http://projects.newsobserver.com/taxonomy/term/7505/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/quick_hits_9 <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>* Washington political predictor Stuart Rothenberg <a href="http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2009/02/2010-senate-ratings.html">ranks</a> U.S. Sen. <a href="/dome/profiles/richard_burr">Richard Burr&#39;s</a> 2010 re-election race as &quot;narrow advantage for incumbent party.&quot;</p><p>* Health care consultant Adam Searing <a href="http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=3250">suggests</a> one way legislators could cut costs at the State Health Plan: Remove themselves from it&#39;s coverage.<br /> </p><p>* President Obama <a href="http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/02/bye_bye_buy_american_not_so_fast.php">says</a> he wants to modify &quot;Buy American&quot; provisions in the stimulus bill, presumably including <a href="/under_the_dome/quick_hits_5">one</a> by freshman Democratic Rep. <a href="/profiles/larry_kissell">Larry Kissell</a>.</p><p>* State Sen. <a href="/under_the_dome/profiles/neal_hunt">Neal Hunt</a> <a href="http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/a-bill-for-at-large-board-elections">takes</a> another run at the windmill with a <a href="http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&amp;BillID=S72">bill</a> that would call for at-large elections of several seats on the Wake County school board. </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_9#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_9#comment Adam Searing Barack Obama Education free trade health insurance Larry Kissell Neal Hunt Richard Burr Rothenberg Political Report SB72-09 Senate &#039;10 State Health Plan stimulus package Under the Dome Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:37:30 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 12126 at http://projects.newsobserver.com