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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

The Charlotte police force, about 1,700 officers strong, is beefing up its presence by bringing in 2,300 reinforcements from across the country.
John Burton brought up Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels as he denounced Republican inaccuracies, causing a stir ahead of the Democratic National Convention's opening.
The ex-Florida governor's speech looks as much like a launch event for his political comeback as it does an earnest plea for middle-of-the-road voters to support Obama.
National Democratic leaders sought an all-out push for the Hispanic vote this fall.
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The number of Americans that will turn 65 every day for the next two decades. To explore the impact of this generational shift through in-depth stories, data and interactive content, go to null
The number has grown so big that Gov. Jay Nixon said he will reconvene a panel that spent months studying tax credits two years ago, hoping to light a fire under lawmakers for changes next year.
A judge denied a request by Detroit's largest police union for an injunction against pay cuts and work rule changes Mayor Dave Bing's administration imposed in July.
North Carolina union leaders are eager to use the convention to highlight for a broad audience the struggles facing organized labor in the South.
Nine of the 12 states identified in the USA TODAY/Gallup swing state poll have Republican governors, and nearly all of them received some kind of aid from Romney and his Free & Strong America PAC while they were running for office.