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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Hillary Clinton highlighted her ideas for job security and health care in Fayetteville Thursday afternoon. Earlier she pushed her economic plans in Raleigh.

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Obama: ‘We Can’t Wait’
 
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Barack Obama told an audience in Greensboro Wednesday afternoon to come together for a change that said can not wait in Washington. He then chided the current administration for what he said was turning a deaf ear on the country’s current economic situation.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Hillary Clinton will visit North Carolina Thursday, including a stop in Raleigh to deliver an economic policy address.
Her other stops are Fayetteville and Winston-Salem. All events are free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
The first speech will take place at Wake Technical Community College, 9191 Fayetteville Road in Raleigh. Doors open at 9 [...]

CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C.  — State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan (D-Guilford) will speak to Chatham County Democrats Tuesday evening in Pittsboro. Hagan will speak at Central Carolina Community College at 6:30 p.m.
Her son, Tilden, will meet students at Peace College Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to speak to them on behalf of his mother.  [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. — Candidates for Governor will speak to the state’s nonprofit sector on Thursday. Democratic candidates Richard Moore and Dennis Nielsen will speak, as will all four Republican candidates, including Bill Graham, Pat McCrory, Bob Orr, and Fred Smith.
The Public Policy Forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holiday [...]

The latest Democrat tracking polls from Public Policy Polling show Kay Hagan far in the lead for the U.S. Senate race:
Kay Hagan 19
Jim Neal 9
Marcus Williams 6
Duskin Lassiter 4
Howard Staley 2
For Lieutenant Governor, the candidates are all close, but Walter Dalton has a slight lead:
Walter Dalton 10
Pat Smathers 7
Dan Besse 7
Hampton Dellinger 6
Bev Perdue is [...]

BY LAURA BARRON, NBC17
RALEIGH, N.C. — Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue to earn national attention as the race for the nomination continues and that’s OK with some republicans.
As Clinton and Obama duke it out, some Republicans, like Chris McClure, said it’s working in their favor.
 
“They’re doing our job for us in a lot [...]