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MAIN News Archives for November 2006

 11/30 -  Jimmy Carter speaks the unspeakable on Israel and Palestine
 11/30 -  In Britain, wind turbines offer homespun electricity
 11/30 -  Scientist claims billions may die due to 'global heating'
 11/30 -  EPA workers say global warming crisis is urgent
 11/30 -  Sinclair may extend deadline for Mediacom subs
 11/30 -  Energy conservation begins at home
 11/30 -  Film on NC farm workers airs tonight on UNC-TV
 11/29 -  Will WLOS fade to black on Mediacom cable?
 11/29 -  Political speech on Henderson County cable channel riles viewers
 11/29 -  Buncombe makes history by preserving Sandy Mush ridges
 11/29 -  The demise of GOP moderates and what it means for Democrats
 11/28 -  Robert Altman, film director bold in life and art
 11/28 -  Jimmy Carter blasts US media coverage of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
 11/28 -  Christian Coalition president resigns over agenda dispute
 11/28 -  Sinclair ending Mark Hyman's 'The Point' on Nov. 30
 11/28 -  EPA approves spraying insecticides over waters
 11/28 -  Can states force EPA to act on global warming?
 11/28 -  Black declared winner in NC House race
 11/28 -  Can newspapers return to local ownership?
 11/27 -  Student loan bankers nervous about Democratic takeover
 11/27 -  Appalachian Trail could be 'canary in coal mine'
 11/26 -  Local governments wade into Sinclair-Mediacom fray
 11/26 -  Shuler's win aside, Democrats surged in WNC
 11/26 -  Supreme Court to hear global warming case
 11/26 -  US war in Iraq surpasses length of WWII
 11/26 -  Florida's e-vote canary
 11/26 -  Conservative reconsiders class warfare
 11/26 -  Critics say Big Oil is manipulating gas prices
 11/24 -  Comic book explores copyright extremism's threat to creativity
 11/24 -  Will WNC go the way of south Florida?
 11/24 -  Iraq: The War of Imagination
 11/24 -  Senate Democrats revive demand for classified data
 11/24 -  Migrant health care study in bureaucratic limbo
 11/24 -  Mountain counties get grants to boost tourism
 11/24 -  Handmade gifts featured in WNC online market
 11/24 -  WNC farm store sells fresh, local and handmade
 11/24 -  America wants to talk about shrinking middle class
 11/24 -  Oil, cash and corruption
 11/24 -  Democrats' gains in NC give new life to old issues
 11/24 -  Bush names foe of birth control to head family planning
 11/24 -  WNC windmill feeds grid with green power
 11/23 -  Borat write college thesis. It niiice. You like read?
 11/22 -  Tax change eliminates break for teachers
 11/22 -  October deadliest month ever in Iraq; November is worse
 11/22 -  WNC on verge of going green
 11/22 -  Teenagers don't believe in politics?
 11/22 -  Are neo-cons planning to attack Iran?
 11/22 -  DOT needs to get I-26 right
 11/22 -  Traditional red states now open to Democrats
 11/21 -  Film director Robert Altman dead at 81
 11/21 -  Flaws seen in markets for utilities
 11/21 -  Study: Global warming accelerates species extinction
 11/21 -  Local eco-village featured in Washington Post
 11/21 -  Can Democrats avoid being the GOP's scapegoat on Iraq?
 11/21 -  War on terror cost hits $500 billion
 11/21 -  Democrats to focus trade policy on US jobs and workers
 11/20 -  Murdoch pulls plug on Fox's OJ Simpson special
 11/20 -  Sowing the seeds of fascism in America
 11/20 -  Smithfield workers protest anti-union tactics
 11/20 -  GOP fundraiser gets 18 years in prison
 11/20 -  A sunnier forecast for solar energy
 11/20 -  Those missing media voices
 11/20 -  US to unveil new citizenship test
 11/20 -  Black lawmakers will have unprecedented clout in new Congress
 11/20 -  Jockeying begins in NC House
 11/19 -  Embittered insiders turn against Bush
 11/19 -  The Democrats' economic populism
 11/19 -  Did al Qaeda plant information to encourage US invasion of Iraq?
 11/19 -  Ralph Nader on Karl Rove and Howard Dean
 11/19 -  DOT lapses led to botched I-40 project
 11/19 -  What's best for I-26?
 11/16 -  Media consolidation rocks US newsrooms
 11/16 -  Why the next Congress will be 'greener,' but only by a few shades
 11/16 -  Radical pique?
 11/16 -  Combination of personality traits increases risk for heart disease
 11/16 -  Mediacom-Sinclair dispute could black out WLOS
 11/16 -  Report: Fake news still airing on local TV stations
 11/16 -  Big Media launch Iraq offensive
 11/16 -  US Sen. Feingold maps the way out of Iraq
 11/16 -  Sarasota debacle underscores need for paper ballots
 11/16 -  Black election glitch reveals risk of split precincts
 11/15 -  Veteran activist leaving NC Clean Water Fund
 11/15 -  Murtha's no leftie -- he's right
 11/15 -  A vote for a fair Internet
 11/15 -  Molly Ivins: Now they're all for bipartisanship
 11/15 -  Boxer plans Senate hearings on global warming
 11/15 -  Obama, Edwards to address Wal-Mart critics
 11/14 -  The perils of wedding faith to politics
 11/14 -  Big Oil headed for tougher Congress
 11/14 -  Vandalizing the vote
 11/14 -  Health insurance industry urges expanded coverage
 11/14 -  NC Baptist delegates approve anti-gay policy
 11/13 -  Consumers, shareholders brace for army of corporate lobbyists
 11/13 -  Let the investigations begin
 11/13 -  The coming corporate dodge
 11/13 -  Jane Patterson honored for technology leadership
 11/13 -  Sarasota touchscreens missed 18,000 votes
 11/13 -  Molly Ivins on post-election etiquette
 11/13 -  Hooray for Robert Gates?
