The polls were right after all, and it was the economy, stupid, but there were still some surprises in the final results.
By Paul Maslin Nov 6, 2008
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Sen. Elizabeth Dole loses her reelection bid.
By Andrew Leonard
November 4, 2008
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An Obama-propelled increase in African-American turnout, already apparent in early voting, may put more Democrats in Congress.
By Alex Koppelman
October 30, 2008
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Republican Sen. Liddy Dole may be a goner, and John McCain is in trouble in a state the GOP hasn't lost since 1976. What happened?
By Mike Madden
October 13, 2008
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If Obama wants to secure the nomination next week, he'll need to recapture the working-class voters who helped him rout Clinton in Wisconsin.
By Mike Madden
May 1, 2008
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The candidates' "he said, she said" on the stakes in Indiana and North Carolina.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
May 6, 2008
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It's time for the GOP to finally repudiate the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad, who is back smearing Obama.
By Joe Conason
April 25, 2008
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The front-runner is trapped in an unchanging race that will be hard for him to lose -- but is proving impossible for him to end.
By Walter Shapiro
April 7, 2008
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A new crop of American dreamers are betting the farm on truffles, which Europeans have savored like sex for ages. But can the Yanks get the mysterious mushrooms to grow?
By Peter Alsop
February 16, 2008
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South Carolina legislators don't trust women to make abortion decision alone.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
March 16, 2007
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NFL wants to trademark "Big Game." Good luck getting advertisers to stop piggybacking on the Super Bowl. Plus: Duke-UNC blood.
March 5, 2007
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Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster.
By Ed Kilgore
November 28, 2006
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The rape allegations against the university's lacrosse team have laid bare racial tensions in Durham, and united town and gown against the same target: The "privileged."
By Alice Bumgarner
April 4, 2006
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Elegy for an underdog: Thanks, George Mason, we needed that. Plus: UCLA-Florida final. And: Women's semis, soggy baseball.
April 3, 2006
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Tirico, Kornheiser replace Michaels on Monday nights. Plus: Duke-Carolina. And: Duck! Venezuela wins Caribbean Series.
February 8, 2006
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NCAA Championship: North Carolina's Sean May is too much for Illinois on a night when the shots don't fall.
April 5, 2005
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It's baseball season. First winning pitcher: Randy Johnson. First home run: Hideki Matsui. First steroid perp: Alex Sanchez? Plus: The Final Four.
April 4, 2005
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Counting Electoral College votes driving you totally batty? Take a mental health break with these crucial contests.
By Mary Jacoby
November 1, 2004
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In 2000 Roy Williams said he couldn't abandon his players to leave Kansas for North Carolina. Now he can, and some players feel betrayed.
By King Kaufman
April 16, 2003
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A bizarre tale of muskets, cross-dressing and marsupial hoisting in the Southern town once accused of hiding notorious fugitive Eric Rudolph.
By Randall Williams
February 14, 2002
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Can you be a "Coal Miner's Daughter" if your daddy owned the mine?
By Joshua Micah Marshall
June 2, 2000
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For the belles of North Carolina's Azalea Festival, there's nothing like learning to graciously accept appreciative gawking.
By Daniel Kraus
May 12, 2000
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This North Carolina corner of Appalachia offers an unexpected range of traditional riches.
By Burt Wolf
April 21, 2000
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Siler City, N.C., was uneasy about an influx of Latinos, but when the former Klansman joined the fighting, some began to worry about the price of hate.
By Paul Cuadros
April 4, 2000
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The sheriff of Davidson County, N.C., is a big-screen lawman for a TV nation.
By Daniel Kraus
March 20, 2000
How Obama won, by the numbers
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Black voters may lead Democratic wave 
Blood in the water in North Carolina
Breaking the Democratic deadlock
Will McCain denounce Floyd Brown?
Barack Obama in suspended animation
The truffles are coming
Forcing pre-abortion peek at ultrasound
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Yes, Democrats do need the South!
Duke exposed
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Possum capital of the South
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