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Since WikiLeaks began releasing once-private messages from Hillary Clinton campaign chief John Podesta, the world has had even more access to hard evidence of the mainstream media’s support for and collusion with Democratic Party operatives and campaigns. The latest example, reported now for the very first time (as are we can tell), shows CNBC’s Rebecca Quick — the co-host of the channel’s popular show Squawk Box and a co-moderator with John Harwood at a 2015 Republican primary debate — promising to support Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who had just been named the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services....

GOP Senators back Bowles to head UNC system By ROB CHRISTENSEN, Staff Writer Republicans in the state Senate, of all people, are lobbying to make Bill Clinton's former chief of staff, Erskine Bowles, the next president of the University of North Carolina system. The Senate GOP caucus has written to state leaders saying the next time there is a change in the UNC presidency, "we would strongly support Mr. Erskine Bowles for the position." Apparently the GOP is floating the name of Bowles, a two-time Democratic Senate candidate and Charlotte investment banker, as a way to send a message to...

(Raleigh-AP) -- US Senate hopeful Erskine Bowles is among the North Carolina Democrats who are crossing into enemy territory, trying to woo veterans who typically vote Republican. In recent campaign stops, Bowles has called for reform in the way veterans benefits are administered to those who've fought for the United States and their families. Bowles touted his veterans plan in Greensboro today. He was joined by US Representative Mel Watt, a Democrat who was one of just three members of North Carolina's House delegation to vote against the 2002 resolution that authorized President Bush to use military force in Iraq....

<p>While Democrat Erskine Bowles believes he is gaining ground in the U.S. Senate race, Elizabeth Dole is calling on President George Bush to help rally her troops.</p> <p>Bush returned to North Carolina Thursday to support Republicans. Dole is tying her Senate bid to the president, who has backed her campaign from the beginning.</p>

Keeping Active Helps Irritable Bowel Patients Cope Mon Oct 21, 5:27 PM ET By Roxanne Nelson SEATTLE (Reuters Health) - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) significantly impairs quality of life, burdens patients with high out-of-pocket costs and causes losses in productivity, according to findings presented Sunday at the American College of Gastroenterology's annual meeting. However, a related study, also presented on Sunday, found that exercise may help patients to cope with their disorder. IBS is estimated to affect up to 20% of the US population, primarily women, yet there is no cure or even an effective treatment, explained lead author Dr....

After nearly a year of running for the Senate and 50 minutes of debate where he painted himself as a Democrat Jesse Helms, Erskine Bowles has admitted that he worked 5 years for the Clinton Administration. Did you Freepers know that Erskine takes all of the credit for the Balanced Budget in '95?

<p>Erskine Bowles campaigns for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina as a populist, a man with a "personal discomfort with politics." Even as he squares off against Elizabeth Dole this fall, Mr. Bowles maintains he "is not a politician," and only runs for office due to a philanthropic impulse he realized after September 11. The record, however, reveals Bill Clinton's former chief of staff as an entrenched and experienced politician with a penchant for Clintonite ethics.</p>

<p>Erskine Bowles campaigns for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina as a populist, a man with a "personal discomfort with politics." Even as he squares off against Elizabeth Dole this fall, Mr. Bowles maintains he "is not a politician," and only runs for office due to a philanthropic impulse he realized after September 11. The record, however, reveals Bill Clinton's former chief of staff as an entrenched and experienced politician with a penchant for Clintonite ethics.</p>

<p>HARTFORD, Conn. -- Erskine Bowles, a North Carolina candidate for the U.S. Senate, has been named in a lawsuit filed by Connecticut officials seeking to reclaim more than $120 million of lost state pension funds.</p> <p>The lawsuit, originally filed in February, was amended Monday to add two more defendants, including Bowles. The lawsuit accuses New York investment firm Forstmann Little of making investments not permitted in its contract with the state.</p>

<p>RALEIGH, N.C. -- Democrats plan to clarify a television commercial accusing U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Dole of trying to "gamble" Social Security after complaints from Dole and The Charlotte Observer.</p> <p>The 30-second advertisement, paid for by the North Carolina Democratic Party, began appearing Tuesday. It features images of elderly people discussing Social Security and photos of Dole over scenes from Wall Street.</p>

<p>RALEIGH, N.C. -- U.S. Senate candidate Erskine Bowles urged his supporters Monday to work hard in the campaign's final hours to bring him victory in the Democratic primary.</p> <p>With former Gov. Jim Hunt by his side, Bowles told fellow Democrats he needed their help to get out the vote Tuesday, completing a primary season that extended a year due to protracted redistricting litigation.</p>