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* Washington columnist Stuart Rothenberg thinks U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell "could see a steep drop-off" in 2010 from certain "demographic groups."

* U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx wins "Defender of Liberty" award for 100 percent voting-record rating in 2008 from American Conservative Union.

* Hundreds of protesters gather at the legislative building to argue against higher taxes; speakers include Mary Katharine Ham and Joe the Plumber.

* Former Republican auditor Les Merritt and former Raleigh City Councilman John Odom endorse Chad Adams for N.C. Republican Party chairman.

Conservatives are turning Joe the Plumber on Speaker Joe Hackney and the House Democrats.

Joe Wurzelbacher, the Ohio plumber who became an anti-tax symbol during last year’s presidential campaign, will speak at a "Tea Party" rally on June 3, Rob Christensen reports.

The rally is being sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, a Raleigh-based conservative group, at 4:30 on Halifax Mall in the state government complex.

Organizers say the purpose of the rally is to convince members of the state House not to raise taxes as part of the budget plan it is now putting together.

Wurzelbacher gained fame last fall, when he asked Barack Obama about how the Democratic presidential candidate’s tax policies might affect his efforts to start his own plumbing business.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain made Wurzelbacher one of his main talking points in the closing points of the campaign.

Wurzelbacher is now working as a commentator and motivational speaker has has spoken at anti-tax tea parties in Washington, D.C., and in Michigan.