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04/16/08
Winston-Salem Journal
Editorial:: Endorsement |
THE RACES FOR GOVERNOR
After eight years with Mike Easley in the Executive Mansion, North Carolina voters will choose a new governor in November.
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04/07/08
Raleigh News & Observer
Jim Morrill, The Charlotte Observer
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ONE WAY TO PIN ORR: HE'S WITH CONSTITUTION
Sitting on North Carolina's Supreme Court, Bob Orr was indistinguishable from his fellow black-robed justices.
It was the way he dressed for less formal meetings that raised an eyebrow
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02/27/08
New Bern Sun Journal
Francine Sawyer |
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR SAYS STATE'S EDUCATION SYSTEM NEEDS REVAMPING
Robert Orr says he has some changes in mind for the state if he is elected governor.
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02/12/08
The Daily Tar Heel
Devin Rooney |
ORR: COURT EXPERIECE UNIQUE
Bob Orr, a former N.C. Supreme Court justice who also served on the Court of Appeals, retired from the bench in 2004 and is now a Republican candidate for N.C. governor. Assistant State & National Editor Devin Rooney sat down with Orr in his Raleigh office.
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02/08/08
North Carolina Public Radio
Isaac Hunter's Tavern (Blog)
Laura Lesley |
THURSDAY LATE: THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE
Tonight was #2 in UNC-TV’s three-part series of gubernatorial candidate forums. The topic this time was health care. Dems Bev Perdue and Richard Moore went first, sharing about half an hour, followed by the four GOP hopefuls – Fred Smith, Bob Orr, Pat McCrory, and Bill Graham.
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01/27/08
Winston-Salem
Journal
James Romoser |
ALL FOUR AGREE ON THE ISSUES
Debater offer up broad statements but few specifics
Four candidates for governor said yesterday that they would work to end racial disparities in public education, health care, the economy and the criminal-justice system.
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01/27/08
Associated Press Gary Robertson, |
FOUR NC GOVERNOR'S CANDIDATES ANSWER NAACP QUESTIOS IN DURHAM
DURHAM, N.C. - Four candidates for North Carolina governor tried to persuade black activists Saturday that they were committed to improve the well-being of all North Carolinians and had the best record on promoting racial equality.
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01/27/08
Raleigh News & Observer
Compiled by staff writers Ryan Teague Beckwith and Benjamin Niolet and correspondents Cori Sue Morris, Emily Stephenson and Karin Dryhurst |
FOUR SPAR INHEATED DURHAM DEBATE
NAACP - Sponsored event to be broadcast Monday
DURHAM - Before an attentive audience in a Baptist church, four candidates for governor said their records show they are the best to tackle issues important to the NAACP.
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01/24/08
Asheville
Citizen-Times
Jordan Schrader |
GOP GOVERNOR HOPEFULS MAKE PITCH AT ASHEVILLE LUNCHEON
The Republican race for governor stops in Asheville today, on the heels of Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory’s debut as a candidate and just ahead of a key fundraising deadline.
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01/24/08
SpinCycle
Tom Campbell
Publisher |
ORR PROPOSES EDUCATION REFORMS
Former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, fresh from a strong performance at last week’s Republican gubernatorial debates on WRAL-TV, appears to be taking the offensive in his party’s nomination process, but instead of challenging other Republicans, Orr appears to be targeting Democrats as the opponent. Tuesday he released his proposals for education reforms in North Carolina.
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01/23/08
www.wilsons
downingstreet.
blogspot.com
Wilson Times
Hal Tarleton
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SENSIBLE EDUCATION REFORM
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Orr has proposed a sensible and needed reform in the way North Carolina approaches education...
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01/18/08
The Charlotte Observer
"This Old State" (Blog)
Jack Betts |
THOUGHTS ON THE N.C. GOP DEBATE
Thursday night’s N.C. Republican gubernatorial debate gave voters more to think about now that the GOP race has Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory. Click here for more
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01/18/08
The Charlotte Observer
David Ingram |
McCRORY MUST SHARE KEY ENDORSEMENT
Former Gov. Jim Martin is endorsing in the Republican primary for N.C. governor. But he's not endorsing just Pat McCrory.
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01/17/08
Raleigh
WRAL.com
Matthew Burns, Web Editor |
GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE SCHOOLS, IMMIGRATION
The four men seeking the Republican nomination for governor criticized public schools, the Department of Transportation and federal inaction on illegal immigration during an hour-long debate Thursday.
