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• N.C. at the Capitol: Burr radio address criticizes deficit

  Sen. Richard Burr, R-Winston-Salem, delivered the Republican weekly radio address on Saturday and used the moment in the spotlight to criticize the ballooning federal deficit.

  03/02/2009 8:02 AM

• N.C. legislators pleased with Obama pledge to trim spending

  North Carolina lawmakers applauded President Barack Obama's pledge Tuesday to trim spending when he issues his first budget later this week.

  02/25/2009 8:38 AM

• State scrambles to figure out how to spend stimulus windfall

  As President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an economic recovery package that will send at least $6 billion to North Carolina, state officials scrambled to figure out how to spend the expected windfall on roads, schools, health care for the poor and other needs.

  02/18/2009 11:03 AM

• How did NC legislators vote on stimulus package?

  The economic recovery package that passed the House and Senate Friday targets billions of dollars to North Carolina.

  02/16/2009 5:03 PM

• FIVE QUESTIONS: McHenry criticizes White House's political moves

  Q: Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew as President Barack Obama's nominee to be Commerce Secretary, citing irreconcilable differences over the census and other issues. You were also highly critical of the White House's decision to directly oversee the census. Why?

  02/15/2009 12:00 AM

• Family adopts dog that worked with son killed in Iraq

  Cpl. Dustin Lee and his bomb-sniffing German shepherd Lex were patrolling Iraq's Anbar province when an insurgent's rocket-propelled grenade cut them down.

  02/11/2009 8:11 AM

• VIDEO: Five questions with Rep. Virginia Foxx

  Q&A with Rep. Virginia Foxx.

  02/09/2009 9:24 AM

• Foxx getting lots of facetime on C-SPAN

  Regular C-SPAN viewers may have noticed that Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-Banner Elk, has received more face time on the cable network of late.

  02/08/2009 6:00 AM

• North Carolinians at the Capitol

  It's pretty rare for a freshman lawmaker to help shape an important bill like the economic recovery package that passed the House Wednesday. But Rep. Larry Kissell, D-Biscoe, was given a prime slot on CSPAN to talk up his amendment that would require the Homeland Security Department to buy uniforms made by American textile and apparel companies. It was one of only a dozen or so changes Democratic leaders allowed to come to the floor for a vote and it passed easily.

  02/01/2009 12:00 PM

• Kissell brings American-made textiles to House floor

  It's pretty rare for a freshman lawmaker to help shape an important bill like the economic recovery package that passed the House Wednesday.

  02/01/2009 12:00 AM

• Stimulus package includes $16 billion for NC

  The House passed an economic recovery package Wednesday that would send at least $16 billion to North Carolina, including $1.9 billion over the next two years to help the state patch its gaping budget hole.

  01/29/2009 8:50 AM

• House Passes Economic Recovery Package with Billions for NC

  The House passed an economic recovery package Wednesday that would send at least $16 billion to North Carolina, including $1.9 billion over the next two years to help the state patch its gaping budget hole.

  01/28/2009 8:04 PM

• Kissell votes down using rescue funds

  8th District U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell voted against releasing the second part of the $700 billion bailout fund to help financial institutions. The program, called Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, was the Bush administration's answer to the Wall Street meltdown.

  01/23/2009 3:09 PM

• Foxx's bill passes in House

  Because the Senate killed an identical bill, this is unlikely to stop flow of money

  01/22/2009 2:00 PM

• NC Lawmakers React to Obama Speech

  North Carolina lawmakers looked on as President Barack Obama delivered an inaugural address Monday steeped in examples of the nation overcoming difficult periods in its history. "At the end of the day, the history now - with the exception of (him becoming) the first African-American president - is in Barack's hands to write," Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in an interview. "He understands the responsibility that has been placed on his shoulders."

  01/21/2009 3:27 PM

• North Carolina delegation watches history unfold

  North Carolina lawmakers looked on as President Barack Obama delivered an inaugural address Monday steeped in examples of the nation overcoming difficult periods in its history.

  01/20/2009 5:23 PM

• Inauguration provides teaching moment for N.C. students

  Jared Dembski has read about the most memorable moments in American history in his social studies classroom in Morganton.

  01/20/2009 9:36 AM

• Rep. Foxx forces revote on bailout

  I's unusual for a Republican to set the agenda for the Democratic-controlled Congress. But Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., is forcing a vote next week to block the second half of the controversial $700 billion Wall Street bailout.

  01/15/2009 5:52 PM

• Video: Perdue lobbies Congress, President for state budget aid

  North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue lobbied Congress and advisers to President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday to help patch the state's $2.2 billion budget hole.

  01/15/2009 7:08 AM

• Shades of FDR in Obama's first 100 days

  As Barack Obama plans his first 100 days as president, he has looked for inspiration to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who raced through his early days in office, spurring Congress to act.

  01/13/2009 5:21 PM