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NC lottery ticket sales feeling economy's weight
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12.3.2008 : 6:59 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina lottery ticket sales growth is slowing down due to the bad economy, but the lottery's chief executive said Wednesday the state enterprise will get its own kind of stimulus package soon in the form of new games.
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New NC lawmakers learn legislative process
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12.3.2008 : 6:54 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Newcomers to the North Carolina General Assembly have completed two days of meetings to learn about everything from filing bills to staying out of ethics troubles.
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Judge to hold hearing on Peterson evidence
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12.3.2008 : 6:49 pm
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DURHAM, N.C. -- A superior court judge will hold a hearing to determine whether prosecutors withheld crucial evidence during author Mike Peterson's murder trial.
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Wash.-based catalog company to cut 200 NC jobs
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12.3.2008 : 6:42 pm
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- In another sign of a slumping economy, a catalog company based in Washington state plans to layoff more than 200 employees at its North Carolina plant next year.
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Government recommends Kansas for biodefense lab
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12.3.2008 : 6:11 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The government has recommended a site in Kansas for a new $450 million laboratory to study biological threats such as anthrax and foot-and-mouth disease, officials said Wednesday.
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Smokies hiker dies of injuries from fall
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12.3.2008 : 5:46 pm
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. -- A 25-year-old hiker has died of injuries suffered when he fell from the top of a waterfall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park last month.
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Former hoops star Rodney Rogers begins rehab
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12.3.2008 : 5:26 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former NBA standout Rodney Rogers is beginning rehabilitation in Atlanta for a spinal cord injury he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle crash in North Carolina.
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Activists slam EPA decision on mining rule change
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12.3.2008 : 5:06 pm
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Angry environmentalists launched an online campaign Wednesday urging President-elect Barack Obama to undo a federal rule that clarifies when coal companies can dump mining waste in streams, calling it a long-awaited "parting gift" from the Bush administration.
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New facility and jobs to be added in Greensboro
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12.3.2008 : 5:03 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A fitness equipment company plans to build a manufacturing facility in North Carolina, investing more than $26 million and adding 142 over the next three years.
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Scientists gauge impact of drilling off Va. coast
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12.3.2008 : 4:43 pm
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Scientists are beginning to assess what they know -- and what they don't -- about the environmental consequences of drilling for gas and oil in a triangular section of the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia's coast.
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North Carolina Education Lottery results
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12.3.2008 : 3:14 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the North Carolina Education Lottery: Midday Pick 3
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It looks a lot like Christmas past at White House
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12.3.2008 : 3:06 pm
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WASHINGTON -- In the spirit of a tough economy, holiday decorations from Christmases past are adorning the White House this Christmas. First lady Laura Bush talked to reporters Wednesday about the holiday choices for a "A Red, White and Blue Christmas" during a sneak peek of a decked-out White House, including the official White House Christmas tree -- an 18 1/2-foot Fraser fir from Crumpler, N.C., that brushed the Blue Room ceiling -- and an extensive menu from artisanal cheeses to cheesy stone-ground grits to coconut cake.
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Tennessee lottery numbers
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12.3.2008 : 2:04 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the Tennessee state lottery: Cash 3 Midday
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Ga. lottery numbers
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12.3.2008 : 1:49 pm
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ATLANTA -- Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the Georgia state lotteries:
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South Carolina lottery numbers
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12.3.2008 : 1:07 pm
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the South Carolina state lottery: Pick 3 Midday
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Prospect of uranium mining concerns Virginia Beach
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12.3.2008 : 12:57 pm
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The resort city of Virginia Beach is taking a stand against uranium mining, fearful it could threaten its water supply near the North Carolina border.
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Man arrested in NC for capital murder in Texas
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12.3.2008 : 12:17 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A Texas fugitive has been arrested in North Carolina on capital murder charges in the 1989 deaths of two men who were shot while sitting at a bar.
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Easley speaking about foreclosure program in Fla.
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12.3.2008 : 10:03 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Gov. Mike Easley is in Florida talking to his old attorney general friends about North Carolina's new foreclosure reduction program.
