Etheridge concedes race
(CNN) - Democratic Rep. Bob Etheridge has conceded to Republican Renee Ellmers in the race for the 2nd District seat of North Carolina after a recount of ballots showed Ellmers ahead. Etheridge, a...
View ArticleGOP Rep: Shutdown ‘the last thing we need’
(CNN) – Hours before the midnight deadline, Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-North Carolina, remained confident that the federal government would not shut down. "That's the last thing we need," said the chair of...
View ArticleWeekly addresses: Obama pushes jobless benefits extension, GOP slams health...
(CNN) - President Barack Obama continued to put pressure on Republicans on Saturday to extend unemployment benefits while Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina heaped criticism on the...
View ArticleClay Aiken's star power put to the test in North Carolina
(CNN) – Second place won't cut it this time. North Carolina voters head to the polls Tuesday for the state's primary. And that means it's show time for Clay Aiken, the 2003 "American Idol"...
View ArticleAiken: 'Buck has to stop' with Obama on VA
(CNN) - American Idol star turned congressional nominee Clay Aiken called the Department of Veterans Affairs "unwieldy," and said President Barack Obama is ultimately responsible for holding the VA...
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