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N.C. NAACP Plans Summer-Long Voter Registration Campaign PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:13

RALEIGH, (AP) — The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is honoring those who served the civil, human and labor rights movements on the anniversary of the killing of organization field secretary Medgar Evers.

 
Evers was shot June 12, 1963, by a white segregationist, Byron De La Beckwith, who wasn't convicted until 1994. The state chapter of the NAACP will remember Evers and others at what it's calling "Wednesday Witness."
 
NAACP chapter president the Rev. William Barber will hold a news conference Wednesday in front of the legislative building. He plans to announce a voter registration campaign that begins Wednesday and ends Aug. 28, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
 
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at that march.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:13
 
Is She Running? Hillary Clinton Debuts Twitter Account PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 10 June 2013 15:31

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has joined Twitter, describing herself as a "pantsuit aficionado" and a "hair icon."
 
The former New York senator and first lady sent out her first tweet on Monday under the handle (at)HillaryClinton.
 
In her first tweet, Clinton thanked the creators of the popular online parodies called "Texts from Hillary," and said, "I'll take it from here." She added a hashtag (hash)tweetsfromhillary.
 
The potential 2016 presidential candidate's profile page shows the infamous photo of the stern-looking Clinton wearing dark sunglasses and reading her Blackberry aboard a military plane.
 
Her biography section includes light-hearted descriptions like "hair icon," ''pantsuit aficionado," and "glass ceiling cracker." The bio ends with the letters "TBD," meaning, 'to be determined.'
 
After about three hours, Clinton had nearly 100,000 followers.
 
 
Former Rep. Grier Martin To Fill Wake County House Seat Vacated By Deborah Ross PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 10 June 2013 13:25

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - He bowed out last year to avoid a primary race against Rep. Deborah Ross, but now Democrat Grier Martin will serve in the District 34 seat vacated by Ross.

 
Grier's appointment came last week when Gov. Pat McCrory formally appointed him to the Wake County legislative seat after Martin was recommended for the post by the Wake County Democratic Party. 
 
Ross left the General Assembly last month after serving six terms. She is now general counsel at Triangle Transit.
 
“I’d like to thank Rep. Ross for her service to the State of North Carolina over the past 12 years and wish her the best of luck in her new position. I’d also like to welcome back Grier Martin to the General Assembly and I look forward to working with him in the future,” said Governor McCrory in a statement. 
 
Martin previously served eight years in the General Assembly. Redistricting put him in the same district as Ross in 2012.
 
Martin is a lawyer and graduate of Davidson College and the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Last Updated on Monday, 10 June 2013 13:26
 
Claude Pope Elected Chairman Of The North Carolina Republican Party PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 10 June 2013 10:35

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The weather was fierce thanks to Tropical Storm Andrea, but delegates to North Carolina's Republican Party convention braved the roads to travel to Charlotte to elect Claude Pope chairman.

 
Pope replaces Robin Hayes. He received 70 percent of the votes.
 
Pope is a Brunswick County businessman and former Chairman of the Wake County Republican Party.
 
“I want to thank the delegates who demonstrated their commitment to good government and the conservative principles of our party by braving bad weather and heavy traffic to be here this weekend,” Pope said in a statement.  
 
Pope also expressed his gratitude to Governor Pat McCrory, Senator Richard Burr, Lt. Governor Dan Forest – who placed Pope’s name in nomination at the convention – and other Republican elected officials who supported his candidacy.  
 
He also praised Hayes, who led the party during its success in 2012. 
 
“This is a great time to be a Republican in North Carolina,” he told the delegates, but he also noted that while “winning is hard work, maintaining our majority will be even harder.”
 
He pledged to work to set new records in fundraising and volunteer recruitment for the state party, goals he achieved in Wake County during his tenure there from 2009-2010.  
Last Updated on Monday, 10 June 2013 10:36
 
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