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Support for ‘my girl’ Clinton
is personal, Mrs. Obama says
By Kathleen Hennessey
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - As first ladies they could hardly have
been more different. But as Democrats looking to fire up female vot
ers, Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton were firmly bonded on Oct.
27.
In their first joint appearance on the campaign trail, Mrs. Obama
and Clinton talked up their shared respect, common values and sin
gular goal: Defeating Republican Donald Trump. They papered over
a somewhat rocky history and their vastly different paths through
public life.
With Mrs. Obama aiming to secure her husband’s legacy and
Clinton needing to propel women to the polls, the two women sought
to celebrate their political marriage of mutual interest, and reassure
voters it’s real.
“Seriously, is there anyone more inspiring than Michelle Obama?”
Clinton asked, as a crowd in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, an
swered with cheers. Mrs. Obama declared the feeling mutual. She
referred to Clinton as “my girl” and offered reassurance that her tes
timony for Clinton is both personal and political.
Since she’s emerged as Clinton’s headline-grabbing surrogate,
people wonder one thing, Mrs. Obama noted.
“Yes, Hillary Clinton is my friend,” she answered.
It’s a reasonable question. ...
In the East Wing, Clinton dived into policy, undertook a massive
project and failed under a harsh spotlight. Mrs. Obama largely steered
clear and enjoyed quieter, modest success. Both Ivy League-trained
lawyers with their own careers, Clinton bridled under the stereotypes
associated with the office, while Mrs. Obama declared herself “mom-
in-chief.” While Clinton held onto her maiden name, her Democratic
successor let it be known she preferred the “Mrs.” title.
And when her time in the White House was ending, Clinton
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Liberal voice, long-time NC state
Rep. Luebke dies at age 70
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA
(AP) - State Rep. Paul Luebke of Dur
ham, a strong and consistent liberal voice
on policy issues, has died at age 70, a close
friend said.
Luebke suffered from lymphoma and
died Oct. 29, Durham City Council member
Steve Schewel said Oct. 30.
Luebke served in the state House of
Representatives for the past 25 years, rep
resenting part of Durham. He was a strong
and consistent liberal voice on policy issues
including the death penalty, education, gay
marriage, abortion and programs to help the
poor.
LEUBKE
He was a persistent defender of low-income residents during de
bates over tax legislation he believed would disproportionately harm
the poor. He also opposed large taxpayer-funded economic incen
tives to lure specific corporations to the state.
His full-time job was as a professor of sociology at the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro. He wrote two books about the his
tory and practice of North Carolina politics as of 1990 and updated
for 2000. The latter described the diverging interests of urban mod
ernizers and small-town traditionalists as the political divide beyond
party labels. »>
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory praised Luebke’s “undeniable pas
sion” for public service, which his Democratic challenger Roy Coo
per said the lawmaker “never wavered from advocating for justice
and fairness.”
“Paul had an unprecedented concern for working and marginal
ized communities and families,” said House Majority Leader Rep.
Larry Hall, D-Durham. “He always put them first in every public
policy debate.”
Luebke was one of the longest-serving House members and the
heavy favorite to win a 14th two-year term next month in his Durham
County district over a Republican challenger.
With Luebke’s death, Durham County Democratic leaders can
choose a replacement nominee for Luebke’s 30th District. His name
will remain on ballots.
President Barack Obama flexes biceps with Superman Walker Earnest in the Lower Cross Hall of the White
House, prior to welcoming local children to trick-or-treat for Halloween at the South Portico, Oct. 31. Walker
Complaints hit
accuracy ofNC
touch-screen voting
machines
is the son of Press Secretary Josh Earnest. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Civil rights hero from 60s takes criticism as Trump backer
By Tom Foreman Jr.
HIGH POINT (AP) - Clarence Henderson was hailed as a hero nearly 60 years ago when as a young black man he participated in a sit-in
at a segregated North Carolina lunch counter.
In 2016, he is again taking a risky stand; he is supporting Donald Trump.
And he isn’t shy about it. Last month he gave the invocation at a Trump rally here, smiling as he shook the Republican candidate’s hand.
“Donald Trump is certainly not a politician, and politicians are a dime a dozen, but leaders are priceless,” Henderson said in an interview.
Trump is deeply unpopular in the black community. He has called on black voters to vote for him because “what the hell do you have to
lose?” His support among blacks is less than the margin of error in some polls.
Henderson, 74, has been criticized for his stance, with many taking to Twitter to accuse him of abandoning the principles he fought so
hard for more than half a century ago.
Henderson shrugged off the criticism, saying he isn’t paying any attention to it.
And he has gotten some support from one of his fellow activists. Jabreel Khazan was one of the first four protesters to sit down at the
Woolworth’s lunch counter. And though he supports Hillary Clinton, he said he had no problem with Henderson’s choice.
“God bless him and all of those who have a second opinion,” said Khazan, whose name was Ezell Blair at the time of the protest. “We
should not be a one-minded people.”
Henderson attended North Carolina A&T State University, when, as an 18-year-old, he joined the original four lunch counter protesters on
the second day of their protest. He could no longer live under the official segregation known as Jim Crow, he said.
"I did it because it was the right thing to do,” he said.
Angry whites jeered at them, and he wondered if he and his fellow protesters would be brought out in handcuffs or on stretchers.
They were arrested, but their actions inspired similar protests throughout the south that led to the desegregation of lunch counters and other
nonviolent protests against racist policies. (Continued On Page 2)
RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina’s elections
board says it’s received a smattering of complaints
about electronic voting machines getting things
wrong, but nothing outside the norm for a presi
dential election year.
State Board of Elections spokesman Pat Gannon
said Oct. 25 the complaints involve touch-screen
machines used for early voting in less than a third
of the state’s 100 counties and by even fewer on
election day.
The North Carolina NAACP had reports from
five counties that the machines wrongly identified
a voter’s choice, but the voters were able to correct
their ballots before casting them. The organization
said it happened in Cumberland, New Hanover,
Iredell, Mecklenburg, and Catawba counties.
Cumberland County elections director Terri Rob
ertson says five people told her machines initially
displayed a wrong vote, but all corrected their bal
lots after reviewing them.
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