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Airplane problems kept Barack Obama from visiting Charlotte yesterday, but local Democrats jumped on the event as an opportunity to pump other candidates for office. WFAE's Julie Rose explains.

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama had planned a visit to Charlotte today, kicking off a week of stops in states that went to Bush in the last two elections. But the Illinois Senator never made it. WFAE's Julie Rose reports.

Barack Obama held a private rally at the North Carolina fairgrounds Monday. The fact that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee chose North Carolina as the state to kick off a two-week tour in which he'll discuss the economy, comes as a surprise to many. The state, after all, hasn't voted Democratic in a presidential election since the 1970s. For WFAE News, Laura Leslie has more.

Congressmen Mel Watt and David Price are joining four other North Carolina superdelegates, endorsing Barack Obama. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more.