Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Political analyst: Dole seat in play
Washington Post political reporter and occassional television analyst Chris Cillizza lists his 10 senate seats most likely to switch parties in the November election.
He sees Dems primed to pick up between two and four seats. Dole’s seat is ranked as the 9th most likely to change hands.
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Top Obama Aide Goes From Duke Basketball Court to DC
Behind every candidate running for office, there is a very busy aide who keeps everything running smoothly. Sean Mussenden, Media General News Service, had a chance to talk with Reggie Love, one of Barack Obama’s most indispensable aides.
Dole to hold office hours in Valdese on Wednesday
Dole Announces Burke County Constituent Day
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole today announced that a representative from her Western office will hold traveling office hours in Burke County on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Constituents can use the office hours to hold individual meetings to discuss their concerns with federal agencies, case work or issues pending before Congress. Appointments are not necessary, but can be scheduled by calling 828-698-3747.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Burke County Constituent Day
Valdese Town Hall Council Chambers
121 Faet Street, Southwest
Valdese, N.C.
Senator Richard Burr to attend May 29 event in Hickory
The Catawba County Chamber of Commerce is hosting North Carolina Senator Richard Burr for a special membership luncheon on Thursday, May 29th from 12:00 – 1:30 PM at Catawba Country Club. The cost is $20 for chamber members and $35 for non members.
This will be a special reserved seating event so you must RSVP to 828-328-6000 Ext. 228 by Tuesday, May 27th in order to attend. There is maximum seating for 150 people ONLY.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
This Week in the House
From the Office of N.C. Rep. Ray Warren
On Tuesday, May 13, I returned to Raleigh for the first day of the “short session.” Typically during this session, legislators adjust the state budget approved in the previous session and take up some of the unresolved matters from the previous year. Most of those matters are contained in funding bills filed last year and still eligible for consideration this session. I will remind you about some of them this week.
A look at McHenry and Johnson
The following are bios of U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry and his challenger, Daniel Johnson.
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Johnson excites Dems at convention
By Dee Henry
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VALDESE
Congressional candidate Daniel Johnson rallied the troops Saturday as he spoke to the 10th District Democratic Party Convention at Old Rock School in Valdese.
His battle cry: “We can do better than Patrick McHenry.”
“A few years ago, some of my friends asked me to run for Congress. My response was, ‘I don’t want to run for office. I don’t want to be part of that mess,’” Johnson said. “All politicians do is focus on destroying each other rather than the issues.”
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Johnson to address convention
Congressional candidate Daniel Johnson will speak at the 10th Congressional District’s Democratic Party Convention on Saturday in Valdese.
The convention begins at 1 p.m. at Old Rock School at 400 West Main St.
For more information on the Johnson campaign, go to http://www.danieljohnson08.com.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Florida Dems to select 40 more delegates
WASHINGTON – Florida Democratic officials will move ahead Saturday in Tampa with selecting 40 additional at-large presidential delegates, despite no deal yet between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and national party leaders on seating any of the states delegates. These at-large delegates, who are typically local-level elected officials and party activists, are to be chosen based proportionally on the results of the Jan. 29 primary won by Clinton, but disregarded by national Democratic Party leaders and Obama. There was no immediate comment from the Obama campaign. But at least one prominent state Democrat, national committeeman Allan Katz of Tallahassee—an Obama supporter—says he wants state Democrats to “put everything on hold.” 20 inches, Billy House, Media General News Service.