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Jury weighs fate of NY soldier accused of killings
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12.3.2008 : 9:30 am
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- A military jury on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of a New York Army National Guard soldier accused of killing two superior officers in the first alleged "fragging" case arising from the war in Iraq.
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NC city may install cameras to watch cemeteries
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12.3.2008 : 8:23 am
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- One North Carolina city is trying to spook potential vandals out of its cemeteries. Officials in Greensboro may install automatic cameras that detect movement at four cemeteries where vandals have cut fences and knocked over or spray painted headstones.
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Study flunks 49 states in college affordability
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12.3.2008 : 6:36 am
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An independent report on American higher education flunks all but one state when it comes to affordability -- an embarrassing verdict that is unlikely to improve as the economy contracts.
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No Mega Millions jackpot winner
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12.3.2008 : 6:17 am
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ATLANTA -- The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $146 million for Friday's drawing. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $128 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.
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15-year-old basketball player collapses in NC
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12.3.2008 : 4:58 am
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A 15-year-old basketball player was in critical condition in a North Carolina hospital after he collapsed during a junior varsity game.
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Marine medical building dedicated to corpsman
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12.3.2008 : 4:00 am
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The Marine Corps will dedicate a new medical training facility on Camp Johnson to Petty Officer 2nd Class John "Jack" Bradley.
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Recycle and reuse
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12.3.2008 : 12:00 am
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WILMINGTON, N.C. -- The shelves at Wilmington's former downtown Belk's department store these days aren't filled with the latest fashions but with the literary treasures that fill the main library.
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Mega Millions winning numbers
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12.2.2008 : 11:15 pm
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ATLANTA -- Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday in the Mega Millions lottery: 2-17-22-32-51
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US Airways CEO: Demand may improve in January
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12.2.2008 : 8:44 pm
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Demand for airline seats at US Airways is getting better rather than worse but the outlook is still hazy, the airline's chairman and chief executive said Tuesday.
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Judge orders full review of Duke's Cliffside unit
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12.2.2008 : 8:23 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal judge ordered Duke Energy Corp. on Tuesday to undergo a full environmental assessment of a coal-fired generator under construction in western North Carolina, giving the company 60 days to comply with regulations initially ignored by the Bush administration.
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NC Senate to allow laptops _ sort of
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12.2.2008 : 8:03 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina state senators finally can have laptop computers at their desks, but taxpayers won't catch them checking e-mail or surfing the Web on the floor.
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Insurance rise at coast could help protect plan
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12.2.2008 : 7:59 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Property owners in 18 coastal counties soon will pay more for insurance premiums through a state-sanctioned program in a decision that could help narrow any unfunded liabilities should a monster hurricane hit North Carolina.
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Ex-Le-Nature's head named in racketeering suit
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12.2.2008 : 7:45 pm
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PITTSBURGH -- The former chief executive of a bankrupt drink company and Wachovia Corp. are among those named in a racketeering lawsuit filed by a bankruptcy trustee.
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TVA seeks 2,000 megawatts of clean energy
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12.2.2008 : 7:33 pm
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking to buy up to 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2011. The nation's largest public utility issued a request for proposals Tuesday to buy enough clean energy from the wind, sun and other renewable sources to supply about 978,000 homes in three years. It would be like adding two new nuclear reactors to the TVA system.
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Officials say Central Hospital must fix problems
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12.2.2008 : 7:15 pm
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BUTNER, N.C. -- Inspectors have told state officials that a North Carolina hospital must correct maintenance problems in its buildings or risk the loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding.
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Officials say Central Hospital must fix problems
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12.2.2008 : 6:57 pm
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BUTNER, N.C. -- Inspectors say a North Carolina hospital must correct maintenance problems in its buildings or risk the loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding.
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Group: Palin not only one with donor-funded duds
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12.2.2008 : 6:26 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't the only candidate with donor-financed duds. At least five candidates used campaign money for clothing, according to a complaint that a watchdog group filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.