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01/12/08
Raleigh
News & Observer
Gary Robertson, AP |
DEMOCRATS VEER FROM DEBATE "SCRIPT": PERDUE GETS AGRESSIVE
The first statewide televised debate for the governor's race showed Republicans answering questions on the economy as if cued by a teleprompter. If the Democrats had any script, they threw it out.
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10/23/07
News 14 Carolina Stephanie Stilwell |
REP. GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE
The Republican candidates vying for North Carolina's top political seat were in High Point this weekend, making their cases for the spot.
The Republican candidates for the state's top job met at High Point University on Saturday to debate their qualifications for governor.
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10/22/07
The Charlotte Observer
David Ingram |
DEBATE IS FIRST FOR GOP CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
Bill Graham took aim at Democrats in Raleigh. Fred Smith took aim at Graham and at Democrats in Raleigh. Bob Orr said he wants to build consensus
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10/21/07
Greensboro
News and Record
Mark Binker
Staff Writer |
GOP GUBERNATORIAL HOPEFULS SPAR IN DEBATE
Each of the three Republicans running for governor in 2008 used their first debate to show off the characters
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10/20/07
Asheville
Citizen-Times
AP Story
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3 GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES FACE EACH OTHER IN DEBATE
Three Republicans seeking their party's gubernatorial nomination faced each other for the first time Saturday
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10/15/07
News & Observer
Editorial
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HUNTING UP JOBS
With state job-creation incentives making headlines, a candidate for governor lays out a contrasting vision
Last week's welcome announcement of 1,000 or so new jobs at a Raleigh-based drug research company won praise from Governor Easley -- and the usual possibility of state economic incentives.
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10/14/07
Charlotte Observer
Jack Betts
Opinion |
ORR'S PLATFORM: END TAX INCENTIVES
Candidate for N.C. governor gambles that taxpayers will agree
Almost 40 years ago, before Bob Orr had finished his undergraduate work and enrolled in law school, Justice Susie Sharp wrote a majority opinion...
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10/14/07
Raleigh
News & Observer
Rob Christensen |
SIX THINGS TO WATCH FOR IN THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS
The Republican primary is a story of haves and have-nots -- two millionaires versus a candidate of more modest means.
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10/10/07
Burlington Times News |
ORR TRYS TO MINE POLITICAL GOLD ON INCENTIVES ISSUE
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Orr could be on to something.
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10/08/07
CNN.com
(Associated Press) |
N.C. CANDIDATE WANTS END TO INCENTIVES
GOP
Candidate Orr Wants to End N.C.'s Economic Incentives Program
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Orr wants to eliminate the state's corporate incentives program and replace it with a focus on worker training.
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09/16/07
Winston-Salem
Journal
Paul O'Connor |
SUBSIDIES RAISE QUESTIONS FOR THIS, FUTURE COLUMNS
There’s an old rule in the column-writing business to which I’ve spent a career adhering: Report it once, sell it many times.
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09/13/07
Winston-Salem
Journal
Scott Sexton |
SUPPORTERS OF CORPORATE WELFARE HAVE RUN WILD AGAIN
Hold on to your wallets, folks, it looks like another long, expensive ride.
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09/13/07
Sandhills
The Pilot
Matthew Moriary |
ORR'S CAMPAIGN CENTERS ON 'REFORM'
Bob Orr said he can sum up his gubernatorial candidacy in one word: "reform."
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09/05/07
High Point
Enterprise
Paul B. Johnson |
OPPOSITION TO INCENTIVES LINCHPIN OF ORR CAMPAIGN
A voter who recently met Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Orr offered a telling, if succinct, description of the candidate...
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08/30/07
Asheviile
Citizen-Times
Jordan Schrader |
ORR: END SPECIAL TAX BREAKS, TREAT WNC FAIRLY
Hendersonville native Bob Orr keeps a map of North Carolina in his car covered in pushpins that mark the hometowns of the state’s most prominent leaders and candidates...
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08/29/07
Bloomberg
Seth Lubove |
DOLE BILLONAIRE MURDOCK FUNDDS FOOD AGENDA AS INCOME SLOW
David Murdock is annoyed. The mayor of Westlake Village, California, site of Murdock's new 270-room Four Seasons hotel and health spa...
