• John Tedesco, the Republican nominee for state Schools Superintendent, says campaign contributions he has received, and which are being questioned by a Democratic activist, are entirely appropriate.
• U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has been judged by the Office of Special Counsel to have violated the Hatch Act with here endorsements of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton and Amendment One while in North Carolina in February.
• The Obama campaign is opening its 52nd local office in North Carolina, this one in Hillsborough.
• Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has a new ad that calls him “not slick.”
• 10th District U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry has received the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee.
• Wingate University is planning to host a debate on Sept. 24, between Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell and Republican challenger Richard Hudson, candidates running for Congress in the 8th District. The event is co-sponsored by Wingate University and AARP.
