DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A candidate for North Carolina governor wants the other announced Democrat in the race to hold several debates with him before the March 15 primary. Ken Spaulding of Durham on Thursday called on Attorney General Roy ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Residents in some of North Carolina’s largest cities are choosing their mayors and council members, or whittling down the number of candidates for November. Municipalities in nearly two dozen counties — many of them in urban ...

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WASHINGTON  — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is pumping money into ads for establishment Republican favorites in North Carolina, Georgia and Alaska, while pointedly calling them conservatives and highlighting their opposition to Washington bureaucrats. The commercials, which begin airing on Wednesday, represent ...

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WASHINGTON — Win or lose — and they’ll probably lose — Democrats hope this week’s Senate showdown over raising the federal minimum wage reaps them benefits in November’s congressional elections. Whether they’ll get an Election Day payoff is uncertain. In ...

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