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08/23/07
The Kings Mountain Herald
Emily Weaver |
GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES PAY A VISIT
BOB ORR STANDS FOR REFORM
Each candidate stands on his or her own platform in the 2008 race for the governor’s seat. Republican candidate Bob Orr stands for reform...
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08/22/07
The Burlington
Times News
Barry Smith |
'JUDGE ORR' TRIES TO GET HIS MESSAGE OUT
“Hey judge,” someone said to Bob Orr at Big Ed’s Restaurant in Raleigh’s City Market the otherday...
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08/13/07
The Shelby Star
(Also seen in the Gaston Gazette)
Drew Brooks |
GUBERNATORIALCANDIDATE SAYS 'POLICY BROKEN'
Bob Orr, former N.C. Supreme Court justice and candidate for governor, stopped by Cleveland County Monday on a tour of the western half of the state.
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07/23/07
BusinessWeek
Nanette Byrnes,
with Coleman Cowan
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THE HIGH COST OF WOOING GOOGLE
States and cities are dangling ever-bigger inducements to attract companies, and the digital giant knows how to drive a hard
Lenoir at first seems an unlikely place for a high-tech outpost of the hottest brand on the Web...
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07/08/07
Wilmington
John Locke
Squall Lines Blog
Curtis Wright |
WHO CARES WHAT THE SUPREME COURT SAYS!
"What ever happened to patriots and professional legal practitioners like Justice Robert Orr: citizens and lawyers who actually know and follow the law in North Carolina?"
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06/26/07
Roxboro
Courier-Times News
Neal Rattican
Editor |
"I WOULD LOVE THE BE THE 21stCENTURY JIM HOLSHOUSER“
"The 2008 campaign for governor of North Carolina came to Person County this week in the personage of former N. C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr..."
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05/06/07
Raleigh
Charlotte Observer
Jack Betts
Opintion |
FORMER JUSTICES HEAD BACK TO COURT
Mitchell, Orr focusing on incentives,
but their legacy is in education
"Former Supremes Burley Mitchell and Bob Orr squared off the other day in the Court of Appeals..."
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05/02/07
Greensboro
News and Record
Staff Blog:
Off The Record
Doug Clark
Editorial Writer |
FORMER JUDGE TRIES TO FOLLOW ERVIN'S LEAD
"Sam Ervin did it. Bob Orr is trying. But it was easier for Ervin…
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03/30/07
Wilson
Daily Times
Hal Tarleton
Opinion Writer |
ORR IS AN UNUSUAL CANDIDTATE FOR GOVERNOR
"The first of the 2008 gubernatorial candidates dropped by the Daily Times Thursday afternoon, and political reporter Alex Keown and I had a relaxing, pleasant conversation with Bob Orr..."
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03/21/07
Wilson
Daily Times
Alex Keown
Staff Writer |
VOTE-GETTER ORR SEEKS GUBERNATORIAL BID
"Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Bob Orr says his judicial background and understanding of the state Constitution makes him uniquely qualified to be North Carolina's next governor..."
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03/07/07
Tarboro
The Daily Southerner
Laura Ashley Lamb
Staff Writer |
ORR CALLS FOR REFORM
Tarboro first Campaign Stop
"In 1988, Justice Bob Orr became the first Republican since 1896 to win a statewide appellate judgeship..."
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02/11/07
Hendersonville
Times-News
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MOUNTAINS GET A PLACE IN THE RING
"Robert Orr, a hometown boy made good, is running for governor. That is good thing for Henderson County and the mountains..."
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02/02/07
Hendersonville
Times-News
Pam Brice
Staff Writer |
GUBERNATORIAL HOPEFUL ROBERT ORR HOPES TO INCREASE WNC'S INFLUENCE
"The last Western North Carolina Republican to win the governorship was Jim Holshouser of Boone…"
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01/31/07
Wilmington
Star News
Gary D. Robertson
Associated Press |
EX-JUDGE ORR TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Critic of big tax breaks for business will create campaign group
"Bob Orr, a former Supreme Court justice who now heads a conservative legal foundation, said Tuesday he wants to leave the courtroom behind for the governor's mansion…"
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01/13/07
Hendersonville
Times-News
Pam Brice
Staff Writer |
ORR EXPLORING POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
"Former N.C. Supreme Court Justice and Hendersonville native Robert Orr tested the political waters Friday night."
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