father has “followed her career and likes her strong' [...]
Don’t cross your fingers just yet. In 2003, Peter Gilchrist told the Charlotte Observer the same thing about 2006 and yet he ran for another term, unopposed. Gilchrist retiring would be the best thing to happen in Mecklenburg County since the invention of the wheel. Perhaps next year the [...]
U.S. Rep. David Price said the public debate over American policy in Afghanistan has been too narrowly focused on troop levels.
Price, a Chapel Hill Democrat, gave his perspective in a column that was published in The Charlotte Observer. Price recently led a delegation to Pakistan and [...]
I hate to break it to Roy Williams, but many things in life are more important than his 600th win. Here’s a snippet from the Charlotte Observer’s blog, as Roy’s ego is firmly on display:
“I wish some of our fans who weren’t here tonight would get a little more [...]
The Charlotte Observer bids adieu to Mayor Pat this morning, offering one singular thread of praise. According to the newspaper, McCrory was nothing short of a communistic central planner in the area of transportation policy, with the passion of a tax-and-spend socialist.
It's risky to try to proclaim anyone's legacy [...]
Furthermore, the Charlotte Observer is reporting that Democrat Party leaders in the Eighth Congressional District have had their phones ringing off the hook from angry party faithful pissed off over Kissell’s decision to vote no. There are already talks of primary challenges, which if successful would probably [...]
The big news out today in Charlotte are the record level of students enrolled in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system living in “poverty.” Around 68,000 students in the school district, or roughly 51% of the school population, get taxpayer funded lunch aid, according to the Charlotte Observer.
First off, I want [...]
VOTE HAUNTS: Nearly two weeks after U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell bucked his party and voted against health care legislation, Democrats in his district are seething. The talk is that Kissell may face a serious primary challenge. (Charlotte Observer)
PORTRAIT PLEASES: Rene Dickerson was nervous as he prepared [...]
The recent disclosure that Charlotte-based law firm, Moore & Van Allen, was working in behalf of unnamed clients against certain provisions of the proposed health care legislation (Charlotte Observer, 16 November 2009), is troubling.
They are not doing legal work; they are engaged in advocacy regarding legislation through their governmental affairs [...]
