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MAIN News Archives for November 2008

 11/30 -  Moyers interviews Michael Pollan on US food policy
 11/30 -  When the downturn sailed into Savannah
 11/30 -  Obama to name national security team Monday
 11/30 -  UNC must avoid 'hate speech' slippery slope
 11/30 -  Raleigh considers bold vision to stop sprawl
 11/29 -  Look to the Internet to fight poverty
 11/29 -  A one-man military-industrial-media complex
 11/29 -  Key players in US economy have Carolina ties
 11/29 -  Citizen journalists offer glimpses of Mumbai attacks
 11/28 -  Climate change skeptics continue to muddy global warming debate
 11/28 -  Pakistan's spy chief to visit India
 11/28 -  Democrats brace for midnight rules from Bush
 11/28 -  Turf battle ends NC's chance to lead lawsuit against Freddie Mac
 11/27 -  Is Obama getting too close to Wall Street?
 11/27 -  Saving the economy . . . and the planet
 11/26 -  Krugman: What we should do
 11/26 -  Can government keep spending? Most economists say yes
 11/26 -  Joe Hackney asks Obama for state stimulus
 11/26 -  NC schools urged to expel candy
 11/25 -  DOT sets closed meeting on Sylva highway
 11/24 -  This Thanksgiving, honor the hands that feed us
 11/24 -  Abortion realities
 11/23 -  Saving Detroit by throwing workers, retirees under the bus
 11/23 -  Pundit approves of Obama appointees
 11/23 -  5 myths about our failing health care system
 11/22 -  Bailout tally: $179.5 billion for 94 banks
 11/22 -  Regulators fired, disciplined for taking gifts from oil firms
 11/22 -  Offbeat religion spurs free speech court test
 11/22 -  Progress Energy, other utilities consider electric car fleets
 11/22 -  Study: Unhappiness linked to TV viewing
 11/21 -  Pundits, corporate media push Obama to the center
 11/21 -  NPR host slammed for ties to drugmakers
 11/21 -  Source: Clinton to accept Secretary of State post
 11/21 -  What docs can the White House put in the shredder?
 11/21 -  Verizon staff viewed Obama's cell phone records
 11/21 -  'Saving the Family Farm' series starts Dec. 2
 11/20 -  Capitol Hill power-broker overthrown in surprise vote
 11/19 -  Bank got bailout, CEO got golden parachute
 11/19 -  Stopping foreclosures with the right-to-rent
 11/19 -  Obama's AG pick knows his way around DOJ
 11/18 -  Dems on verge of winning Alaska Senate senate
 11/18 -  Hagan names key staff
 11/16 -  After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US
 11/16 -  Obama pressured to back off Iraq withdrawal
 11/16 -  Down and out in WNC
 11/16 -  The real cost of farm-raised salmon
 11/16 -  'Buried Secrets': Is natural gas drilling contaminating our water?
 11/16 -  Obama's first interview Sunday night on '60 Minutes'
 11/16 -  Hundreds rally in Asheville for equal marriage rights
 11/15 -  Seeking a poet for the great mess of '08
 11/15 -  Alaska's Stevens faces party ouster, election defeat
 11/14 -  Under Obama, a newly interactive government?
 11/14 -  Feds move on offshore drilling near Outer Banks
 11/13 -  Gay activists protest Mormon church
 11/13 -  Are you ready to go on a carbon diet?
 11/13 -  Democrats shuffle Hill leadership
 11/13 -  John Edwards to debate Karl Rove
 11/12 -  Will financial crisis yield a more balanced economy?
 11/12 -  Forget red vs. blue -- it's critical-thinkers vs. those easily fooled by propaganda
 11/11 -  Feds declare drought disaster for WNC farmers
 11/10 -  Domestic spying revelations expected when Bush leaves office
 11/10 -  Right-wing media feeds its post-election anger
 11/10 -  Minnesota Senate race headed for lengthy recount
 11/10 -  Obama planning US trials for Gitmo detainees
 11/10 -  NC enviros see possibilities in new leadership
 11/10 -  Can the GOP change?
 11/10 -  NC cuts funds for the elderly
 11/09 -  WNC hopes to have Perdue's ear
 11/09 -  The story behind Dole's 'Godless' ad
 11/09 -  Bush's legacy: A new imperial Presidency
 11/09 -  Will NC leaders seek reforms?
 11/08 -  Can Obama undo Bush's tangled legal legacy?
 11/08 -  Gun sales soar as Obama win spurs fear of assault weapon ban
 11/08 -  Joe Sam Queen strengthens hold on key NC Senate seat
 11/08 -  The troubling science of how technology is rewiring our kid's brains
 11/07 -  Will Congress scuttle FCC's 'white spaces' decision?
 11/07 -  'White spaces' promise to put Wi-Fi on steroids
 11/07 -  Obama's new website: www.change.gov
 11/07 -  The Obama agenda
 11/07 -  Southern states set voter turnout records
 11/07 -  Gitmo trials riddled with errors, injustice
 11/07 -  Obama may pick some from NC
 11/06 -  AP calls North Carolina for Obama
 11/06 -  Dems pick up sixth US Senate seat in Oregon
 11/06 -  A more perfect union? Let us begin.
 11/06 -  Will Obama victory end racial-identity politics?
 11/06 -  Obama turns tide in NC
 11/05 -  The alternative reality of Fox News
 11/05 -  FCC approves 'white spaces' with historic 5-0 vote
 11/05 -  Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United States
 11/05 -  Democrats pick up seats in US Senate
 11/05 -  Buncombe turnout tips North Carolina to Obama
 11/05 -  Hagan ousts Dole in US Senate race
 11/05 -  Perdue edges out McCrory in NC governor's race
 11/04 -  Glitches, machine breakdowns hamper voting in five states
 11/04 -  The latest look at battleground states
 11/04 -  Voting rights issues monitored across the South
 11/04 -  Despite rain, Virginia may hit 75 percent voter turnout
 11/04 -  A lesson from the 'white space' war
 11/03 -  Obama and the 'better angels of our nature'
 11/03 -  Supreme Court takes up drug warning labels
 11/03 -  Broadcasters: Don't fence the 'white spaces'
 11/03 -  Final NC polls: Toss-ups in races for president, governor
 11/03 -  Sacrifice theme returns to US politics
 11/03 -  Nearly 2.6 million vote early in NC
 11/02 -  NC governor's race remains close
 11/02 -  FCC should allow unlicensed use of 'white spaces'
 11/02 -  Palin confuses First Amendment protections
 11/01 -  Protest singer Billy Bragg performs Sunday at Orange Peel
 11/01 -  High black voter turnout could tip Georgia to Democrats
 11/01 -  Early voting ends at 5 p.m. Saturday