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Developments: N. Carolina, Oregon, House
Spin CycleA few developments tonight: The Raleigh News and Observer has declared Obama the "unofficial winner" of North Carolina, with a lead of more than 13,000 votes pending the counting of provisional ballots. With 81 percent of the vote counted and......Tags: Oregon, Jeff Merkley, North Carolina, Republican Party, Gordon Smith
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Obama's health: On the road, on ropes?
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, hitting the road for healthcare reform again today, will take his case to two red states that he turned blue last year: North Carolina and Virginia. The president has some selling to do. Fewer......Tags: White House, United States, Medical Services, Barack Obama, Democratic Party
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Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta
Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Matthew E Baker, Severna Park, Hicksville, Glencoe
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Interview: 'American Idol' Scotty McCreery is not your average college kid
Scotty McCreery's decision to enroll at North Carolina State University last fall might not have created as big of a buzz in the media as James Franco's and Emma Watson's pursuit of a college education, but that doesn't mean the 2011 “American Idol&...
Tags: Radio, Education, Randy Jackson, Josh Turner, North Carolina State Wolfpack
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Message to symphony orchestras in troubled times: Think positive
Fifty years ago, a group of 30 musicians from a dozen different orchestras in the U.S. and Canada met at Roosevelt University here to discuss how they could save their beleaguered profession. It was a terrible time for symphony players. In 1962, most...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Wage Contract Issues, Grant Park, Music Industry
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Accidently on Purpose
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Economic woes and double-digit unemployment are being blamed for a rash of staged auto accidents by criminals against unsuspecting motorists to line their pockets through fraudulent insurance claims. Ten people were...Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, New York City, Des Plaines, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Stupidity or cussedness? Majority of GOP voters in Ohio refuse to say Obama deserves more credit than Romney for Bin Laden's death
Change of SubjectDylan Matthews of the Washington Post's Wonkblog team reports: (Public Policy Polling) asked voters who they thought deserved more credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden: Obama or Romney. 63 percent said Obama, 31 percent weren’t sure, and 6........ -
“America’s Got Talent” Season 8 auditions begin this month
Channel Guide MagazineIf you watch the contestants on America's Got Talent on NBC and think you could do a better job, it's time to put your talent where your mouth is. Beginning on November 14, the hit reality show will hold auditions for people of all ages throughout the... -
Death penalty: N.C. fight will resume after the holidays
Nation NowNorth Carolina death penalty: The North Carolina legislature will be called into session after the holidays to consider whether to override Gov. Beverly Perdue's veto of a bill that some say would have gutted a law that seeks to correct racial disparities... -
ACLU to North Carolina officials: Don't make beggars get permits
Nation NowPanhandling restrictions: Some local officials in North Carolina want panhandlers to obtain a permit before panhandling. The ACLU is not pleased by such proposals.... -
N.C. Republicans defend late-night vote on teachers union dues
Nation NowIn North Carolina early Thursday morning, Republicans in the state Legislature used an after-hours maneuver to strip the state’s largest teachers union of automatic deductions of union dues from members’ paychecks.... -
Death row inmate to North Carolina: 'Kill me if you can, suckers'
Nation NowDanny Robbie Hembree, convicted of murder in North Carolina, sent a taunting letter to his hometown newspaper extolling the merits of life on death row....
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