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NC lawsuit challenges part of Voting Rights Act

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A lawsuit filed on behalf of five North Carolina residents could have major ramifications for elections across the South. Full story...
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Financial appraisal for NC liquor system suspended

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An outside group's financial appraisal of North Carolina's liquor system is being put on hold, leading Gov. Beverly Perdue to postpone giving a recommendation on privatization to lawmakers in the upcoming session. Full story...
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NC Museum of Art opens new building to public

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The public gets its first chance to see the new North Carolina Museum of Art this weekend. Full story...
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Headed to Kure Beach? Leave your thong at home!

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video Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth says "we're going to keep this as close to Mayberry with a beach as you can keep it," referring to the idyllic Southern community portrayed on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show." Full story...
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President Obama vacationing in Western NC

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The first couple will spend the next three days in Asheville, N.C., at the Grove Park Inn -- a resort famed for its kitchen, its southern hospitality and its views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Full story...
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NC offers deal if e-retailers collect sales taxes

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North Carolina tax collectors say Internet retailers have until August to agree to collect sales taxes the state says it is owed through the work of independent businesses. Full story...
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NC judge: Former Blackwater head can remain free

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A federal judge is allowing the former president of Blackwater Worldwide and four of his past colleagues at the North Carolina security firm to go free as they await trial on weapons charges. Full story...
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Defense suppliers flock to expo at NC Marine base

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Defense contractors and military suppliers from around the world will visit North Carolina to promote the latest defense gear and technology slated for the Marine Corps. Full story...
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A.M. Secrest, anti-segregation editor, dies at 86

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A.M. "Mac" Secrest, editor of a small weekly newspaper who crusaded against Southern resistance to desegregation in the 1950s, has died. He was 86. Full story...
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NC task force recommends changes in student diets

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A task force is recommending changes in the diets of North Carolina students. Full story...
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NC Highway Patrol to focus on work-zone speeding

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Two agencies in North Carolina have begun their annual operation to reduce traffic accidents in work zones across the state. Full story...
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Robeson County animal shelter discontinues 'heart sticking'

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The only shelter in North Carolina to use "heart sticking" to euthanize animals has stopped the practice. Full story...
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NC lawmaker: Expect $1B in cuts in Perdue budget

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Lawmakers expect Gov. Beverly Perdue's budget for the coming year will include ambitious efforts to improve North Carolina's public education and mental health systems, as well as spending cuts to help pay for them. Full story...
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Ruffin Poole, former aide to ex-NC gov, pleads guilty in court

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An ex-aide to former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has pleaded guilty to one count of income tax evasion exactly two weeks before his federal trial on 57 corruption-related counts was set to begin. Full story...
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Plea change hearing set for ex-NC gov's aide

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There's been a hastily scheduled court hearing set that may resolve the corruption case of a former aide to ex-North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley accused of dozens of felonies. Full story...
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