Governor, Senate candidates meet before law group

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Published on Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Associated Press
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C.

... Dole hasn't done anything to lower $4-a-gallon gas or enough find an immigration reform solution, Hagan charged, adding that she was too closely aligned with President Bush.

"North Carolina families are so frustrated because the Washington politicians have stopped working across the party lines to get things done in this country," Hagan said. "When it comes to Sen. Dole and her 40 years of experience in Washington, experience just means a way of doing business" ...

Dole touted her efforts to help North Carolina sheriffs participate in the 287(g) program, which trains officers to enforce federal immigration laws, calling it the only one of its kind in the nation. But Hagan said the program is still in only a handful of North Carolina counties and said it was an unfunded mandate that is a federal issue, not a state issue.

On Iraq, Hagan said a "diplomatic surge" is needed to find a way to end the war ...

http://www.fayobserver.com/article_ap?id=124828