http://dir.salon.com/topics/north_carolina/?source=rss&aim=north_carolina en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST By Paul Maslin Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/06/obama_numbers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/06/obama_numbers/index.html?source=rss The polls were right after all, and it was the economy, stupid, but there were still some surprises in the final results. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/dole_hagan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/dole_hagan/index.html?source=rss Sen. Elizabeth Dole loses her reelection bid. By Alex Koppelman Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/30/black_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/30/black_vote/index.html?source=rss An Obama-propelled increase in African-American turnout, already apparent in early voting, may put more Democrats in Congress. By Mike Madden Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/13/north_carolina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/13/north_carolina/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/01/workingclass_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/01/workingclass_vote/index.html?source=rss 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 Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/06/campaign_rhetoric/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/06/campaign_rhetoric/index.html?source=rss The candidates' "he said, she said" on the stakes in Indiana and North Carolina. By Joe Conason Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/25/floyd_brown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/25/floyd_brown/index.html?source=rss It's time for the GOP to finally repudiate the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad, who is back smearing Obama. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/07/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/07/obama/index.html?source=rss 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 Peter Alsop Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/02/16/truffle_farming/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2008/02/16/truffle_farming/index.html?source=rss 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 Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/16/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/16/abortion/index.html?source=rss South Carolina legislators don't trust women to make abortion decision alone. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/05/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/05/monday/index.html?source=rss NFL wants to trademark "Big Game." Good luck getting advertisers to stop piggybacking on the Super Bowl. Plus: Duke-UNC blood. By Ed Kilgore Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster. By Alice Bumgarner Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/04/duke_lacrosse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/04/duke_lacrosse/index.html?source=rss 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." Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/04/03/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/04/03/monday/index.html?source=rss Elegy for an underdog: Thanks, George Mason, we needed that. Plus: UCLA-Florida final. And: Women's semis, soggy baseball. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/02/08/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/02/08/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Tirico, Kornheiser replace Michaels on Monday nights. Plus: Duke-Carolina. And: Duck! Venezuela wins Caribbean Series. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/05/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/05/tuesday/index.html?source=rss NCAA Championship: North Carolina's Sean May is too much for Illinois on a night when the shots don't fall. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/04/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/04/monday/index.html?source=rss It's baseball season. First winning pitcher: Randy Johnson. First home run: Hideki Matsui. First steroid perp: Alex Sanchez? Plus: The Final Four. By Mary Jacoby Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/11/01/senate_races/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/11/01/senate_races/index.html?source=rss Counting Electoral College votes driving you totally batty? Take a mental health break with these crucial contests. By King Kaufman Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/04/16/williams/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2003/04/16/williams/index.html?source=rss 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 Randall Williams Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/14/brasstown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/14/brasstown/index.html?source=rss A bizarre tale of muskets, cross-dressing and marsupial hoisting in the Southern town once accused of hiding notorious fugitive Eric Rudolph. By Joshua Micah Marshall Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/02/lie_week/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/06/02/lie_week/index.html?source=rss Can you be a "Coal Miner's Daughter" if your daddy owned the mine? By Daniel Kraus Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/05/12/azalea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/05/12/azalea/index.html?source=rss For the belles of North Carolina's Azalea Festival, there's nothing like learning to graciously accept appreciative gawking. By Burt Wolf Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/food/col/wolf/2000/04/21/asheville/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/col/wolf/2000/04/21/asheville/index.html?source=rss This North Carolina corner of Appalachia offers an unexpected range of traditional riches. By Paul Cuadros Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/04/latinos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/04/latinos/index.html?source=rss 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 Daniel Kraus Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/20/sheriff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/20/sheriff/index.html?source=rss The sheriff of Davidson County, N.C., is a big-screen lawman for a TV nation.