November 25, 2008 -
Blackwater Worldwide, the North Carolina-based private military contractor, is facing a multimillion-dollar fine from the State Department for shipping hundreds of automatic weapons to Iraq without the required permits.
November 25, 2008 -
In a parting shot, outgoing President Bush and lame-duck Congressional Republicans are pushing to have the $25 billion bailout of the U.S. auto industry tied to passage of the Colombian Free Trade Agreement.
November 24, 2008 -
The Democrats' election victories in North Carolina this year -- including president, U.S. Senate and the governorship -- have many talking about how the state "turned blue," and whether it's going to stay a battleground state.
November 24, 2008 -
The Democrats' election victories in North Carolina this year -- including president, U.S. Senate and the governorship -- have many talking about how the state "turned blue," and whether it's going to stay a battleground state.
November 23, 2008 -
2008 proved that the South is politically competitive and growing in importance. But the pundits are telling a different story. On the day before Election Day -- that final moment when candidates decide where they want to make their last case to the voters they want to win the most -- Barack Obama chose to visit three big battleground states: Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.