? A ad financed by group allied with the Democratic Governors Association attacks Pat McCrory on the minimum-wage issue, just days after Beverly Perdue took a shot at the McCrory camp about the creation of a friendly PAC by a Republican Governors Association.

? Campaigning in Swain County, Kay Hagan calls for more-restrictive trade policies and ending U.S. military operations in Iraq ?safely and responsibly.? Elizabeth Dole reiterates her opposition to FDA regulation of tobacco.