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• Feb. 20 2008 - Fred Smith's Reading List - What's on Fred Smith's nightstand?...
• Feb. 19 2008 - Smith Hopes to Bring Raleigh West - State Senator Fred Smith brought his gubernatorial campaign to Newland yesterday- offering free barbeque and exchanging ideas with Avery residen...
• Feb. 18 2008 - GOP campaigns stop in Statesville for Reagan Day Dinner - Re-evaluating how the state allo...
• Feb. 13 2008 - Letter to the Editor re NAACP Debate - When I read in The News & Observer on Jan. 24 that some Republican candidates for governor were not goin...
• Feb. 13 2008 - Fred Smith BBQs Getting Bigger as Campaign Heats Up - Kinston High School in Lenoir County was a milestone for the Senator Fred Smith 100 County BBQ Tour, the 68th ...
• Feb. 13 2008 - Fred Smith Discusses Mental Health Care - Over six years ago, North Carolina embarked on the very important mission of reforming our state's mental health care delivery system. The ideas of...
• Feb. 12 2008 - Governor Candidate Visits School - Fred Sm...
• Feb. 12 2008 - Fred Smith Files to Get on N.C. Ballot - Campaign season in North Carolina officially began Monday as candidates both known and unknown filed for hundreds of elected positions, expressing h...
• Feb. 11 2008 - State Candidates Speak in Shelby - SHELBY — Republican candidates visited Cleveland County Saturday morning to speak at the 10th District Executive Committee meeting as one of the fin...
• Feb. 05 2008 - Fred Smith's BBQ tour visits Rowan - Fred Smith made barbecue stop No. 86 Monday night. Only 14 more to go. "We're on the short rows now," said Smith, repeating a s...
• Feb. 04 2008 - Senator Fred Smith Visits the House of Flags - On Friday February 1st North Carolina Senator Fred Smith, a Republican candidate for Governor, visited the House of Flags Museum facility in Gre...
• Feb. 02 2008 - NC Republicans.com Survey Results - NC Republicans.com sent a survey to their email ...
• Jan. 29 2008 - Let's Start Change in NC Government - To The Editor: "Change" -- the operative word in this campaign. Change for the better in North Carolina would be the election of Sen. Fred S...
• Jan. 28 2008 - GOP's Smith Runs Pork Without the Barrel Campaign - Fred Smith hopes to be the state's next governor, and a Republican one at that. If he is successful in wresting control of the statehouse from...
• Jan. 28 2008 - Senator Smith Hosts 77th County BBQ - On the way to his 77th barbecue N.C. Senator Fred Smith, R-Johnston and Republican candidate for governor, said he wasn’t going to be “one of those...
• Jan. 22 2008 - GOP Candidate Stumps in Camden County - State Sen. Fred Smith, R-Johnston, believes given the right economic incentives, a Navy practice airfield could work in North Carolina. But fr...
• Jan. 15 2008 - Newspaper Ad Reflects Broad Support - January 4, 2008 — Fred Smith for Governor 2008 released today a cop...
• Jan. 10 2008 - Gubernatorial candidate pays a visit to Salisbury - Fred Smith, a Republican candidate for governor, thanked by name a handful of politicians who attended a reception for him in Salisbury Tuesday e...
• Jan. 08 2008 - N&O's Christensen Picks Fred Smith To Win Republican Primary For Governor - It may be a fool's errand to try to predict what will happen in this unsettled political year. Who could have guessed three months ago that the tw...
• Dec. 18 2007 - Gubernatorial candidate visits Transylvania - Fred Smith, one of three Republican candidates for governor, made a campaign visit to Transylvania County this week, meeting supporters and speaking...
• Dec. 18 2007 - Gubernatorial candidate mixes barbecue with politics - AHOSKIE - If barbecue is king in North Carolina, then Fred Smith is its prince. Smith, a Johnston County native, was in the area last w...
• Dec. 17 2007 - Meat and Greet - Local barbeque lovers and diehard Republicans gathered Thursday to meet and support an Eastern North Carolina native’s candidacy for governor. ...
