Democratic Party of Currituck County

- Attempts to scare voters with false claim that reform efforts will increase breast cancer deaths - read more […]

...to the Nephew of the Man Who Drove Our Economy Into the Ditch read more […]

-Non-partisan Sunlight Foundation finds that half of Burr’s top donors are special interests with business before Congress- read more […]

-Offers only Sound Bites and Showboating- read more […]

-Bipartisan measure was previously held hostage by Sen. Jim Bunning, will extend unemployment benefits, emergency health care, and highway funding- read more […]

All economic recoveries are marked by fits and starts. Today, we saw a fit in employment, with some disappointing job numbers. But in other economic indicators – production, consumer confidence and housing – we are seeing starts, and glimmers of recovery. Here are few of this week’s Recovery Act success stories. At this point, about 40 percent of Recovery Ac […]

President Obama held a health reform town hall this afternoon at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. We’ll post video and an excerpt of his remarks later today. In the meantime, the President is highlighting eight consumer protections we all stand to gain from health insurance reform. Defenders of the status quo have launched a massive effort to distort D […]

The House today passed a bill recognizing seven Indian Tribes in North Carolina and Virginia. The move supports remarks made earlier this year by the President's administration; Deputy Assistant Secretary George Skibine said in March that "there are rare circumstances when Congress should intervene and recognize a tribal group, and the case of the […]

On Saturday, Governor Kaine delivered the keynote speech at the North Carolina Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Below you can watch his remarks in full; […]

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will give the keynote address at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner tomorrow, Saturday, May 2nd at the Durham Marriott Convention Center . The dinner starts at 7:00 p.m . This will be Gov. Kaine’s first appearance at a Jefferson-Jackson dinner since bec […]

Gov. Bev Perdue today appointed F. Lane Williamson as a resident Superior Court Judge for the 26 B Judicial District covering Mecklenburg County. Williamson will fill the unexpired term created by the resignation of Judge Robert P. Johnston on Jan. 12. […]

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Turbotec Products Inc., an international supplier of heat exchangers and heat transfer products for the heating, refrigeration and geothermal markets, will greatly expand its presence in Catawba County. The company will move the bulk of its manufacturing operations from Connecticut to Hickory, adding 73 jobs and investing […]

On Thursday, March 11, 2010 Governor Perdue traveled to Pamlico County to participate as the keynote speaker at a 5 County Education Forum. The Forum was held at the Delamar Center at Pamlico Community College. Education, church, law enforcement & elected officials representing Carteret, Craven... […]

Dr. Sally McMillen found a keen resonance this week in the words chosen by a Hollywood star when she announced that Kathryn Bigelow had became the first female director to earn an Oscar. “Barbra Streisand said, ‘The time has come’ – the same thing a lot of people said when N... […]

It’s that time again – but it’s no longer just a good idea:  State agencies are now required to recycle telephone books and not dump them into the trash. Old telephone books cannot be placed in recycling containers with magazines, newspapers, books or other material. Due to t... […]

Equal Pay Day celebrated each April to raise awareness about pay inequity in American workplaces read more […]

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Senator Kay Hagan issued the following statement after attending President Obama’s speech today at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. read more […]

Click here to see the photo gallery. Yesterday, Vice President Biden spoke at Tel Aviv University in Israel about the partnership between the United States and Israel: Israel’s unique relationship with the United States means that you need not bear that heavy burden alone.  Our nations’ unbreakable bond borne of common values, interwoven cultures, and mutual […]

The President met with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan this morning: President Barack Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House. From left, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Deputy Secretary of Sta […]

With only three days left until the application deadline for the President’s High School Commencement Challenge, attention on the competition is heating up.  Earlier this week, Domestic Policy Director Melody Barnes was interviewed on BET’s 106 and Park to encourage the nation’s public high school students to tell the President why their school is the best i […]

The rapid growth in health care spending in the U.S. in recent years has placed an increasingly heavy financial burden on individuals and families, with a steadily growing share of workers' total compensation going to health care costs. Because firms choose to compensate their workers with either wages or with benefits such as employer-sponsored health […]

Download: Rectangular (630px by 303px) | Square (389px by 354px)   41 -- that’s the number of leading economists -- including three Nobel Prize winners -- who sent a letter to President Obama and Congress yesterday urging the swift passage of comprehensive health insurance reform to curb skyrocketing health care costs. [Source] 41 --  is also the percentage […]

Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden travel to Israel and the Palestinian Territories to meet with leaders, discuss bilateral and regional issues, and visit local businesses and community organizations. […]

Pictures of Bo, the Obama family dog. […]

Check out the White House Photo Office's picks for Photo of the Day in March of 2010. […]