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Queer reading list, fall 2008
Look at the calendar. It's that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are getting chillier, and you're probably thinking of ways to make good use of all that time you'll be spending ...
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Obama & Friends: Judge Not?
McCain has only himself to blame for the bad timing. He should months ago have begun challenging Obama's associations, before the economic meltdown allowed the Obama campaign to dismiss the charges as an act of ...
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McCain to campaign in Wilmington
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has scheduled a campaign stop in Wilmington, his first North Carolina visit with voters since May.
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Citigroup Walks Away From Wachovia, Handing Buyout Victory to Wells Fargo
Citigroup Inc. walked away from its attempt to buy Wachovia Corp. , handing victory to Wells Fargo & Co.
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Attorney: Marine fighting extradition from Mexico
The attorney for a Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague says his client is fighting extradition to the United States.
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NC community college students to cook for peers
When about 3,000 people gather in Raleigh for a biennial conference of North Carolina community colleges, they'll get a taste of their own food.
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Gaining Shear Optimism
A guard stands watch as Darryl Simpson lathers a tattooed neck and drags a straight razor over the dark Chinese characters, practicing the perfect shave.
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Financial woes boost Democrats in Congress races
The financial turmoil that has devastated the stock market is also battering Republicans in congressional races, giving Democrats a chance to topple GOP incumbents once considered safe and wrest seats in pivotal districts and states. Voters' deepening anxiety about the economy following the enactment of a $700 billion financial industry bailout has created the conditions, just over three weeks from the Nov. 4 election, for an anti-Republican tide that could hand Democrats insurmountable majorities on both sides of the Capitol, according to lawmakers and strategists in both parties.
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Voter Registration Boom Favors Obama
The surge in new voters that helped propel Barack Obama to his party's presidential nomination is carrying over to the general election _ 9 million newly registered voters who are overwhelmingly Democratic and ...
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Billy Graham hospitalized in NC after fall at home
There's word that Billy Graham has been hospitalized after taking a minor fall. A hospital spokeswoman says Graham tripped over one of his dogs at his North Carolina home.
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This Weekend, Scuppernong Riverfest - Columbia NC
October 11, 2008 17th Annual Scuppernong River Festival The Scuppernong River Festival celebrates our Youth and Education, the Key to a Greater Tomorrow. Come join the locals for a full day of celebration and fun, followed by evening fireworks. The day starts with the parade at 10:00 AM. Vendors, food, all day entertainment at numerous locations. And, after the fireworks, dance the night away at our street dance with Billy Scott and the Party Prophets.
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American heartland suffers from Wall Street's woes
While all eyes Thursday were on Wall Street's plunge, its cause is being felt across America as the snowballing financial crisis sends an already weak economy into an accelerating decline.
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McCain needs shift in public opinion
It was a late night for John McCain's campaign - a post-debate repast of karaoke until the wee hours of the rain-soaked morning.
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Report Says N.C. Mental Hospital Dysfunctional
A health consultants' report says a North Carolina mental hospital where a patient died and others were beaten had leadership problems and was dysfunctional.
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Elections officials deny illegally purging voters
A newspaper report Thursday said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, but election officials quickly lined up to defend ...
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Parking Lot Politics Going Too Far?
Parking lot politics in central North Carolina have some people crying foul. A lot owner put up "no parking" signs targeting Barack Obama supporters.
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President Declares Major Disaster for North Carolina
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state and ...
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Changing state IDs wona t change reality
The new vertical driver's license for North Carolinians younger than 21 years old is sure to help store clerks and bartenders checking identification for people purchasing alcohol.
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Pledges to take high road fall short
When the Tennessee Republican Party issued a press release in February titled "Anti-Semites for Obama" - with references to "Barack Hussein Obama" and a picture of the senator in a traditional Somali outfit ...
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Statea s politicial landscape is unsettled
As we head into the final weeks of the 2008 election cycle, it's amazing to step back and look at how much the political landscape of North Carolina has changed during the last year.
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