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Carville: King of comedy

mtomsic — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:17:44 -0400

James Carville practiced his shtick at the Young Democrats convention Saturday.

The so-called "Ragin' Cajun" said although the Democratic group was celebrating its 80th anniversary, he had to be fair and note that the Young Republicans were older.

"The Young Republicans were founded in 1924, when John McCain was their keynote speaker," Carville said.

Bowles, Dole and basketball

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:15:36 -0500

UNC president Erskine Bowles, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole take in the second half of the UNC vs. Clemson basketball game on Sunday in the Smith Center. Bowles ran unsuccessfully against Dole in the 2002 Senate race. (Robert Willett)

Edwards: In it for the long haul

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:00:05 -0500

CLEMSON, S.C.—John Edwards, speaking Wednesday at Clemson University, in the middle of the heavily Republican upstate, asked the crowd to tout his favorite-son status in the state.

Despite a second-place finish in Iowa and a third-place finish in New Hampshire, Edwards wouldn't discuss bowing out—even if he lost South Carolina, Taylor Bright reports.

Edwards' climb gets steeper

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:36:00 -0500

MANCHESTER, N.H.—Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' uphill climb toward the White House grew perilously steeper Tuesday after he finished a distant third among Democrats in the nation’s first presidential primary.

The loss follows a second-place finish in last Thursday’s Iowa Democratic caucus. Each defeat makes it harder to raise money and harder to convince potential supporters that he can win, Barb Barrett reports.

Ansley to run for Ag commissioner

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:04:05 -0500

Raleigh attorney Ronnie Ansley said he hopes to challenge Republican Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler next year.

Ansley, 45, said he comes from an agriculture background in Northampton County and recently was elected president of the Future Farmers of America Alumni organization. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in agriculture education from N.C. State University and Clemson University, respectively, Rob Christensen reports.