Washington Post Posted by Aaron Blake and Chris Cillizza North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) is set to announce today that she will not seek reelection in 2012, according to multiple sources familiar with her plans. Perdue, who turned 65 earlier th… more »

The Seattle Times / By AMANDA LEE MYERS and JACQUES BILLEAUD PHOENIX — Arizona is taking on immigration again. Lawmakers are collecting donations to fence every inch of the state's border with Mexico, a first-of-its-kind effort. The idea came… more »

The Lost Angeles Times (Ooop...Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said Thursday that representatives from Occupy L.A. have filed a court motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent police from dismantling their encampm… more »

WBTV.com By Tom Roussey, Reporter CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - For nearly two weeks now, Occupy Charlotte protestors have been sleeping in tents in uptown Charlotte each night. They say it's not as uncomfortable as you might think; there's donated foo… more »

VOA U.S. President Barack Obama and members of Congress continue the search Thursday for a compromise on how to raise the country's debt limit, as an August 2 deadline approaches to avoid a potentially catstrophic default.Obama says he is not giving up… more »