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Countries trying to build their own democracies are receiving assistance from the United States through the travel of members of the House Democracy Partnership like Congressman David Price.

Triangle area U.S. representatives traveled the globe in the past three years, a WRAL search of Congressional Records show.

Just back from Afghanistan, Rep. Lois Capps said this week the country's new democracy is impressive but that relations between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and parliament need to be strengthened.

A proposal to create the Roosevelt Scholars Program -- sort of a civilian ROTC program to encourage college students to pursue careers in government through scholarships and stipends -- has been introduced in the Senate by George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y. Congress has twice stalled on the legislation, which would give up to ...

Newly filed campaign finance forms show challengers for any of North Carolina's 13 congressional districts are already behind in terms of campaign cash.

Influence comes in many forms in the nation's capital, and twin fundraisers this week for two Colorado Senate candidates shows one of those can be real estate.

Imagine a time when government work was exciting, widely admired, and much sought after.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Friday that a new leader will take charge of restructuring the Citizen-Soldier Support Program criticized in an internal audit.

Change of mission, smaller staff for initiative championed by Rep. Price By David N. Bass Carolina Journal RALEIGH - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is trimming back a controversial initiative meant to assist veterans and their families after an internal review found evidence of waste and abuse in the program.

Some area architects and contractors are trying to get residents and public officials to apply the 'buy local' mantra to more than produce.

Surely, the chants this week of "Kill! The! Bill!" from thousands of conservative protesters outside Congress floated up to the ears of North Carolina House members who were inside considering their views on health care.

Initiatives like DukeEngage have funded students to learn first-hand how issues of global health affect those in developing countries.

Surely it is Raleigh? No, not Raleigh either. Have a look for your self: Mecklenburg County, with a larger population that Cumberland, Lenoir and Iredell combined, receives21% of their Total spending.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce hosted Congressman David Price, who represents Orange County in the 4th district, Monday during a breakfast to give an update on health care legislation and Federal action taken during the economic recession.

A system that lets employers check whether newly hired workers are in the country legally has won a three-year extension from Congress.

17 6:06 pm Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/43319/ Nearly 300 families in southeast Raleigh are now enjoying free, high speed internet access.

Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Oct.

Emboldening terrorists or keeping them away? GUANTANAMO PRISONERS: Voting 193 for and 224 against, the House on Oct.

House Democrats Thursday gave the Obama administration some wiggle room in how to deal with foreign combatants and suspected terrorists housed at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Today during the conference committee meeting on the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, House Democrats left the door open for terrorists to be transferred to U.S. soil and took deliberate steps to convert our soldiers into international policemen.