• Marriage amendment foes, backers hold dueling news conferences (Associated Press)
  • Four Republicans seek the N.C. Senate District 12 seat (Smithfield Herald)
  • Republican Senate leader Phil Berger’s campaign piggybank grows fat (Dome)
  • In a new TV ad, Renee Ellmers tries to walk a fine line on the marriage amendment (Dome)
  • Robert Pittenger pumps $1.13 million into his own campaign in the 9th Congressional District GOP primary (Charlotte Observer)
  • Bill Faison won’t spend large personal funds on TV ads in his quest to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination (Associated Press)