Teachers are Back in the Budget!

John Hood, President of the John Locke Foundation, joins Bill on the topic of the budget including hiring teachers and teaching assistants and the Democrats preventing a veto.

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Federal Funding Prevented from Abortion Training

U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx discusses federal funds banned from medical facilities to train doctors how to perform abortions.

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Debt Ceiling to Be Raised Again?

Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Economist, discusses the possibility of the debt ceiling being raised and the role Medicare plays in federal spending.

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What is Back Home Box?

Phillip Jones of Back Home Box, which sends care packages to active duty military overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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A NC Group Showing Support To Our Soldiers

Scott Stone of the North Carolina Heroes Fund. NC Heroes helps the families of service members whose overseas deployments have created financial hardship.

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How Are You Remembering Our Fallen Soldiers?

WWII Navy veteran Joe Price, whose 3 brothers are also WWII and Korea veterans.

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What is the Triangle Flight of Honor?

Bob Glaser with the Triangle Flight of Honor. TFOH flies war heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials created in their honor.

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What is the USO?

Ken Tigges, a volunteer with the USO and a retired Colonel talks about what goes on at the USO at RDU Airport.

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How Do You Feel about World War II?

WWII Saul Strauss, who served in the Army and helped liberate a concentration camp.

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Do You Remember Pearl Harbor?

Charles Kennedy, an Air Corps Veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor.

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What was it like in Normandy on D-Day?

WWII Veteran Tony Ellis, who Served in the Army and landed in Normandy on D-Day.

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What Is The Latest On Immigration?

William Gheen, President of the Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, on the Supreme Court ruling regarding Arizona's Immigration Law.

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Should There be a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights?

Rob Thompson of the Covenant of NC's Children talks with Bill on whether or not taxpayers should choose on how their taxes are spent.

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The Constitution Debate: Jeff Shaw vs. Dr. Greg Brannon

Dr. Greg Brannon, President of Founder's Truth, and Jeff Shaw, Director of Communications of the NC Justice Center, debate on whether the constitution is a living document or not.

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Obama Working on Gun Control "Under the Radar"

Paul Valone, President of Grassroots NC, discusses the Obama administration working on gun control "under the radar."

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NC Lottery Ads Cross the Line?

Van Denton of the North Carolina Education Lottery on whether the Lottery's ads encourage people to gamble.

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What Is The Latest on the NC Budget?

Senator Phil Berger talks about the state budget and other legislative issues.

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Are You Tired of Rev. William Barber?

Dr. Michael Mungers talks about NC NAACP President, Rev. William Barber and his effectiveness or lack there of.

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Will John Edwards Go To Jail?

Don Carrington from the Carolina Journal will talk about developments in the federal campaign finance case against John Edwards.

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Do You Like Solar Energy?

Blair Kendall with Southern Energy Management talks about the movement to power businesses with solar farms, and what impact it might have on job creation in NC.

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Reverend Barber Arrested

John Hood, President of the John Locke Foundation, discusses with Bill about Reverend Barber, his politics, and his association with the Wake County School Board.

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"English Only" Sign Raises Mixed Reactions

Chef Greg Simons, owner of the Reedy Creek Diner in Lexington, talks with Bill about how his business has changes since he posted an "English Only" sign on the diner door.

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What's Different about the New School Assignment Plans?

Wake County School Member John Tedesco and Bill discuss the newly released student assignment plans.

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Should we Ban the Box on Applications for Felons?

Jeff Shaw, NC Justice Center, is in studio to talk about the "ban the box" movement and other issues.

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Should we drill for Natural Gas?

North Carolina Geological Survey Chief Kenneth Taylor talks about the potential natural gas resources in Lee, Chatham, and Moore Counties.

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Should the City of Durham Hire Felons?

Mayor of Durham, Bill Bell, talks about the "ban the box" campaign.

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What Do You Think About Hiring Felons?

Bill Rowe, Director of Advocacy for the NC Justice Center, talks about the "ban the box" campaign.

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Will We Ever Have Peace In the Middle East?

Bill and Internet Legend Bob Lee discuss Israel and the Palenstinian Conflict.

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If there is negligence, then can you sue?

Laurie Sanders, whose son died as the result of a medical error, will discuss the pending medical liablity reform legislation.

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Should their be limits on Medical Malpractice?

Dr. John Mangum, a family physician from Sanford, on medical liability reform. Dr. Mangum talks about how frivolous lawsuits affect patient care and the way doctors practice medicine.

