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Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C. "In succeeding Jesse to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate, I knew I could never replace him, but I continue to strive each day to provide the dedicated constituent ...

In striking down a handgun ban in the nation's capital, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that ensures every American's right to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense. For the first time, the high court ...

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., signed a letter in March along with six other U.S. senators objecting to any action on a bill that would spend $50 billion combating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa, the ...

DOUG ABRAHMS * DAbrahms@gannett.com * Gannett News Service * published June 26, 2008 4:48 pm Comments on Topix forums : WASHINGTON A veterans' outpatient clinic will be built in Rutherford County by the ...

While a top Florida backer of Sen. Barack Obama called GOP opponent Sen. John McCain a disaster for Florida, Mccain's partisans were calling Obama "Dr. No" for his energy policy positions.

U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint on Wednesday spearheaded Republican opposition to a $50 billion expansion of President Bush's signature program to combat AIDS in Africa and elsewhere overseas.

Summary: On MSNBC Live , responding to a comment by Andrea Mitchell about "the massive 1969 oil spill" in Santa Barbara, California, Sen.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole says that North Carolina should have the option of allowing oil exploration off the state's coast, backing away from her long-held support of a federal moratorium on Atlantic drilling.

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Medical equipment suppliers are asking Congress to delay Medicare changes that will affect them.

Joy Franklin * JFranklin@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published June 15, 2008 12:15 am Think what a burden would be lifted from the collective American psyche if we no longer had to depend on foreign countries for the ...

DOUG ABRAHMS * DAbrahms@gannett.com * Gannett News Service * published June 19, 2008 5:15 pm WASHINGTON Republican senators complained Thursday that a North Carolina judge nominated for a federal appeals court ...

The 1,500 workers laid off from Freightliner Trucks in Cleveland in April will have access to $2.43 million in federal grant money.

Top republicans from across the state were in Greensboro over the weekend for their party's annual convention.

The House Judiciary Committee has set a hearing by a subcommittee to examine the Performance Rights Act, which was introduced last year by Representatives Howard Berman and Darrell Issa .

A C-T: What brings you to Asheville now? Burr: This is really the planned period - I never plan to go to the mountains when there could be snow because if I have to cancel a week, it ruins the entire year ...

Floor votes are expected today and Thursday on a $21.3 billion budget House Democrats will propose as an alternative to Gov.

Almost a million Tennesseans lack adequate health insurance, and that's not acceptable, according to U.S. Senator Bob Corker who brought his plans for two healthcare bills to Dickson for a roundtable discussion ...

Health care is one of the most serious issues facing our country. Millions of Americans, including 800,000 Tennesseans, lack adequate health insurance.

Representatives from U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's office will be in Rocky Mount on Friday to discuss legislation pending in Congress to revamp existing or institute new veterans' benefits.