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Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.

Paper: N.C. city has first Democratic mayor in three decades

Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

(CNN) - Charlotte, North Carolina, elects first Democratic mayor, Anthony Foxx, in three decades, the Charlotte Observer reports. Republican John Lassiter has conceded.

SF Chronicle Fails to Report that Tax-Cheat Mayor is a Democrat

NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

The Democratic mayor of Oakland, CA and his wife recently admitted to failing to pay $239,000 in taxes since 2005. The San Francisco Chronicle covered the story, but made no mention of the mayor's party, in striking contrast to coverage of recent ethics violations by Republicans in the state. "We owe taxes," Mayor Ron Dellums, pictured right, bluntly said in a...

Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.

Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city....

Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Sify (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.

Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Posted on Tue, Nov. 03, 2009 09:41 PMVoters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayorVoters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.With most of the votes counted, Anthony Foxx was leading challenger John Lassiter, a Republican, by nearly 3,000 votes out of 105,000 cast. But Lassiter conceded defeat before the final, unofficial results were...

Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.

Greensboro to get new mayor Dec. 1

The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Aera (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Bill Knight, who ran on a fiscal conservatism message, won the city’s close mayoral race Tuesday, edging out incumbent Yvonne Johnson 51.3 percent to 48.6 percent.

Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city. With most of the votes counted, Anthony Foxx was leading challenger John Lassiter, a Republican, by nearly 3,000 votes out of 105,000 cast. But Lassiter conceded defeat before the final, unofficial results were released by the Mecklenburg Board of Elections.

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Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Last updated November 3, 2009 7:34 p.m. PTVoters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayorTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.With most of the votes counted, Anthony Foxx was leading challenger John Lassiter, a Republican, by nearly 3,000 votes out of 105,000 cast. But Lassiter conceded defeat...

Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayor

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Posted on Tue, Nov. 03, 2009 09:41 PM Voters in NC's largest city elect Democratic mayorThe Associated PressMore NewsVoters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.With most of the votes counted, Anthony Foxx was leading challenger John Lassiter, a Republican, by nearly 3,000 votes out of 105,000 cast. But Lassiter conceded defeat before the final,...

Obama Still Can Save His Presidency

Forbes (Free subscription) | yesterday

A good friend of mine, a Democratic mayor here in California, describes the Obama administration as "Moveon.org run by the Chicago machine." This combination may have been good enough to beat John McCain in 2008, but it is proving a damned poor way to run a country or build a strong, effective political majority. And while the president's charismatic talent--and the lack of such among...

New faces set to tackle Utica issues

The Observer-Dispatch News RSS (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... also are wary of their relative inexperience. They will join a council that will have a distinct Democratic majority – seven of nine members – and that will work with a Democratic mayor, David Roefaro. They face challenges include shaping the future of codes and fire enforcement in Utica and finding the right balance between spending and taxes at a time when the national economy...

Next day reactions

post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Timothy McNulty | November 5, 2009 Two nice election day reacts today from Rich Lord and Jim O'Toole. Lord on the mayor's race : For 76 years, Democrats have won Pittsburgh mayoral elections. The lone asterisk sits beside the 1977 election, when Democratic Mayor Richard Caliguiri sat out the primary, then ran as an independent to beat Democratic nominee Tom Foerster....