Howard Coble News

Members of the present Moore County Board of Elections remain in office at least for the time being, even though their terms officially expired June 30.

A trip to Washington, D.C. to find $15 million dollars for development has been postponed.

Filing for municipal offices begins at 8 a.m. Monday at the Moore County Board of Elections offices in Carthage.

Party lines are drawn for battle in Washington over what looks to be a long siege about health care reform.

Members of the North Carolina-based 1132nd Military Police Army National Guard Company are still wondering why they haven't received the proper honors after surviving three bombing attacks last year in Iraq.

Unprecedented climate change legislation calling for the a oecap and tradea of industrial carbon emissions squeaked through the U.S. House of Representatives by a count of seven votes Friday.

Congressman Howard Coble returns today from a trip to Russia, where he was a member of a congressional delegation meeting with members of the Russian parliament.

State Sen. Harris Blake is continuing to promote business transactions between North Carolina and Asian nations.

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and Congressman Howard Coble today introduced the Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 .

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:21 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:21 p.m. Relations between the United States and Russia will be the main topic of conversation for seven members of the House of Representatives, including U.S. Rep.

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Christopher J. Christie yesterday sparred with members of a congressional subcommittee over lucrative monitoring contracts he approved for his old boss, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and others.

Will the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit be extended, or possibly even expanded? Maybea Or maybe not.

Dart to recent reports of a significant increase in uninsured motorists in North Carolina and across the nation.

" House Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Frank LoBiondo today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality of life for members of the U.S. Coast Guard and their families.

With rising mortgage rates threatening the recovery of the housing market, a new bill was introduced to stimulate housing demand by extending the $8,000 tax credit to almost all home buyers.

Congress on Friday sent to the White House the Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act, legislation which gives the federal government new powers to regulate and restrict cigarettes, said the Associated Press.

The Food and Drug Administration will soon begin regulating tobacco products with sweeping new powers that will affect everything from cigarette content to marketing.

Opponents of the detention center expansion in downtown Carthage will hold a strategy meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Carthage Elementary School auditorium.

President Obama congratulated Congress Friday for passing tough new regulations that puts tobacco under control of the Food and Drug Administration for the first time.

A House subcommittee considering a military justice bill that would allow service members to appeal courts-martial convictions to the U.S. Supreme Court was unhappy Thursday that the Obama administration refused to send a witness to explain why the Defense Department opposes the bill.