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NC House Speaker Joins in on State Health Plan

Representative Thom Tillis, Speaker of the House for the North Carolina House of Representatives, joins in the discussion with Rob Thompson of the Covenant with NC's Children on the state health plan and unemployment.

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NC House Speaker Joins in on State Health Plan

Representative Thom Tillis, Speaker of the House for the North Carolina House of Representatives, joins in the discussion with Rob Thompson of the Covenant with NC's Children on the state health plan and unemployment.

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The Unemployment Problem and Families

Rob Thompson of the Covenant with NC's Children, talks with Bill on how unemployment affects children and families and more.

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State Health Bill Signed after Changes Made

Dana Cope, Executive Director of the State Employees Association of NC, talks about changes to the state health plan.

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The Important of Marriage

Dr. Greg Brannon, of Founder's Truth, discusses with Bill the important of marriage concerning the rights of gays.

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Reshaping Classrooms May Mean Losing Assistants

Rodney Ellis, Vice President of the NC Association of Educators, talks about the schools plan put forth by the GOP Senate.

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Son of a President Talks About a Historic Event in NC

Michael Reagan at the Jesse Helms Center will host the Victory for Freedom Celebration with special guest Michael Reagan on Wednesday, May 18 in Raleigh. The celebration marks the historic 35th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan's North Carolina Presidential primary win, a game changing first for his campaign that changed the course of history.

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Should We Get Rid of the 1 Cent Sales Tax

Perry Woods is in studio to talk about the impact of the expiring one-cent sales tax on education jobs.

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Should We Change the Way We Vote for President?

Dr. Michael Munger, talks about the idea of changing the electoral college on how we elect our President.

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Should We Allow Gay Marriage In North Carolina?

Dr. Ron Baity of Return America, an organizer of Tuesday's Rally in support of a constitutional ban on same sex-marriage.

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How Do You Feel About Same Sex Marriage

Rep. Marcus Brandon, a Democrat from High Point, who believes the GOP-controlled legislature may be able to get a same sex marriage ban on the ballot.

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Trump and Huckabee are Out! Who's Next?

John Hood, President of the John Locke Foundation, discusses possible Republican candidates for the upcoming Presidential election.

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Time to Do Something Drastic: Cut Federal Spending!

Brian Riedl, Grover Hermann Fellow in the Federal Budgetary Affairs at the Heritage Foundation, discusses Secretary Geithner's comments about the repercussions of not lifting the debt ceiling.

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Will Wake Med Be Able to Buy Rex?

Bill Atkinson talks about the possibility of Wake Med buying Rex Hospital.

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Will We Raise The Debt Ceiling?

NCSU Economist Dr. Mike Walden talks about the state of the economy, inflation, and other financial matters.

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How Do You Feel About Clean Energy?

Former U.S. Senator former Secretary of the Navy John Warner of Virginia talks about his visit to a clean energy project at Ft. Bragg that could lead to energy indepedence.

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WakeMed CEO Discusses Offer to Rex, Part Two

Bill Atkinson, CEO of WakeMed, talks with Bill about their attempt to buy Rex Healthcare from the UNC system.

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With bin Laden gone, is it time for the War to End?

Col. Cedric Leighton, Founder & President at Cedric Leighton Associates, joins Bill on a USA Today/ Gallop Poll that found 59% of Americans want to bring troops home and 36% say we still have important work to do.

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How Much Are We Spending on Medicaid in NC?

Joe Coletti of the John Locke Foundation talks about runaway growth in state Medicaid spending.

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How Is The Economy?

NCSU Economist Dr. Mike Walden talks about Obama's assertion that the recovery will take several years.

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American Dream May Not Be Possible For Our Children

Bill Beach, Director of Data Analysis of the Heritage foundation, joins Bill on his "Saving the American Dream" report.

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Oil Industry Gets Tax Breaks, Takes a lot of Heat

Christine Tezak, Senior analyst in Energy & Environment Policy Research at Robert W. Baird & Company, joins Bill on tax breaks for the oil industry.

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WakeMed Makes Offer to Rex Hospital

Dale Jenkins, Chairman of the Board of Trustrees at Rex, joins Bill on WakeMed's efforts to buy Rex.

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Are the Roads in NC Safe?

Perry Woods, Democratic Strategist, talks about the roads in North Carolina. Are they safe?

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What is Poor?

Dr. Mike Munger from Duke University talks about what is poor relevant to world standards.

