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MAIN News Archives for February 2007

 02/28 -  NC panel rules Duke can build one coal-fired plant
 02/28 -  Bush and the irony of 'performance-related' firings
 02/28 -  GOP targets Shuler on workers' rights bill
 02/28 -  Asheville church speaks out against attack on Iran
 02/28 -  Supreme Court case could deal blow to separation of church and state
 02/28 -  Bye-bye, incandescent bulb?
 02/28 -  Utilities Commission decision on Duke coal plants due today
 02/27 -  Beware a quagmire in NC pension system
 02/27 -  'Last days of the American Republic'
 02/27 -  Profit for some or health care for all
 02/27 -  Should progressives indulge America's desire for fantasy?
 02/26 -  Is Bush's policy shift benefitting our enemies?
 02/26 -  Were firings of US attorneys politically motivated?
 02/26 -  Hearings set to give FDA more power over tobacco
 02/26 -  Global warming spurs new research at poles
 02/26 -  Progressives invade K Street?
 02/26 -  Activists put CEOs in a fish bowl
 02/26 -  PAC money flows in NC
 02/25 -  War, tax cuts, and million-dollar birthday parties
 02/25 -  Easley's blue-collar agenda
 02/24 -  Democrats battle over Fox News deal to cover debate
 02/24 -  Edwards serves notice at first Democratic forum
 02/24 -  Carbon emissions from proposed Duke plants would equal 1 million cars
 02/24 -  Bush plan to allow Mexican trucks throughout US draws fire
 02/24 -  Corporate laws allow owners to hide identities, assets
 02/23 -  'Support the Troops' mantra continues to dog Democrats
 02/23 -  US economy leaving record numbers in severe poverty
 02/23 -  As screen violence rises, so do new tactics to curb it
 02/23 -  The myth of Muslim support for terror
 02/23 -  Gov. Easley's $20 billion budget
 02/23 -  Senate Democrats move to revoke Bush's Iraq war powers
 02/23 -  Wind-driven fire destroys 27 homes in Raleigh
 02/23 -  NC Senate bill could force merger of Asheville and Buncombe schools
 02/22 -  The lies they tell -- how to stop the Fox propaganda machine
 02/22 -  Former admiral calls for Iraq pullout by end of year
 02/22 -  A new Bush power-grab
 02/22 -  National Guard units may return to Iraq early
 02/22 -  American liberty in the toilet
 02/22 -  Is Fox News using rigged polling to boost war support?
 02/22 -  Asheville offers online map for new development
 02/21 -  Election controversy plagues Swain County
 02/21 -  Eisenhower's worst nightmare now a harsh reality for America
 02/21 -  GOP donor hit with terror charges
 02/21 -  Experts doubt impact of Google facility in Lenoir
 02/20 -  Verizon phone records case moved to California court
 02/20 -  Libby testimony raises more questions about Cheney's role in CIA leak case
 02/20 -  WNC educators to Shuler: Reform 'No Child Left Behind'
 02/20 -  Critics fear SEC chief will limit investor lawsuits
 02/20 -  Washington Post probe of top army hospital prompts action
 02/20 -  Cherokee consider selling meds
 02/20 -  Easley urges support for working poor
 02/19 -  The grassroots abortion war in Asheville
 02/19 -  A glossary for global warming
 02/19 -  Blowing the whistle on tax cuts
 02/19 -  The real cost of bottled water
 02/19 -  UNCA offers free computer classes for low-income seniors
 02/19 -  Wind vs. Coal: False choices in our battle to solve our energy crisis
 02/19 -  McCain says Roe v. Wade should be overturned
 02/19 -  As Clinton runs, some old foes stay on the sidelines
 02/18 -  Rove said to have received 2003 peace proposal from Iran
 02/18 -  Does Congress have the power to stop an attack on Iran?
 02/18 -  Senate Democrats pledge 'relentless' opposition to Iraq War
 02/17 -  Text of Heath Shuler's speech on Iraq War Resolution
 02/17 -  GOP blocks Senate vote on Iraq
 02/17 -  Will Jim Black implicate others in scandal probe?
 02/17 -  Rising price of electricity sparks new debate on deregulation
 02/17 -  Congress has history of limiting president's power to make war
 02/17 -  In Katrina's wake, Congress pushes insurance industry reform
 02/17 -  Kenilworth development raises doubts about city oversight
 02/16 -  Sinclair reaps bonanza in retransmission fees
 02/16 -  FCC, FTC challenged to protect 'net neutrality'
 02/16 -  Peruvian glacier could 'vanish' in five years
 02/16 -  Envisoning progressive economic policies
 02/16 -  Will Democrats cave on closing CEO tax loopholes?
 02/16 -  Democrats push economic policies favoring working-class
 02/16 -  Prosecutor of Conoco-Phillips builds beach home with company's lobbyist
 02/16 -  Shuler introduces bill to expand Sandburg site
 02/16 -  Democrats challenge Bush's power to wage war
 02/16 -  A 'breach' between history and Hollywood
 02/16 -  Backlash grows against free trade
 02/15 -  Former NC House Speaker Jim Black pleads guilty to corruption charge
 02/15 -  Gore to rock 'n roll against global warming
 02/15 -  "Vulture funds" corrupting debt-relief for poor nations
 02/15 -  With Big Business going green, should activists jeer or cheer?
