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23 min ago | WWNC-AM Asheville

Senior Citizens Win Fight For Post Office

Some folks in east Buncombe County are claiming victory over the federal government.

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Related Topix: Buncombe County, NC, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC

Mon Nov 23, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Has some problems with Shuler's job performance

Let me start this by saying I am a Democrat 'from the git-go,' but I am very upset with our Congressman Shuler.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Shuler fumbles the heath-care ball and hands it to special interests

We thought that by getting rid of Charles Taylor we were doing better. Heath Shuler has proved he is a DINO, Democrat In Name Only, as our un-representative. The health care and insurance industries gave the second largest amount of money to Heath Shuler out of all North Carolina's representatives, and this is what they bought: his "no" vote on ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charles Taylor, Democrat, Opinion

Sat Nov 21, 2009

HendersonvilleNews.com

Please consider Toys for Tots

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:46 p.m. To The Editor: Henderson County, it is time.

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Related Topix: Henderson County, NC, Hendersonville, NC, US News, US Politics, Joe Wilson, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi

Fri Nov 20, 2009

American Spectator

Moment of Truth

At the dawn of the Obama administration, pro-life Democrats believed they had finally gotten their place at the table.

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Related Topix: US News, Lois Capps, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Bart Stupak, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Facing South

Washington home of politically elite Christian group loses tax-exempt status

The secretive, elite Christian fellowship known as "The Family" will no longer be able to avoid paying property taxes on the posh brick townhouse it owns on Washington's C Street.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Jim DeMint, Zach Wamp, US House of Representatives, John Tanner, Lincoln Davis, Democrat, Mike McIntyre

Asheville Citizen-Times

Heath Shuler statement parrots health company lobbyist

Rep. Heath Shuler inserted a statement into the Congressional Record during the House health care reform debate that parroted language provided by lobbyists for a large biotechnology company, his office acknowledged Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Biotech, Science / Technology, Anna Eshoo, North Carolina, Joe Barton, Republican

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

I-40 rock slide, economy has tourism industry reeling

During a year where Haywood Countya s tourism revenue was down for seven months straight, including a 21 percent dip in May, a welcome uptick in September was more than offset by an October rock slide that closed Interstate 40 to Tennessee and left the tourism economy reeling.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Haywood County, NC, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, 9

Asheville Citizen-Times

Sees Shuler's vote as just more of Rep. Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor, one of the richest men in Congress, during his time, was our representative.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charles Taylor, Democrat

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Facing South: Shuler & Rep Joe Wilson speak from same Genentech page

FacingSouth.com reports: The New York Times reported last week that during the historic House debate on health care reform, statements made by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten in whole or part by lobbyists working for one of the world's largest biotechnology firms.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Wilson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Facing South

Reps. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) speak from the same page on health reform

The New York Times reported last week that during the historic House debate on health care reform, statements made by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten in whole or part by lobbyists working for one of the world's largest biotechnology firms.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Wilson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, North Carolina

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

InstaLetters for November 13

It's not very smart politics for Heath Schuler to anger key Democrats by playing "Blue Dog". After all, they are the ones who can help him bring new jobs and federal funds into NC.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Shuler questioned over health care vote

When U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler spoke to students at Western Carolina University last week, a group of Macon County residents lined the back of the theater holding signs that read, 'Yes to public option' and 'Whose side are you on, Heath Shuler?' Since the Waynesville Democrat voted against a health care reform bill last weekend, he's been answering a ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Macon County, NC, Western Carolina University, Nancy Pelosi, Waynesville, NC

Smoky Mountain Sentinel

Racing to the finish line

On Saturday night, the U. S. House of Representatives passed a 2,000 page piece of health care legislation by a narrow margin .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Health

Fri Nov 13, 2009

HendersonvilleNews.com

Farmers plead case over crop insurance

Bill Murphy, Federal Crop Insurance Corp. manager, talks to Henderson County apple growers Friday morning about possible changes to their insurance.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Henderson County, NC, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Waynesville, NC

American Spectator

Blue Dog Backfire

The more liberal pundits write off the pro-life movement, the more pro-lifers prove them wrong.

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Related Topix: Abortion, US News, US Politics, Mike McIntyre, Representative Larry Kissell, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Nov 12, 2009

DispatchPolitics

53 Democrats join bid to keep travel ban to Cuba

Opponents of a plan to open Cuba to U.S. tourists are touting a letter signed by 53 Democrats in the House of Representatives, saying it shows that they have the votes to derail an effort to lift the ban on travel to the island.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ben Chandler, Henry Cuellar, Brad Miller

Wed Nov 11, 2009

WNCN-TV Raleigh

Cunningham Wona t Seek NC Democratic US Senate Bid

A former state senator said Tuesday he won't seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bob Etheridge, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Richard Burr, US Senate, Republican, Lexington, NC

Asheville Citizen-Times

Heath Shuler's health care bill vote angers Democrats, leaves GOP unconvinced

Rep. Heath Shuler doesn't play football anymore, but his recent vote against a health care reform bill may make him feel like he's once again scrambling to evade a wall of blitzing linebackers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Health

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Crooks and Liars

The Rachel Maddow Show: Bart Stupak's C-Street Gang

Rachel Maddow runs down the list for us of C-Street family members who also voted for Bart Stupak's anti-abortion amendment yesterday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Democrat, Abortion, Joseph Pitts, Republican, Ike Skelton, Mike McIntyre

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