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Obama seeks to assure nervous governors on economy
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12.2.2008 : 6:06 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- President-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation's governors he wants their advice in designing a package to help their hard-hit states.
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Hanesbrands plans earlier closing of NC plant
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12.2.2008 : 5:58 pm
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EDEN, N.C. -- Hanesbrands Inc. plans to shutter a North Carolina fabric textile plant earlier than expected. Hanesbrands spokesman Matt Hall told WXII-TV in Winston-Salem on Tuesday that its plant in Eden will close by mid-February. It had been slated to close by the end of next summer. The plant is the company's last large knit-fabric textile plant in the U.S.
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Student president slay suspect pleads not guilty
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12.2.2008 : 5:49 pm
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A federal judge set a late 2009 trial start for a man already facing state charges in the fatal shooting of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson.
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Condemned former soldier gets more time to appeal
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12.2.2008 : 5:19 pm
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- A federal judge in Kansas has blocked what would be the military's first execution since 1961, giving the condemned prisoner more time to appeal his conviction and sentence.
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Federal judge stays Army execution
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12.2.2008 : 5:16 pm
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- A federal judge in Kansas has issued a stay in what would be the military's first execution since 1961 so that an appeal by the condemned prisoner can be heard.
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Schools closed in western NC for second day
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12.2.2008 : 4:58 pm
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Schools were closed in portions of western North Carolina for a second straight day following heavy snow that left up to 6 inches in some areas and more in the mountains.
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Group overturns lower court ruling
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12.2.2008 : 4:55 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Court of Appeals says a confession should be included as evidence despite questions about whether it was illegally obtained from a sex offense suspect.
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Husband defaults on wrongful death suit
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12.2.2008 : 4:32 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The husband of a woman found dead in her home in 2006 defaulted on a wrongful death lawsuit filed on her behalf by his mother-in-law.
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Bush touts program mentoring prisoners' children
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12.2.2008 : 3:25 pm
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- President George W. Bush, trying to emphasize the softer side of his policy record before leaving office, on Tuesday thanked volunteers who have served as mentors to children of prisoners.
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NC lawmakers schedule caucus meetings
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12.2.2008 : 2:50 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina state lawmakers taking office in January will choose their leaders this month for the next two years. The House and Senate Republicans hold caucus meetings this Sunday in Greensboro. Their Democratic counterparts plan to meet Dec. 17 in Raleigh.
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Perdue pleased with Obama on economic stimulus
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12.2.2008 : 2:39 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue says Barack Obama is speaking her kind of language when it comes to an economic recovery plan.
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Bush touts program mentoring prisoners' children
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12.2.2008 : 1:26 pm
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- President George W. Bush is thanking North Carolina volunteers who have served as mentors to children of prisoners. Bush met with a few children and their mentors in Greensboro on Tuesday. After meeting with them privately, Bush said the children have ambitions and goals.
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Message in bottle tossed off NJ found in NC
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12.2.2008 : 11:30 am
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NORTH HALEDON, N.J. -- A message in a bottle tossed into the ocean off Barnegat Bay has turned up in North Carolina -- 39 years later.
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"Oldest rat" title goes to NC secretary of state
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12.2.2008 : 11:07 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has bequeathed his title to Secretary of State Elaine Marshall -- along with a hunk of cheese.
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NC rape suspect to undergo mental evaluation
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12.2.2008 : 7:56 am
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WILMINGTON, N.C. -- A North Carolina man accused in the rape and beating of a 95-year-old woman has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation.
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Lawyers want Crime Stoppers info in Carson case
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12.2.2008 : 7:06 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Lawyers for two men accused of killing University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson want all Crime Stoppers information on the case.
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Money problems could close Winston-Salem orchestra
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12.2.2008 : 5:39 am
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Money problems could force a chamber orchestra in Winston-Salem that introduces classical music to children to stop operating next month.
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Blackwater holding anti-piracy meetings in London
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12.2.2008 : 4:10 am
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MOYOCK, N.C. -- Private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide is meeting with shipping and insurance companies this week to describe what the company can do to protect vessels traveling through the volatile Gulf of Aden.
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