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Oh, to live in a swing state
Oct 1, 2012
Take a journey through "campaign land" in the latest from our series examining election issues in swing states
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Loudoun County resident on the 2012 elections
Sep 25, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney will be in New York this morning for speeches at the Clinton Global Initiative. Josh Dinman, meanwhile, will be at work in Loudoun County, trying to figure out which one of them he should vote for.
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From good job to newly homeless
Sep 19, 2012
A woman living in Loudon County, Va., rides an economic roller coaster.
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Training for new manufacturing skill requirements
Sep 11, 2012
North Carolina community colleges work with local companies on which job skills to teach students.
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In one Virginia county, two very different tales
Sep 11, 2012
Once reliably Republican, Loudoun County, Va., is a now a toss-up with a changing population.
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Father, son differ on impact of election
Sep 6, 2012
Two decades after he moved to North Carolina's Research Triangle from Russia, Dmitiri Moundous started a new business called Alera Labs, and his son Gene, is among his first employees. One intends to vote. The other...
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North Carolina farmer ties success to immigration
Sep 5, 2012
Cotton grower thinks immigration reform will help farm workers become upwardly mobile.
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N.C. small business owner on the issues that matter this election
Sep 5, 2012
Terry Coleman, a restauranteur from Lenoir, N.C., talks about who she's voting for this fall, and why.
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Furniture comeback draws attention of politicians
Sep 4, 2012
Lincolnton Furniture is hailed as a success story for bringing jobs back to the U.S.
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Housing, jobs and retirement stay on voters' minds
Aug 31, 2012
Undecided voters in Florida and North Carolina share what their greatest concerns are in the upcoming election.
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