 02/15 -  GOP strategist says enviros fail at messaging
 02/15 -  Shuler leans on TVA to clear air around park
 02/15 -  Five US attorneys who were fired had positive job evaluations
 02/15 -  When it comes to broadband, US plays follow the leader
 02/15 -  Congress to tackle growing government secrecy
 02/14 -  Billionaire offers $25 million prize to cut carbon
 02/14 -  Al Franken announces run for US Senate
 02/14 -  NC anti-war Republicans take to the House floor
 02/14 -  Shuler to speak on Iraq War tonight
 02/14 -  Edwards says Congress should end Iraq War now
 02/14 -  Black resigns from the NC House
 02/13 -  Shuler named Blue Dog of the Week
 02/13 -  NC limits mental hospital admissions
 02/13 -  Neo-cons see attack on Iran as key to victory in Iraq
 02/13 -  Joint Chiefs chairman sees no evidence of meddling by Iran
 02/13 -  Why victory is not an option
 02/13 -  Bill would make ISPs keep data on users
 02/13 -  Old Farmer's Ball marks 25 years
 02/12 -  'Frontline' series examines the future of news
 02/12 -  Can corporate America fix health care?
 02/12 -  Bush's phony argument on income taxes
 02/12 -  Probe needed on media's pre-war reporting
 02/12 -  Real news loses to fluff, again
 02/12 -  Being gaga over Google ought to have some limits
 02/11 -  The devil in the details of Google's deal
 02/11 -  Reconstructing Ronald Reagan
 02/11 -  Eco-friendly school has built-in lessons
 02/11 -  URTV has early success
 02/10 -  Is life worth living?
 02/10 -  Closer look at Bush budget reveals stealth tax traps
 02/10 -  Democratic voters growing impatient with Congress
 02/10 -  CEO nabs $1 billion from buyout
 02/10 -  Leveling the bargaining table
 02/10 -  Conservative pundit fears Edwards' candidacy
 02/10 -  VA system ill-equipped to treat mental toll of war
 02/10 -  Biofuel now available in Biltmore
 02/09 -  Want to support the troops? Share their sacrifice
 02/09 -  Anti-immigrant sentiments fuel Ku Klux Klan revival
 02/09 -  Pentagon office produced 'alternative' intelligence on Iraq
 02/09 -  Basnight calls for review of industry tax breaks
 02/08 -  Mistrial may end prosecution of Army officer who opposed Iraq War
 02/08 -  A good kind of government pork
 02/08 -  US groups consider UK-style executive pay votes
 02/08 -  Billions of tax dollars disappear in Iraq
 02/08 -  Russert ruins Scooter's cover story
 02/08 -  Cherokee bet $650 million on casino expansion
 02/08 -  A conservative Christian speaks out on global warming
 02/08 -  Wooing Google to NC could cost $260 million
 02/07 -  Death penalty on hold in NC
 02/07 -  Shuler 'strongly objects' to forest land sale
 02/06 -  Are Republicans afraid of Senate debate on Iraq?
 02/06 -  Did politics drive firing of federal prosecutors?
 02/06 -  Carbon-free living: China's green leap forward
 02/06 -  Iran's weakened hard-liners crave a US attack
 02/06 -  Activists take over Asheville billboard to protest power plant
 02/05 -  If Clinton gets nomination, Nader may run
 02/05 -  Whey and fungus offer hope in fight against hemlock pest
 02/05 -  Can NC expand publically-financed elections?
 02/05 -  Study shows company directors in the dark on CEO pay
 02/05 -  Big Oil should pay its fair share for energy leases
 02/05 -  The east runs NC? Not in the House
 02/05 -  Edwards would tax wealthy to fund universal health coverage
 02/05 -  China's poison for the planet
 02/05 -  Room for optimism on renewable energy
 02/04 -  The church of football
 02/04 -  Congress faced with skyrocketing costs for wars
 02/04 -  Public invited to comment on Blue Ridge Paper air permit
 02/04 -  Rock stars go Dutch to dodge taxes
 02/04 -  Feds hire contractors to probe contractor fraud
 02/03 -  The speech Big Media heavily edited
 02/03 -  Molly's last column
 02/03 -  Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study
 02/03 -  Bush lectures Wall Street on "makin' money"
 02/03 -  Justifications for attacking Iran on shaky ground
 02/02 -  MAIN brings high-speed Internet to Marshall
 02/02 -  Sinclair, Mediacom make a deal
 02/02 -  Sen. Feingold: How to end the war
 02/02 -  US soldiers say 'surge' aids Mahdi Army
 02/01 -  Remembering Molly Ivins
 02/01 -  The dissent of an Army officer
 02/01 -  Subcommittee appointments boost Shuler's influence
 02/01 -  Al Franken to run for US Senate
 02/01 -  Senate votes to raise minimum wage
 02/01 -  Cost of Iraq troop 'surge' triples
 02/01 -  Senators push FCC to settle Sinclair-Mediacom dispute
 02/01 -  Is Bush now above the law?
 02/01 -  Auditor: US money 'squandered' in Iraq
 02/01 -  Molly Ivins dies at 62