http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/quick_hits_74 Comments for "Quick Hits" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/quick_hits_74 <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>* By percent, how much N.C. <a href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_NC_518.pdf">likes</a> recent presidents in a poll: Reagan (44), Obama (29), Clinton (18), W. Bush (6), H.W. Bush (3).</p><p>* Liberal commentator Chris Fitzsimon, among <a href="http://bluenc.com/liberal-ideas">others</a>, takes <a href="http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/cms/2009/05/18/the-imaginary-shift-to-the-left/">issue</a> with N&amp;O/Char-O <a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1530637.html">story</a> about a &quot;liberal shift&quot; in the state legislature.</p><p>* Greensboro News-Record columnist Doug Clark <a href="http://blog.news-record.com/staff/offtherecord/archives/2009/05/let_the_current.shtml">argues</a> that George Holding should be allowed to stay on the Easley, Edwards cases.</p><p>* U.S. Sen. <a href="/dome/profiles/richard_burr">Richard Burr</a> <a href="http://www.jeffersonpost.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home_top_stories_news&amp;id=2582446-Sen-+Burr+speaks+to+Ashe+students&amp;article-Sen-%20Burr%20speaks%20to%20Ashe%20students%20=&amp;widget=push&amp;instance=home_news_lead&amp;open=&amp;">finds</a> &quot;being the minority is liberating&quot; because the majority sets the agenda and he can &quot;delve into policy.&quot; </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/quick_hits_74#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/quick_hits_74#comment Barack Obama Bill Clinton Chris Fitzsimon Doug Clark George H.W. Bush George Holding George W. Bush John Edwards Mike Easley polling Richard Burr Ronald Reagan Under the Dome Tue, 19 May 2009 10:01:48 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 13958 at http://projects.newsobserver.com