• Dec. 12 2007 - GOP's Smith Visits Tarboro - State Sen. Fred Smith likes North Carolina barbecue.The Republican candidate for governor is hosting a barbecue in ...
• Dec. 12 2007 - Republican hopeful makes stop in area - Whether it's in the east or in the west, Fred Smith says he loves North Carolina barbecue. That's why the state senator and leading 2008 Rep...
• Dec. 03 2007 - Senator Fred Smith officially requests Attorney General Cooper to clarify the legal standing of admitting illegal aliens to NC Community colleges - December 3, 2007-- Today, Senator Fred Smith had a letter delivered to Attorney General Roy Cooper's office asking for clar...
• Nov. 20 2007 - GOP activists choose Smith - State Sen. Fred Smith of Clayton won a straw poll over the weekend among activists who attended the N.C. Republican Party's GOP Hall of Fame dinn...
• Nov. 20 2007 - Smith brings gubernatorial campaign to Burlington - Republican gubernatorial candidate Fred Smith on Monday said he hopes his campaign will draw a line in the sand. Smith, a state...
• Nov. 13 2007 - Gubernatorial Candidate Smith Stumps in Union County - Republican gubernatorial candidate Fred Smith, a state senator from Clayton, stopped in Union...
• Nov. 10 2007 - Smith's Health Care Plan - State Sen. Fred Smith says his health care...
• Nov. 09 2007 - Smith takes lead in gubernatorial primary - State Senator Fred Smith has taken the lead in the Republican gubernatorial primary after a recent flurry of campaign activity, according to a Public ...
• Nov. 05 2007 - Smith brings gubernatorial campaign to Madison - State Sen. Fred Smith brought his gubernatorial campaign to Madison County, promising mountain Republicans that he supports better roads, a...
• Nov. 05 2007 - Fred Smith, gubernatorial hopeful, says he wants changes in education - Sen. Fred Smith says he’s not a spontaneous type — and he makes no apologies for it.He believes having structure and focus will set ...
• Oct. 26 2007 - Republican Senators Top Business Rankings - Senator Tom Apodaca (R-District 48), Deputy Minority Leader in the North Carolina Senate, took the top spot in...
• Oct. 26 2007 - Affirmative action's place - The three Republican candidates for governor had very different answers on the issue of affirmative action in higher education when it came up...
• Oct. 26 2007 - Republican Senators Top Business Rankings - ...
• Oct. 25 2007 - Spin Cycle on the High Point Debate - "Last weekend the three Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination for governor held a debate at High Point University. Those who attend...
• Oct. 23 2007 - Fred Smith makes stop in Wayne - Potential Republican gubernatorial nominee Fred Smith says he has a plan to help make health care more accessible and a vision to grow the econo...
• Oct. 23 2007 - Smith's BBQ Poll - State Sen. Fred Smith has released polling information suggesting that his old-fashioned grassroots campaign is paying political dividends. ...
• Oct. 23 2007 - GOP gubernatorial hopefuls spar in debate - Each of the three Republicans running for governor in 2008 used their first debate to show off the characters they had chosen for themselves o...
• Oct. 23 2007 - 3 GOP gubernatorial candidates face each other in debate - Three Republicans seeking their party's gubernatorial nomination faced each other for the fir...
• Oct. 17 2007 - GOP Candidate Makes a Pitt Stop - While the campaign bus painted with his face meanders across the state, N.C. Sen. Fred Smith is drawing a straight line in his bid to be governor...
• Oct. 16 2007 - Candidate Smith makes stop in Davidson County - Having served as the state senator for Johnston and Wayne counties, Fred Smith is seeking the Republican nomination for governor.Smith ma...
• Oct. 15 2007 - Smith goes back to school for BBQ - N.C. Sen. Fred Smith, a Republican candidate for governor, is nearly one-third of the way through his barbecue tour of the state. Smith, of John...
• Oct. 15 2007 - On the Road, Smith Sticking to His Plan As He Runs for Governor - Fred Smith was meticulous in building his law firm. Ditto in building the suburban homes that helped make his fortune. Now that the state s...