 11/13 -  Political cannibalism in NC?
 11/13 -  Bush will oppose plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices
 11/13 -  Democratic victory may signal emergence of new coalition
 11/12 -  Election fallout in NC
 11/10 -  Gates has history of cooking intelligence?
 11/10 -  In this election, swing voters make a comeback
 11/10 -  GOP loss is a setback for Dole
 11/10 -  Pat Tillman probe yields startling findings
 11/10 -  Wilmington confronts white supremacist coup of 1898
 11/10 -  Bolton confirmation for UN post unlikely
 11/09 -  New Congress will be easier on the environment
 11/09 -  Evangelicals raising alarms about global warming
 11/09 -  Democratic control of Congress good for business
 11/09 -  Workshop to help WNC farmers find bigger markets
 11/09 -  Beware pundits who put conservative spin on this election
 11/09 -  Will NC have a new House speaker?
 11/08 -  The Democrats' 'to-do' list
 11/08 -  How much power will Shuler have?
 11/08 -  Sharp questioning marks Supreme Court abortion hearing
 11/08 -  Garrison Keillor: "We live on hope"
 11/08 -  Ralph Nader on the Democratic wave
 11/08 -  Queen retakes 47th District with Haywood support
 11/08 -  Whither the blue wave?
 11/08 -  Democrat wins Montana seat, tying Senate
 11/08 -  Rumsfeld to resign
 11/08 -  World sees vote as start of new foreign policy
 11/08 -  America delivers a message to Bush
 11/08 -  NC election results
 11/07 -  Demand media coverage of 'robo-call' deception
 11/07 -  Dick Armey on where the GOP went wrong
 11/07 -  Voting problems crop up early
 11/07 -  From hanging chads to hanging Saddam
 11/07 -  AT&T and BellSouth: Why you should care
 11/07 -  Your election night guide
 11/07 -  Revival in civic education underway
 11/07 -  GOP accused of misleading 'robo-calls'
 11/07 -  NC real estate linked to Iraq fraud
 11/06 -  Mid-terms and the media
 11/06 -  The whoppers of 2006
 11/06 -  Shuler returns to Swain County for last day of campaign
 11/06 -  Florida GOP candidate snubs Bush visit
 11/06 -  Bill O'Reilly's claims about Kansas abortions lead to calls for investigation
 11/06 -  Neo-cons turn their guns on Bush
 11/06 -  Small businesses at risk without 'net neutrality'
 11/06 -  Shuler, Taylor making final push for votes
 11/06 -  A new opportunity to craft media ownership rules
 11/06 -  Sinclair to cancel Mark Hyman's 'The Point'
 11/06 -  Broadcasters shaking the political money tree
 11/06 -  Countdown to US healthcare crisis
 11/06 -  One grocer's 'healthy' ratings upsets food makers
 11/06 -  Easley criticizes those who cite faith for personal gain
 11/05 -  Times-News: Give Shuler a chance in Congress
 11/05 -  Shuler, Taylor trading taunts
 11/05 -  Taking liberties
 11/05 -  Secret US war games in 1999 foresaw Iraq invasion problems
 11/05 -  Friedman: Bush-Cheney think you're stupid
 11/04 -  Army Times newspaper calls for Rumsfeld's ouster
 11/03 -  Taylor a no-show in Shuler radio debate
 11/03 -  Karl Rove's miscalculation?
 11/03 -  The rich are getting much richer, must faster than everyone else
 11/03 -  The real story behind ABC's blacklist of Air America
 11/03 -  PBS film to explore Cherokee vitality in 21st century
 11/03 -  Shuler presses message that change is needed
 11/03 -  Democrats predict voter ID problems
 11/03 -  Molly Ivins: Remember what this election is about
 11/03 -  Bush owes troops an apology, not Kerry
 11/03 -  Who's buying Congress now?
 11/03 -  Immigration crackdown debated in Georgia
 11/03 -  Dirty politics in North Carolina
 11/03 -  Evangelicals are cool on GOP
 11/02 -  Scientists claim White House censored climate research
 11/02 -  Evangelical leader resigns over gay sex claims
 11/02 -  Moyers: The neglect of America's basic needs
 11/02 -  GOP launches new frame for war debate
 11/02 -  US soldier killed herself after objecting to interrogation techniques
 11/02 -  NC pension fund divests companies with business ties to Sudan
 11/02 -  Christians rally against Iraq War
 11/02 -  Reagan's contribution to the 1994 GOP sweep
 11/02 -  Nervous defense contractors brace for Nov. 7
 11/01 -  Group asks FTC to probe Web privacy abuses
 11/01 -  Courting the bigot vote
 11/01 -  Houses of worship fear IRS during election season
 11/01 -  Duke Energy pollution case goes to Supreme Court
 11/01 -  Knight grant to create nation's first 'news literacy' program