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The Election Page
The best party in Raleigh last night was the "Girlfriends Appalled about Sarah Palin" gathering at Barack Obama's field office.
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Take-Along Voting Guides
Three county commissioners' seats are up for grabs in Wake County this fall, as well as a full slate of statewide and federal contests.
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Our Endorsements
If there was ever a vital time to chime in on the future of America, it is now.
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Campaign Finance Reports
Download campaign finance reports for candidates in federal, state and local races
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The Election Page
Biden's appearance drew some 4,000 listeners, many of them college students, to the outdoor amphitheater at Meredith College last night.
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Take-Along Voting Guides
In addition to state and federal races, Orange and Chatham county voters will choose two district court judges, Orange voters will choose a county commissioner, and Chatham voters will elect two county commissioners and two school board members.
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Our Endorsements
U.S. President and Congress
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Our Endorsements
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Council of State, as well as N.C. Supreme Court and N.C. Court of Appeals
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Take-Along Voting Guides
Durham County voters will decide a referendum on a proposed 1 percent prepared foods tax, elect a state senator and a member of the soil and water board, and weigh in on a full slate of federal and state contests.
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Our Endorsements
N.C. Senate and N.C. House of Representatives
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Our Endorsements
Board of Commissioners, Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor and District Court Judge
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Our Endorsements
Orange County Board of Commissioners, Chatham County Board of Commissioners, Chatham County Board of Education and Orange-Chatham District Court Judge
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Our Endorsements
Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor
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Now Serving
Plus: Cupcakes for a Cause; Capital City Cheers; Anthony Bourdain coming in 2009
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calendar
Film times are good from Thursday, Oct. 23, through Friday, Oct. 31
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Film Review
Are we watching an exceedingly subtle satire, a very slowly burning thriller, a straight historically inspired drama? We have no clue.
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Film Review
Oliver Stone's W. is an obvious yet worthwhile exercise in instant history.
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Letters to the Editor
"Perhaps some would like to have a Dennis Kucinich as their congressman. Kucinich is probably somewhat left of [David] Price."
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Gallery
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Front Porch
I have mowed the lawn for the last time—three times!
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Peripheral Visions
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Bob Burtman
Despite repeated claims that the airport decision process will be inclusive, the evidence points in a different direction.
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Slide Shows
Gov. Sarah Palin takes the stage at a rally in Elon.
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Music Feature
Nicolay is hoping Leave It All Behind does well enough that The Foreign Exchange, which has never played a show, can build a live band to perform the songs on the road.
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Song of the Week
Escovedo on walking among ghosts, anchoring your life and laughing extensively
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Our guide to this week's shows
Gravel Truck, Born Ruffians, Thad Cockrell, Mary Gauthier, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Pneurotics/ Ponchos from Peru, Iva Bittová, Bassnectar, Sole & the Skyrider Band, Ill Bill, Crystal Antlers, Deerhoof
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Record Review
Leave It All Behind sounds redemptive, the perfect soundtrack for legitimate change.
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Live Review
Whoo! Country "rock" from Rockingham, laughing at your boss, and a Pink Floyd cover at the N.C. State Fair
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Five Words with...
Next week, Durham rapper Jon Gregory returns from six debauched weeks in Saint-Etienne, France.
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Live Review
Low attendance but high energy from the mandolin and double bass duo
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Music Feature
You can watch a band stand and deliver pop tunes or folk songs or whatever on YouTube all day. But a live performance? That's something people should keep demanding and rewarding.
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Visual Art
Water/ weight by Stacy-Lynn Waddell and The Clouds Are After Me by Kambui Olujimi
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On the Boards
Sam Shepard's dramas always veer into the rawest of human emotions—and the semiautobiographical Cowboy Mouth is perhaps his most personal work.
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On the Boards
This is a more dramatic, complex and coherent version of the Phantom story. It's not as good a musical as Webber's version, but it is a better play.
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Reading
The relatively dreary climate of poetry-publishing ensures that the chapbook will continue to flourish.
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Sudoku Solution
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Giveaways
Win tickets to the Carolina Renaissance Festival!
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Promotional Events
We hung out and celebrated
a free and democratic election in N.C.!
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Giveaways
Win tickets to NC Theatre's presentation of Yeston & Kopit's Phantom.
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Giveaways
We are giving away 4 4-packs of tickets to Broadway Series South's Rain: A tribute to the Beatles!
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Kroger Promotion: Recipe Ads
Ever thought of pumpkin sorbet?
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8 Days a Week
Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience; more
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8 Days a Week
Third; more
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8 Days a Week
Paula Poundstone; more
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8 Days a Week
The Rite of Spring: Compagnie Heddy Maalem; more
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8 Days a Week
Portugal the Man, Wintersleep; more
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8 Days a Week
Thao Nguyen, Ingrid Michaelson; more
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8 Days a Week
Aminal Music
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8 Days a Week
Druid Theater Company
