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Trading Lincoln's legacy for the Southern strategy
By Hal Crowther | 13 Feb 2008

Unfortunately for those who live in a black-and-white universe, property rights are an enormously complicated concept that demand a consistent approach if they are to have validity and gain political traction.
By Bob Burtman | 9 Jan 2008

A few weeks ago, Clinton rather clumsily countered that it took President Lyndon Johnson to realize King's "Dream," and the racial undertones of her comments pissed off a lot of folks.
By Derek Jennings | 6 Feb 2008

Clean Water for North Carolina Director Hope Taylor gives Durham a "D-" for its lackadaisical reaction to the drought.
By Cat Warren | 2 Jan 2008

Six defendants were tried, convicted and sentenced in secret, which, as the American Civil Liberties Union noted, violated their Sixth Amendment right to a public trial.
By Patrick O'Neill | 9 Jan 2008

Soft-spoken, politically moderate and resembling a blond Harry Potter, Martin is a rising star.
By Fiona Morgan | 15 Aug 2007

The South—and North Carolina in particular—is the literal and metaphoric epicenter of the 21st century HIV/AIDS epidemic.
By Steven Petrow | 28 Nov 2007

Regardless of who leads Cuba, the embargo must go; that alone will help uplift the Cuban people.
By Lisa Sorg | 20 Feb 2008

To whatever extent the Independent hopes to influence political discourse in the Triangle, [last week's cover story] was a waste of ink and paper.
20 Feb 2008

Perhaps by considering balanced sources outside the corporate controlled television news media, we may find the message that many of the solutions to our current woes were drafted in the Constitution more than two centuries ago.
20 Feb 2008

The Republican Party of 2008 ain't what it used to be, not yet, anyway.
20 Feb 2008

We most certainly have the demand for an all-vegan restaurant here.
20 Feb 2008

President Bush can do whatever he deems necessary to protect our country. If listening in on some phone conversations, having stricter policies at airports, etc., makes our country safer, by all means let him do it.
20 Feb 2008

Public sector workers who joined the march were marching for the right to an enforceable contract on the job.
20 Feb 2008

"Siete morti!" You're dead. Plural you. As in: all of you who depend on the dollar.
By Margaret Austin | 20 Feb 2008

In conjunction with his obvious lack of arms, his signature jumpsuit, bare feet and slicked-back hair made Marty quite a character to behold.
By Michael Gagnon | 21 Nov 2007



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