• N.C. GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer accuses Gov. Bev Perdue of colluding with Board of Elections officials on campaign finance probe.
  • Politic365.com floats the idea that racism is involved in a congressional ethics probe into North Carolina U.S. Rep. Mel Watt and other black lawmakers.
  • Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory endorses Democratic state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird?s (of Carrboro) Republican opponent, Ryan Hilliard.
  • Former state Rep. Cary Allred, a Republican, is arrested for DWI in Alamance County.
  • While you?re following N.C. politics, be sure to get a Cheerwine-flavored Krispy Kreme doughnut.