Elizabeth Dole News

“I think her involvement in Lawton's races and in some of the North Carolina governors' races up there (in North Carolina) added to her interest, but she was always interested in government and politics at an early age”

N.C. State Sen. Kay Ruthven Hagan has an uphill battle in the Senate race. LAKELAND Two U.S. senators from the same family? It's rare, but it could happen if state Sen. via The Ledger

It's still early into the 2008 political season , but some front-runners are taking shape in the early tracking polls. via Kinston Free Press

You would think that Congress and the White House, Democrats and Republicans, could stop their political posturing long enough to work out a compromise on something as important as health care for children. via The Dispatch

“It is outrageous that the leadership yanked this critical funding from the final bill”

The Senate passed its version of the Department of Defense Appropriations bill , which included a provision by Sen. via The Voice

“We just can't thank them enough for what they've done.”

Programs are scheduled over the next few days to honor local veterans for their service. via Rocky Mount Telegram

Elizabeth Dole wrote to Gov. Mike Easley encouraging him to call on the delegation to push for an end to political posturing on the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program . via WNCT-TV Greenville

Although debates continue over global warming, its causes and its impact, the consensus among the scientific community is that the Earth is getting warmer and the emission of greenhouse gases, namely carbon ... via Salisbury Post

“This bill provides an opportunity to prevent future infrastructure failures and disasters.”

Elizabeth Dole today pledged her support for overriding the veto. The WRDA bill authorizes more than $70 million for North Carolina infrastructure, including: $14 million for Charlotte's Briar Creek Relief ... via WNCT-TV Greenville

Sen Dole likes your work ... Here is an excerpt from an Op-Ed in Sunday's Charlotte Observer : The predicted negative ramifications of global warming could initiate a chain-reaction of events -- such as severe ... via Environmental Economics

“This bill doesn't provide a single provision to improve border security.”

Shame on members of the U.S. Senate who blocked a vote on sensible legislation that would have let young people brought to this country illegally through no fault of their own earn legal resident status if they meet specific conditions.

That's a shortsighted act that tosses aside thousands and thousands of promising young lives like so much debris. Among the myopic are the members of North and South Carolina's Senate delegation: Sen. Elizabeth Dole and Sen. Richard Burr, both R-N.C., and Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Jim DeMint, both R-S.C. All were among those who refused last week to let the so-called DREAM Act stand for a vote. Read more

Kay Hagan has some catching up to do. The savvy state senator from Greensboro decided within the last 10 days to run for the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., in the 2008 election.

It's a decision any candidate ought to have made a year earlier, given the intense competition for campaign contributions and the amount of political organizing a successful challenge to an incumbent senator requires.

While Sen. Dole's political popularity has declined since she convincingly beat Democrat Erskine Bowles in 2002 and Republican political fortunes have nose-dived, Dole is still a magnetic campaigner. Pundits like to say she has rock-star qualities on the stump. She's good. She's the favorite. But nobody's unbeatable, and a lot of Democrats think they've found just the candidate to beat her even if Hagan has a late start and an uphill fight to wage. Read more

They also gauged Dole's approval rating in the state. As you can see below, one year out from the election, Dole starts from a very weak position, unable to achieve 50% in either support or approval. via Mydd.com

“We need a Senator to make our voice heard. We need a Senator who will stand up, lead and make a difference. That's what I've done, and it's what I'm going to keep doing in Washington.”

Posted on 10/31/2007 3:08:57 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued North Carolina state senator Kay Hagan has decided to challenge Sen. via Free Republic

“We're tired of crime in general, but we're darn tired of crime that involves any illegal aliens who shouldn't be here in the first place.”

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., recently announced a partnership between North Carolina sheriffs and Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would give local authorities the power to enforce federal ... via The Daily Advance

Perhaps U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole summed it up for a growing number of North Carolinians who have moved past initial skepticism and embraced the call for taking action on global warming.

'North Carolina has many natural treasures, from our mountains to the coast, and we must do our part to make our air clean and be good stewards of the earth for future generations,' she said. 'The solution to the serious problem of climate change is not inaction.'

Sen. Dole, a Republican, made those remarks in cosponsoring legislation promoting market-based approaches to global warming. The bill targets a 60 percent reduction in global warming emissions, creating a nationwide program allowing carbon emissions to be bought and sold by industries working to meet new standards. Read more

“This pretty much tags Hagan as the party establishment candidate, and puts Jim Neal in a difficult spot right from the get-go”

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on October 30, 2007 - 6:42pm. Tags: Elizabeth Dole endorsements Jim Hunt Jim Neal Kay Hagan Mike Easley Senate '08 Under the Dome Former Gov. via News Observer

“I think it's about time. I think the paper has held back in reporting about sexual orientation (of gay people), but yet the paper reports about straight people's sexual orientation all the time”

Is the sexual orientation of Jim Neal relevant to his candidacy for the U.S. Senate? Yes, says The News & Observer, which disclosed Neal's sexuality on the front page Tuesday, under the headline "Gay man's race ... via Blogs.newsobserver.com

N.C. Guard unit slated to return to Iraq in 2009

Nearly 4,000 soldiers from an N.C. National Guard brigade that already served in Iraq are slated for deployment to Iraq in 2009 to replace active-duty soldiers there.

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Mecklenburg voters polled on ex-Blue Devil, Panthers

Pollsters from a conservative research group asked Mecklenburg voters what they think of Mayor Pat McCrory, challenger Beverly Earle , U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole ... and Mike Gminski?

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“There are very few individuals who have the breadth and depth of experience, intelligence and flair of Dr. Robicsek”

Incoming mail at Dr. Francis Robicsek's office in Carolinas Medical Center is filled with invitations from around the world.

Since August alone, the 82-year-old heart surgeon has been asked to speak at medical conferences next year in Moscow, Gdansk and London. He also learned he'll receive an honorary fellowship at a Tokyo conference next July.

In the past two years, he has lectured in or visited more than 15 countries, including Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Romania, Germany, Norway, Greece, England, Italy, Spain, Poland and Hungary, his birthplace. Read more

“One problem that we have encountered with illegal aliens who are admitted to the jail is lack of proper identification”

Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton is said to be exploring the possibility of partnering with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify and remove violent criminal aliens from Sampson County. via Sampson Independent