“It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” All right, maybe people who said this or taught the saying to their kids as a sign of noble character never truly meant it. But they at least pretended to. Are those times long gone? Well, a lot of folks who know […]
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – This week, Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden could announce his running mate. So who are the final contenders? And what factors will go into the former Vice President’s decision? And the U.S. intelligence community’s top election security official is raising concerns about election interference. Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Robert Pittenger will not run again in North Carolina’s 8th District U.S. House race. At least that’s what he says. And right now, that might be the only thing people know for sure about the contested contest roiled by accusations of election fraud and more plot twists than any movie. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis weighs
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OPINION — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Perhaps North Carolina’s 9th District will have a congressman by January; but maybe not. You see, there seems to have been a mix-up in the count, distribution and collection of absentee ballots in Bladen and Robeson counties, which make up part of the district — what the state elections board (made
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Facebook said this week that it has detected and removed 32 pages and fake accounts that it identified – built to sow divisions in the U.S. and potentially disrupt the midterm elections. Earlier, Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri announced thwarted attempts to break into her office’s accounts. The tactics are similar to those our
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