Foxx, Carter disagree on bailout, immigration, same-sex marriage

(Winston-Salem Journal) - The crisis in the economy and the government's response to it have given both candidates for the 5th Congressional District plenty to argue about as they make their way toward Election Day on Nov. 4.

Virginia Foxx, the Republican incumbent, was first elected in 2004 and is now trying for her third term. Her Democratic challenger, Roy Carter, is a retired coach and Christmas-tree farmer making his first run for office.