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Articles by John Hood

(9.15.02) Ozzie Nelson – or Secret Agent?
The Easley administration is now threatening counties with political retaliation if they join a lawsuit over reimbursements. It is a truth stranger than fiction, and sets the mind to wander.

(9.12.02) On Turnout Differentials
Charlotte voters turned out in much lower numbers Tuesday than their counterparts in other cities such as Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Why was this the case, and what impact did it have?

(9.11.02) Throw the Local Bums Out
While there was no widespread sentiment in evidence in Tuesday's balloting against North Carolina state legislators, a number of local contests revealed a willingness to throw out longtime incumbents.

(9.10.02) Several Three-Pointers & An Airball
A few early reactions to Primary 2002.

(9.09.02) An Ill Wind Blowing?
So it's come down to this: we finally get a U.S. Senate primary, two insurgent challengers count on turnout in Eastern N.C. to catapult them to an upset – and then a subtropical storm shows up.

(9.08.02) Can Polls Be Believed?
The latest publicly released poll in the U.S. Senate race has Bowles making a significant move upward – both on his Democratic rivals and on Elizabeth Dole. Is this real?

(9.05.02) Tell-Tale Shipping News
Reuters is reporting that the U.S. has plans for a major shipment of materiel from the Southeast to the Persian Gulf later this month. If an attack on the socialist regime of Iraq is in the offing, it could have unpredictable effects on the November elections.

(9.04.02) The Dole Phenomenon
They've all tried – and failed – to bring Elizabeth Dole's popularity down to a comprehensible level. The past year's Senate campaign has revealed a candidate than is Teflon coated in hand lotion and dipped in motor oil.

(9.03.02) New Hanover Should Join In
A lawsuit against the Easley administration over reimbursements to counties may be the only way to keep the state's hands off other jurisdictions' money. New Hanover should join the suit.

(9.02.02) Symbol Becomes Substance
A previous “reform” of campaign finance laws keeping lawmakers from raising money from lobbyists during session started out as a useless symbol. Now some are alleging even worse.

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