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Hearings this morning on municipal annexation in the General Assembly. Sounds well attended. Municipal leaders acknowledge that there have been cases of abuse, but urge that the state not make big changes. Lots of individual getting up with stories of said abuse. Several people advocating for local annexation authority as well.
This looks like a big fight a brewing.
Click Audio from Room 643.
Committee members list.

Like a lot of places, there was a good bit of post-election flag hoisting in my neighborhood, including a rather large one one my wife bought for the occasion.
This morning the N&O decided to take a look at what they call a resurgence of patriotism among the left. It's a rather formulaic story — couple of quotes from people who are now flying flags, couple of out-of-state professors explaining how we feel about the country back to us and, of course, a couple of paragraphs echoing right wing talking points from the campaign.

As you might guess, this week there's an election theme to the big stories.
Ashevile: WNC and Perdue
Char-O: How much can Obama take on?
ECity: History and challenges
Gboro: You're wrong (also: Ed's column)
Gville Reflector: Repudiation of Jim Crow
N&O: Reform much? (also: The making of godless)
Wilmington: She prayed every day

Hello Blue. Thought I'd make a cameo for the countdown.
Plenty out there to latch on ta.
• Palin keeps the wardrobe ball in the air
• TPM reader has an excellent point about Alaska and gifting
• Awful campaign or just bum luck?
• A chopped up 2001 interview dominates the universe — not (go look at Drudge if ya want, I'm not linking from here)
• Beer me some poll analysis, Nate

Unless I missed something, it looks like my metro daily newspaper has featured 15 op-eds over the past week — all written by men.