- N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper, who doesn’t have a declared opponent yet, heads to Washington for consumer agency push (AP)
- Greensboro News & Record editorial calls for nonpartisan redistricting process (N&R)
- Fred Smith, a former state senator and GOP gubernatorial primary contender, opts against a run against fellow Republican Sen. Buck Newton of Nash County (Dome)
- Gov. Bev Perdue will appear with President Obama at Fort Bragg (Dome)
- U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, a Republican from N.C.’s 6th Congressional District, is admitted to a D.C. hospital due to a respiratory illness (Dome)
- N.C. Republican Party spokesmen says Democrats are trying to stifle Christmas cheer in a new ad (WRAL-TV)
VIDEO: Speaking of which, here is the N.C. Democratic Party’s television ad accusing legislative Republicans of waging a war on women.
