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Hagan declines debate, leaving Senate race with no forum on TV
RALEIGH, N.C. - Kay Hagan, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, now says she won’t take part in a televised debate — the only one she had considered.
The AP reports that hHer main opponent, Jim Neal, said Friday Hagan is avoiding a discussion of the issues. Neal and Hagan are leading the Democratic race, but have only participated in one radio debate
According to Hagan’s campaign, Hagan didn’t want to attend the TV debate because the station was not inviting all five candidates. WTVD planned to limit the debate to those who had at least 10 percent support in a recent poll.
The other Democrats are Lexington trucker Duskin Lassiter, Lumberton attorney Marcus Williams and Moncure podiatrist Howard Staley.
Dole: NC Residents Against Landing Field
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a press release, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole said she wrote to Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter to relay the “considerable resistance” she has heard from Camden, Currituck and Gates Counties towards a potential outlying landing field (OLF).
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Her release including these excerpts from her letter:
Congress May Soon Pass 2008 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON - Nearly every person in this country could be affected by the 2008 Farm Bill, and according to The Rural Blog, passage may be near.
Although it sounds like something for farmers, the bill actually affects everything from commodities to food stamp programs, conservation programs and agriculture disaster payments.
Here’s why the Food Banks are concerned.
