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Earmark totals for NC delegation in the U.S. House

Name, Total $, ( Number of Requests) Shuler (D-NC-11th) $62,964,59 (52) Miller, Brad (D-NC-13th), $71,019,988 (59) Price, David (D-NC-4th), $141,079,090 (74) Watt (D-NC-12th), $155,722,886 (77) [...]
December 17, 2010 | Posted in: US House | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

The budget that wasn’t

The omnibus budget bill failed yesterday evening after enough GOP members bolted to scuttle the deal. The deal, which would have kept the government in [...]
December 17, 2010 | Posted in: Congress, US House, US Senate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Recount makes it officially unofficial — Ellmers over Etheridge

Via AP State BoE says Ellmers won after recount. Here’s the link to the results. http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/getdocument.aspx?id=2450
November 19, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, US House | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Shuler falls a few votes short

Depending on how your politics run, Shuler’s attempt to unseat Nancy Pelosi was either a principled stand, an attempt to send a message or a [...]
November 18, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, US House | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Watt fundraiser under scrutiny

The Hill reports that the Office of Congressional Ethics is looking why an amendment to financial regulatory reform legislation dealing with automobile dealers was withdrawn [...]
June 16, 2010 | Posted in: US House | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Kissell has a primary challenger

From the welcome page of Nancy Shakir for Congress: Nancy is a mother of three, the grandmother of one, and a retired educator living in [...]
February 15, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, US House | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

UNC revamps citizen soldier effort

After a review of the program prompted by complaints to Sue Myrick’s office and an eye-opening story that questioned its efficacy, UNC has announced a [...]
November 13, 2009 | Posted in: Higher Ed, US House | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

The speaker’s skillz

Had a discussion late night about the Health Care Reform bill and Nancy Pelosi’s role in getting it through. Not a lot of people seem [...]
November 8, 2009 | Posted in: Health Care, Politics, US House | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink