Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]

Federal Repeal of the Constitutional Right to Self Govern

2012-05-31T13:37:07Z

Email: http://coble.house.gov/contact/zipcheck.htm Washington contact: 202-225-3065 Fax: 202-225-8611 Congressman Mel Watt D-North Carolina 12th dist. Email. http:forms.house.gov/watt/webforms/zipauthen_contact.shtml Washington contact ...

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Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman

2012-05-25T12:18:20Z

Henry Waxman of California, and $1,000 each from Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois, Ed Towns of New York, Sanford Bishop of Georgia, and Mel Watt of North Carolina. Former Redskins quarterback and Democratic North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler ...

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Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman

2012-05-25T12:18:20Z

Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

...of California, and $1,000 each from Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois, Ed Towns of New York, Sanford Bishop of Georgia, and Mel Watt of North Carolina. Former Redskins quarterback and Democratic North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler, who announced in February he

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Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

Alfre Woodard at JCSU to promote "Young Thinkers" summit

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

...C. Smith University by, from left to right, JCSU President Ronald Carter, N.C. State Sen. Malcolm Graham and U.S. Rep. Mel Watt. (Photo: Glenn H. Burkins for Qcitymetro.com) __________________________________________________________________________ Actr

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The People Trying To Ruin The Internet: Mel Watt

2012-05-22T11:46:06Z

Enjoy! Rep. Mel Watt (D-North Carolina) is proof that you can be the ranking member of the judiciary subcommittee on intellectual property, competition, and the internet without being much of an intellectual. Watt agreed to co-sponsor SOPA with Rep.

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Morning Joe’ from the BlackFinn Saloon? Maybe

2012-05-19T17:40:25Z

Mel Watt of North Carolina, Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and ... Organizers have invited Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, one of only two Muslim members of Congress. In 2007, Ellison used a copy of the Quran once owned by Thomas ...

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Congress-focused super PACs dominate May independent expenditures - BP PAC pads political pockets - Motorcycle advocates rev up lobbying efforts

2012-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Camp, Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio), Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.). And while the even

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Dority ends bid for office

2012-05-16T20:07:08Z

Dority’s last campaign was in 2010, against U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C. Watt achieved re-election. Last November, Dority said he intended to run against North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, but, this year, he made it known he’d ...

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Let's bring facts to the debate

2012-05-15T23:21:36Z

If Rep. Bordsen honestly studied the conservative opposition to ... Not only did Democratic Reps. Barney Frank and Mel Watt block this legislation, they publicly stated there was no crisis and that these institutions were key to affordable housing.

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May 12 Calendar

2012-05-12T02:10:59Z

An aide for U.S. Congressman Mel Watt will hold office hours from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lexington City Hall, 28 W. Center St. and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the same day at Thomasville City Hall, 10 Salem St. The Humane Society of Davidson ...

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Republicans Poised to Gain Congressional Seats in November

2012-05-11T07:19:58Z

G.K. Butterfield (1st District), Larry Kissell (8th District), and Mel Watt (12th District ... was a boost for Republican chances of defeating incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre in the fall. He said national Republicans “were kind of sweating .

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Redistricting sets stage for fall elections

2012-05-09T08:05:17Z

Democratic incumbents U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield and Mel Watt easily won party primaries to advance to the November elections. State Rep. Patsy Keever beat Asheville Mayor Terry Michelle Bellamy and Timothy Murphy to win the Democratic ...

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Elect 2012: Watt sets sights on Brosch, Cecil for 12th District seat

2012-05-09T07:00:52Z

SALISBURY — U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., coasted to a solid victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, outdistancing Charlotte challenger Matt Newton. Watt will face Republican Jack Brosch and Libertarian Lon Cecil in the November election for the U.S ...

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Primary results and general election primer

2012-05-09T01:00:00Z

...areas polled in favor of it. Guilford County split nearly 50-50. Republican Congressman Howard Coble and Democratic Congressman Mel Watt fended off challengers in their respective districts. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board member Elisabeth Mot

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Redistricting sets stage for fall elections

2012-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Reps. Walter Jones and Renee Ellmers won their party’s primary elections. Democratic incumbents U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield and Mel Watt easily won party primaries to advance to the November elections. State Rep. Patsy Keever beat Asheville Mayor Terr

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District 12, U.S. House: Watt nominated for 11th term in Congress

2012-05-09T01:00:00Z

...goes here U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., appeared to be breezing to his partys nomination Tuesday night for an 11th term in Congress. With 82 percent of the early vote, the 66-year-old Charlotte lawmaker was easily beating back a challenge from Matt Newton

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Incumbent US Rep. Watt to face Brosch in November

2012-05-09T01:00:00Z

...N.C. — Veteran U.S. Rep. Mel Watt has defeated challenger Matt Newton for the chance to retain his central North Carolina House seat. Unofficial results on Tuesday show Watt will represent Democrats in the race for the state’s 12th Congressional Dis

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Coble, Watt cruise to primary victories

2012-05-09T00:55:48Z

“I think it did help,” Coble told the newspaper. The other congressman who represents most of High Point, Rep. Mel Watt, D-12th, cruised to a primary victory. Watt won by a wide margin over fellow Democrat Matt Newton of Charlotte, getting 34,340 ...

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