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What is Being Done in Wake County About Welfare Fraud?

Paul Gross, Financial Officer with Wake County Human Services, talks about the abuse they found among recipients of Medicaid, subsidized child care, food stamps and other public assistance programs.

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Should Unemployment Recipients Have To Volunteer?

Senator Warren Daniel talks about his bill that would require the jobless to perform community service in order to receive unemployment benefits.

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Do You Have Faith in Government or the Private Sector?

John Hood, President of the John Locke Foundation, talks with Bill about Governor Perdue, the Republican budget and more.

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Tax Cuts Lose Twice as Many Jobs Than Maintaining Taxes

Edwin McLenaghan, author of an NC Justice Center report about how public investments are more effective than tax cuts at creating jobs, joins Bill on a Legislative Bulletin he wrote today about the "Millionaire's Tax" that Rep. Luebke is proposing at the NCGA.

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Tax Cuts Lose Twice as Many Jobs Than Maintaining Taxes

Edwin McLenaghan, author of an NC Justice Center report about how public investments are more effective than tax cuts at creating jobs, joins Bill on a Legislative Bulletin he wrote today about the "Millionaire's Tax" that Rep. Luebke is proposing at the NCGA.

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NCAE Spent Millions in Compensation Study

Dr. Bob Leubke, Senior Policy Analyst of the Civitas Institute, talks with Bill about the NCAE's reaction when they passed out the executive compensation study at the educator's rally.

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How Are Things In Pakistan After Osama?

Ret. Major Mike Lyons of CBS News discusses life in Pakistan after Osama and what's going on in Libya.

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Do You Think Congress is Doing a Good Job?

Rep. Renee Ellmers on jobless numbers, the housing market, and other legislature issues.

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What Is Going On In The NC Legislature?

Josh Ellis of State Government Radio talks about what is happening in the NC Legislature.

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Should We Have Vouchers for Disabled Children?

NC Representative Paul Stam talks about vouchers for disabled children in private schools.

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How Do You Feel About Nuclear Power?

Beth Henry, of NC Warn, discusses their protest of Duke Energy and its energy policies.

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What's Going On With The Legislature?

NC House Speaker Thom Tillis talks to Bill about the goings on the NC State Legislature.

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How Do Things Look At the Economy?

CBS Economic Expert, Steve Greenberg, will talk about jobs and the employment picture.

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Weak Economy with Inflation on the Rise

Economist J.D. Foster, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the economy, unemployment, and rising food and gas prices.

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Treatment of Terrorists

Richard Miniter, investigative journalist and author of "Mastermind" about Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, discusses with Bill how the U.S. treats its detainees and other issues related to terrorism.

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President Obama Visits Ground Zero

Tim Sumner of 9/11 Families for a Safe and Strong America talks with Bill about bin Laden's death impacting the war on terror and President Obama's appearance at Ground Zero today.

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Why Should We Release Osama's Photo?

Perry Woods talks to Bill about the Death of Osama Bin Laden and whether or not we should release the photo or not.

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Should Osama Bin Laden's Photo Be Released?

Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard and a Fox News Contributor talks about the implications of Osama Bin Laden's death, whether photos should be made public, and other issues of the day.

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Obama to Take Credit for bin Laden's Death?

John Hood, President of the John Locke Foundation, discusses the effect of the death of Osama bin Laden on President Obama's run for re-election and more.

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Enhanced Interrogation Used to Find bin Laden

U.S. Representative Sue Myrick talks with Bill on the implications of the death of Osama bin Laden.

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We are the Media

Andrew Breitbart, creator of Breitbart.com and author of "Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World", joins Bill on the discussion of his book and mainstream media vs. new media.

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Senator Burr On bin Laden's Death

Senator Richard Burr discusses with Bill the death of bin Laden and the possibility of a retaliation against the U.S.

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Now That bin Laden's Dead, Who Will Fill His Shoes?

Bill talks with political science professor Chris Gelpi of Duke on the potential for retaliation against the U.S. and who might step in to fill bin Laden's role.

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How Does a Local Muslim Feel About The Death of Osama ?

Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University talks to Bill about the Death of Osama bin Laden.

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What's Going on in Afghanistan?

CBS News Afghanistan expert Jerry Van Dyke talks about what's the latest that is going on.

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How Do You Feel About Osama being Dead?

Retired General Burt Moore on the US Navy Seals Taking Down Osama bin Laden.

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