• Jim Pendergraph, candidate in the Republican nomination fight for the 9th Congressional District, is “suspicious” of President Obama’s birthplace (Charlotte Observer)
  • How Bill Faison made his $500,000 personal loan to his campaign disappear (Dome)
  • Legal and financial problems have dogged some Charlotte-area congressional candidates (Charlotte Observer)
  • Mansfield: Opponent has “outsourced” her campaign to the state employees’ union (WRAL-TV)
  • Three Republicans battle for the N.C. Senate District 2 seat (Havelock News)
  • Lawyers’ group holds a debate on the marriage amendment (Associated Press)