Politics Oct 15 Polls Show Burr, Bowles Neck and Neck After Tobacco Buyout A new batch of television advertisements rolled out by U.S. Rep. Richard Burr and the passage of a $10 billion tobacco buyout bill in Congress have evened the race for John Edwards' former North Carolina Senate seat.
Politics Sep 28 Burr, Bowles Spar Over Key Issues in First Televised Debate North Carolina Senate hopefuls Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Richard Burr outlined clear policy differences and varied strategies for representing the state in the first televised debate between the two on Monday night. By PBS News Hour