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State Sen. Kay Hagan used the news that Fort Bragg troops are returning to Iraq to attack Sen. Elizabeth Dole.

In a written statement, Hagan said, "The news yesterday that Fort Bragg’s 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team will return to Iraq in the fall as part of the Pentagon’s 'regular rotation' of troops underscores the issues that this Administration and Elizabeth Dole have failed to address," said Hagan, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

Hagan also criticized Dole opposition to an improved GI Bill sponsored by Virginia Sen. Jim Webb. Dole supports a competing bill co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr.

"When these brave men and women return home, they deserve support and care that is befitting the sacrifices they have made for our country, not another deployment mere months later, without an end in sight," Hagan said in a statement.

A Dole spokesman downplayed Hagan's statement.

"Mrs. Hagan should spend less time playing political games and more time figuring out her own position on the War in Iraq," said Hogan Gidley, a spokesman. "Meanwhile Sen. Dole will continue to be a leader on Senate initiatives that hold the Administration accountable on Iraq – like requiring the Iraqi Government to pay a decidedly greater share for their own reconstruction."

Bob Orr has hired Dave Woolf as a campaign manager.

A native of Ohio, Woolf earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a master's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University.

He commanded an infantry company in the 82nd Airborne Division during Desert Storm and later served as an assistant professor at West Point.

"Dave's wide range of experience is what this campaign needs as we head into the final months before the primary," Orr said in a statement.

Woolf is also the cofounder of viaPeople, a software company that works on talent and performance management.

He lives in Durham with his wife and daughter.