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North Carolina GOP May Block Independents From Primaries
Last Updated: 12:14 PM 11/20/09 - Onslow County GOP Chairman Patrick Lamb says a closed primary would ensure more true conservative candidates are nominated. 8 Comments
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NC Regulator Sought For Federal Grand Jury Appears

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Last Updated: 8:23 PM 11/19/09 - An environmental regulator in North Carolina state government has traveled to the federal courthouse where prosecutors are seeking information about former Gov. Mike Easley. (Full Story)

Army Limits Media Access At Palin Event At NC Base

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Last Updated: 7:44 PM 11/19/09 - The U.S. Army now says it will allow media limited access to Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg. (Full Story)

Palin And Her Fans Irked By Cover Shot In Shorts

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Last Updated: 11:54 AM 11/19/09 - Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them. Click full story for the latest and a link to the photo and a Newsweek response. (Full Story)

Jobless Benefits Could End For Many In January

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Last Updated: 6:54 AM 11/19/09 - The expiration of an emergency measure at the end of the year means more than 1 million people will lose jobless benefits in January unless Congress does something soon. (Full Story)

Obama Says Talks Under Way On Iran Sanctions

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Last Updated: 3:07 AM 11/19/09 - President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits. (Full Story)

Report Highlights Solar Power Potential In NC

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Last Updated: 7:21 PM 11/18/09 - An environmental group says North Carolina's future with solar energy can be bright. (Full Story)

Cheney's Daughter, Partner Have 2nd Child

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Last Updated: 7:05 PM 11/18/09 - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary Cheney has delivered a baby girl. (Full Story)

More Than $98 Billion In Improper Government Payments

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Last Updated: 8:17 AM 11/18/09 - Government waste is rising. Read the story to find out just how much. (Full Story)

NC Lieutenant Governor To Visit Williamston

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Last Updated: 6:36 AM 11/18/09 - Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton continues his focus on jobs and education Wednesday. (Full Story)

Obama, Chinese Premier Tout Deepening Ties

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Last Updated: 3:52 AM 11/18/09 - President Barack Obama says the U.S. relationship with China is deepening beyond trade and economics to cover climate, security and other matters of international concern. (Full Story)

Kinston Residents Fighting Annexation In Court

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Last Updated: 1:43 PM 11/17/09 - Residents in one county were in civil court Monday suing the city of Kinston because they're being forced into the All-America city through annexation. (Full Story)

Clinton: Would Look Forward To Coffee With Palin

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Last Updated: 3:49 AM 11/15/09 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee. (Full Story)

Obama Wants Domestic Spending Cuts In Next Budget

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Last Updated: 2:08 AM 11/14/09 - The Obama administration, mindful of public anxiety over the government's mushrooming debt, is shifting emphasis from big-spending policies to deficit reduction. (Full Story)

Sarah Palin's Book Tour Includes Stop At Fort Bragg

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Last Updated: 2:10 PM 11/12/09 - Sarah Palin's autobiography, Going Rouge, hits bookstores on November 17th and she's hitting the road to promote it the next day. She's scheduled to appear at Fort Bragg on November 23rd to promote the book. (Full Story)

NC Rep. Etheridge Declines To Challenge Burr

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Last Updated: 8:38 PM 11/13/09 - North Carolina Rep. Bob Etheridge says he will not to run for the U.S. Senate next year. (Full Story)

Kinston Ready To Take Off

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Last Updated: 10:09 PM 11/14/09 - Congressman Butterfield announced on Friday that federal funds will be used to aid the Kinston Regional Jetport. (Full Story)

Sarah Palin Attacks McCain Camp In "Going Rogue"

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Last Updated: 2:00 PM 11/13/09 - In "Going Rogue", Sarah Palin confirms that there was substantial tension between her advisers and McCain's. She bitterly details how she was prevented from delivering a concession speech on election night, how she'd been kept "bottled up" from reporters during the campaign and prevented in many ways from just being herself. (Full Story)

Former Greenville City Councilman Headed To Prison

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Last Updated: 12:02 AM 11/14/09 - A former three-term Greenville city councilman is headed to prison. (Full Story)

AP-GfK Poll: A Grouchy Public Sticking With Obama

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Last Updated: 5:58 AM 11/11/09 - President Barack Obama still has the public approval of a majority of Americans, but he finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country. (Full Story)

President Obama Speaks At Fort Hood Memorial Service

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Last Updated: 3:12 PM 11/10/09 - President Barack Obama is blaming "twisted logic" for the killing of 13 men and women at Fort Hood, and says there is no faith that justifies acts he describes as "murderous and craven." (Full Story)

Palin Back On Twitter

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Last Updated: 9:11 PM 11/09/09 - Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's back on Twitter. (Full Story)

House Passes Health Care Bill On Close Vote

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Last Updated: 10:26 AM 11/08/09 - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night.
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