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Attorneys Differ On Trial Start For NC Gov's Aide
Last Updated: 9:02 PM 02/08/10 - Prosecutors want to try an ex-aide to former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley on corruption charges in the spring, but the defendant's attorney says he needs more preparation time. 0 Comments
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Election Filing Begins!

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Last Updated: 9:24 PM 02/08/10 - The filing period opened Monday at noon, with several candidates and incumbents coming into the Pitt County Board of Election for the first official filing day. (Full Story)

Rep. John Murtha Of Pennsylvania Dies At 77

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Last Updated: 2:54 PM 02/08/10 - A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. (Full Story)

GOP Head Wants 2 Top Perdue Aides To Quit

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Last Updated: 1:00 PM 02/08/10 - The head of North Carolina's Republican Party says two top aides to Gov. Beverly Perdue should resign because of poor performance. (Full Story)

Candidate Hopefuls Begin Official Signup

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Last Updated: 1:55 PM 02/08/10 - The most high-profile race this year will be for U.S. Senate. GOP incumbent Richard Burr wants another six-year term but several Democrats hope to remove him from office. (Full Story)

Palin At Tea Party Convention: "America Is Ready For Another Revolution"

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Last Updated: 11:50 AM 02/07/10 - Palin asked the "Tea Party" activists: "How's that hope-y, change-y stuff workin' out for you?" (Full Story)

Ray Nagin Out As New Orleans Mayor, Succeeded By Landrieu

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Last Updated: 9:39 AM 02/07/10 - Frustrated by term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin's leadership of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, voters elected Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to succeed him Saturday. (Full Story)

Ex-Edwards Pal Says FBI Has Sex Tape

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Last Updated: 6:48 PM 02/05/10 - A former aide to John Edwards says in court documents that a copy of a sex tape featuring his former boss has been sent to the FBI. (Full Story)

Testimony: NC Gov Gave Sharp Words On Fired Worker

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Last Updated: 7:57 PM 02/04/10 - Mike Easley's communications director says the ex-North Carolina governor provided the sharp words in 2007 explaining why a Cabinet agency's public affairs director was fired. (Full Story)

NC Gov Perdue Picked By Obama For Defense Council

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Last Updated: 7:47 PM 02/04/10 - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has been picked to sit on a council of the nation's governors that will discuss National Guard and homeland defense issues with the U.S. military. (Full Story)

Jon Stewart: Bill O'Reilly Is The "Voice Of Sanity" On Fox News

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Last Updated: 11:35 AM 02/04/10 - Comic Jon Stewart told Bill O'Reilly that the "no spin zone" ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although "that's like being the thinnest kid at fat camp."
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Government Expected To Pay More Than Half Of US Health Costs

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Last Updated: 7:34 AM 02/04/10 - The government takeover of health care is continuing, even without President Barack Obama's planned overhaul of the system. (Full Story)

Worker: Easley Did State Business With Private E-Mail

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Last Updated: 8:04 PM 02/03/10 - Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley's communications director while in office says Easley had a private e-mail account he used for state business. (Full Story)

NC Congressional Candidate Reports Gun Threat

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Last Updated: 7:51 AM 02/02/10 - A North Carolina congressional candidate says he was threatened with assassination by a man who asked about his political platform. (Full Story)

US To Japan: Solve International Child Custody Problems

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Last Updated: 7:04 AM 02/02/10 - The U.S. is hinting that Japan's handling of international child custody cases could hurt relations between the two countries. (Full Story)

Top Uniformed Officer: Gay Ban Should Be Lifted

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Last Updated: 1:00 PM 02/02/10 - The military's top uniformed officer is declaring that gays should be allowed to serve openly in uniform, arguing that it is "the right thing to do." (Full Story)

East Carolina University Trustee To Seek General Assembly Seat

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Last Updated: 5:06 AM 02/02/10 - A member of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees and the State Turnpike Authority is looking to return to the General Assembly, where he was once a powerful member. (Full Story)

Obama To Answer Questions Via YouTube

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Last Updated: 10:27 AM 02/01/10 - Later today President Obama will participate in a YouTube question-and-answer session. (Full Story)

Edwards' Ex-Aide Rejects Big Offers For Sex Tape

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Last Updated: 9:30 AM 02/01/10 - A former aide to two-time presidential candidate John Edwards said he has been offered "gigantic amounts of money" to sell what he says is a sex tape showing Edwards with his former mistress. (Full Story)

President's $3.8 Trillion Budget Heading To Congress

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Last Updated: 6:31 AM 02/01/10 - It could be a record-breaker when President Barack Obama proposes his 2011 budget, but the record has economists expressing concern. (Full Story)

Burr's NC Fundraiser With Rove Brings In $425,000

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Last Updated: 8:20 PM 01/29/10 - An organizer of a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Richard Burr says $425,000 was raised for the Republican's re-election campaign at a North Carolina event where the featured guest was former Bush White House adviser Karl Rove. (Full Story)

Brown Says He Can Beat The President -- At Hoops

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Last Updated: 4:51 AM 01/29/10 - Barely a week after his knockout win in the Massachusetts Senate race, Scott Brown is boasting that he can beat President Barack Obama...at basketball. (Full Story)

Edwards Aide's Book Details Trail Of Hush Money

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Last Updated: 12:09 PM 01/29/10 - A new book by a former aide to John Edwards says he and the two-time presidential candidate solicited money to keep Edwards' pregnant mistress out of the public spotlight. (Full Story)

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