If it's Sunday, this must be N. Carolina and that must be Obama

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If it's Sunday, this must be N. Carolina and that must be Obama

For a week, Charlotte has found itself in the spotlight of the presidential race — at least from Barack Obama's campaign.

Obama's visit Sunday will mark the third time this week that he, his wife or his running mate will stump in the Queen City.

"Winning North Carolina is critical to this campaign, and winning Charlotte is critical to winning North Carolina," Obama spokeswoman Susan Lagana said Friday. "People in Charlotte have experienced a lot of these problems he's seeking to address."

Read the full story at CharlotteObserver.com.

Congress

’I’m not a softy by any means,’ Clyburn says as he prepares to help lead Democrats

Rep. Jim Clyburn is out to not only lead Democrats as majority whip, but to prove himself amidst rumblings that he didn’t do enough the last time he had the job.