• Oct. 12 2007 - Broughton event is special for senator - State Sen. Fred Smith had a homecoming of sorts this week. The Republican gubernatorial candidate held a free barbecue Wednesday for ab...
• Oct. 10 2007 - Senator campaigns for governor in 100 counties - State Sen. Fred Smith (R-Clayton) added stops ...
• Oct. 04 2007 - Smith Gets Help from Greenwood for NC Governor's Race - Clayton...
• Oct. 01 2007 - Slow news days call for performance check - RALEIGH - North Carolina political news is so slow these days that the bloggers, party ...
• Sep. 27 2007 - Fred Smith's Statewide BBQ Tour in Warren County - The Fred Smith 100 County Statewide BBQ Tour is is a lot of work, especially in getting to all the small counties of North Ca...
• Sep. 26 2007 - Singer Lee Greenwood stumps for Sen. Smith - State Sen. Fred Smith brought his 100 county barbecue tour to Henderson County on Tuesday night. "I think a campaign need...
• Sep. 24 2007 - It Takes An Army - Kernersville residents received a political guest when 2008 gubernatorial candidate Fred Smith stopped by the Harmon House Wedn...
• Sep. 15 2007 - Governor Hopeful Visits Wilkes Republicans - Gubernatorial hopeful Fred Smith, a Republican from Johnston County...
• Sep. 07 2007 - Campaign trail comes through Caswell - North Carolina Republican Senator Fred Smith wants to be your next governor. Senator Smith, who has served Johnston and Wayne Counties for th...
• Sep. 07 2007 - Smith Campaigns in Pender - Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Fred Smith, R-Johnston, toured Pender County businesses Friday before ending his day at a Hampstead barbecue. Smith’...
• Sep. 04 2007 - GOP candidate for governor brings BBQ tour to Person - Johnston County businessman and state Sen. Fred Smith is running for governor of North Carolina, but says he is not going around ...
• Aug. 29 2007 - Fred Smith Makes Campaign Stop In Wilson - If the Democrats retain the governor's office after the 2008 elections, they will at least know they've been in a fight, N.C. Sen. Fred Smith ...
• Aug. 04 2007 - Fred Smith Kicks Off State Tour - - Republican gubernatorial candidate Fred Smith kicked off a 100-county barbecue tour in Western North Carolina this week. The state sena...
• Jul. 11 2007 - NCFREE Releases Survey Findings - - NCFREE (www.ncfree.com) has released the results of it's latest survey:"In our most popular surv...
• Jun. 18 2007 - Fred Smith Pens Autobiography - - Published in News & Observer 6/18/07 - Written By Ryan Teague Beckwith, Jane Stancill and Bill Krueger, N&O Staff Writers - ...
• Jun. 05 2007 - Fred Smith Calls for Change at NCGOP Convention - Republican candidate for Governor Fred Smith calls for a "change of management in the Governor’s office…Says North Carolina’s peopl...
• May. 15 2007 - Wealth Smooths Path To Office - - Article appeared in today's News & Observer (5/15/07). Full article is HERE...
• May. 10 2007 - Fred Smith Ready To Take On Governor's Seat - Article Appeared in The Dunn Dail...
• Apr. 30 2007 - Fred Leads GOP Contenders In Civitas Poll - Story courtesy Dean Stevens, ...
• Apr. 12 2007 - For Fred, Long Days Just Come With The Territory - Work in N.C. Senate won't suffer from campaign ...
• Apr. 05 2007 - Fred Smith Defends No-OLF - Senator Fred Smith and others defend proponents of No-OLF By Franky S. Lee - Roper, NC April 4...
• Mar. 23 2007 - State Senator Fred Smith Announces Candidacy for Governor - Calls for Reform of State Government and a Change of Management in the Governor's Office Ral...
• Oct. 16 2006 - NC Right To Life Endorses Senator Fred Smith - The North Carolina Right To Life Political Action Committee has endorsed Senator Fred Smith's re-election bid for NC Senate ...
• Sep. 26 2006 - NFIB Endorses Senator Fred Smith - RALEIGH, Sept. 22, 2006 – The National Federation of I...