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		<title>NC Senator Boseman Won&#8217;t Run Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Wig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a statement released today by State Senator Julia Boseman (D &#8211; New Hanover), she will not be running again for her seat. 
Here is her statement: 
Today, I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the North Carolina Senate. 
For nearly a decade, I have had the honor and privilege to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC Regulator Sought For Federal Grand Jury Appears</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C.  &#8211; An environmental regulator in North Carolina state government has traveled to the federal courthouse where prosecutors are seeking information about former Gov. Mike Easley.
Assistant Secretary for Environment Robin Smith left the Raleigh courthouse Thursday morning but declined to say whether she had testified before a grand jury.
The Department of Environment and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consul General Of France To Visit Raleigh-Charlotte</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Consul General of France in Atlanta, Pascal Le Deunff, will visit North Carolina in December, his first visit to the Tar Heel State since his September appointment. 
While here Dec. 1 through 3, Le Denuff will bestow the Legion of Honor upon three American WWII Veterans from North Carolina; meet with elected officials, university [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC: &#8216;Life&#8217; Inmates Can&#8217;t Shorten Sentences</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Wig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C.  &#8211; North Carolina officials on Thursday said they were rescinding decades of good behavior credits that had been awarded to dozens of violent inmates &#8211; prisoners who thought they were going to be freed because of a quirky 1970s law that limited a life sentence to 80 years.
Gov. Beverly Perdue said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fayetteville Group Meets On Collective Bargaining</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  &#8211; A group in a North Carolina city is continuing its efforts to overturn a state law prohibiting local governments and the state from bargaining with unions.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that the Fayetteville chapter of a statewide coalition called Hear Our Public Employees will sponsor the meeting tonight at the Cumberland County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Employees: Take Charge Or Pay More</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY Kim Genardo
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RALEIGH, N.C. &#8212; The rush is on to lose weight and stop smoking.
During the State Employees 2009 Health and Wellness Expo at the North Carolina Fairgrounds Wednesday, among the most crowded booths &#8212; weight loss plans, fitness memberships and healthy eating options.
State workers and those covered under the State Health Plan will pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC State Budget Has $600M-Plus For Any Shortfall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C.  &#8211; North Carolina state government has at least $620 million at its disposal so far to close any budget hole this fiscal year.
State budget director Charlie Perusse (pur-ROOS&#8217;) and the General Assembly&#8217;s top economist gave legislative leaders Wednesday an update on the state&#8217;s financial picture through October.
Perusse&#8217;s office estimates it will have $469 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC Lawmaker Pleads Guilty To Contempt Of Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C.  &#8211; A state lawmaker in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to contempt of court for missing a client&#8217;s trial in 2007.
The Charlotte Observer reported that a judge ordered Mecklenburg County Rep. Nick Mackey to pay $262 in court costs Tuesday, entering what&#8217;s called a prayer for judgment continued. That allows defendants to plead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Easley Operative At Federal Courthouse In NC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C.  &#8211; A political operative who guided former Gov. Mike Easley&#8217;s two campaigns for North Carolina&#8217;s top office testified before a federal grand jury that&#8217;s hearing more about the Democratic governor.
Jay Reiff arrived with attorney Michael Weisel shortly before 9 a.m. and left before noon. Weisel says his client answered all the questions from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC employee health plan still has higher claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C.  &#8211; The health insurance plan for North Carolina state employees is still paying out more claims than budgeted for the first three months of the fiscal year.
Lawmakers received State Health Plan data Thursday showing paid medical claims are 4 percent higher than expected through Sept. 30.
That&#8217;s better compared to an 8 percent increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC DA Aims For Feb. Call On Easley Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. &#8211; The prosecutor handling the campaign finance case of former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley says he wants to decide by February whether to seek criminal charges against the two-term Democrat.
Rowan County District Attorney Bill Kenerly told The Associated Press on Thursday he understands Easley and the public want resolution in the matter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perdue Reestablishes NC Film Council</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, N.C. &#8212; Gov. Perdue today signed Executive Order #121, reestablishing the North Carolina Film Council, at a ceremony at EUE Screen Gems studios in Wilmington, home to the largest studio lot east of California.  The North Carolina Film Council advises the Governor on film industry matters and serves as a forum for film-making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Perdue Honors Veterans</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Gov. Bev Perdue today thanked North Carolina veterans at a Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony in Jacksonville and issued a proclamation honoring the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country.
During the ceremony, Gov. Perdue announced the creation of the “I Hire Military” campaign to encourage businesses to hire veterans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cunningham Won&#8217;t Seek NC Democratic US Senate Bid</title>
		<link>http://politics.mync.com/2009/11/cunningham-wont-seek-nc-democratic-us-senate-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C.  &#8211; A former state senator said Tuesday he won&#8217;t seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr next year despite spending months traveling the state and testing out a campaign.
Cal Cunningham, a Lexington attorney and Army reservist who served in Iraq, confirmed he wrote a Facebook message to supporters saying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People Already Lining Up to Succeed Sen. Rand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C.  &#8211; People are already lining up to replace Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand one day after he announced he was leaving the Legislature for North Carolina&#8217;s parole commission.
Several Senate Democrats said Thursday that Sen. Martin Nesbitt of Buncombe County and allies have called asking for support to elect Nesbitt the next majority leader.
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		<title>Ethics Panel Clears NC Rep. Shuler In TVA Probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. &#8211; Congressional ethics investigators say North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler did not act inappropriately when a residential development that he was involved in sought lake-access rights from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Top lawmakers on the House Ethics Committee said in a letter to Shuler that it was closing the matter after reviewing a TVA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislators to Speak on State Budget Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DURHAM, N.C. – On Nov. 12, State Representatives Paul Luebke and Mickey Michaux and State Senator Robert Atwater will visit Durham Technical Community College for a panel discussion about how the state budget is developed and the challenges faced in the 2009 legislative session.
The legislators will discuss the difficulties of plunging revenues during the recession [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perdue Wants NC To Be Global Player</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Bev Perdue says the time and energy she placed into a trade mission to Asia will be well worth it.
The governor and commerce secretary spent two weeks in Japan and China to drum up new business for the state.
According to the North Carolina Commerce Department, China is the state&#8217;s second largest trading partner importing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC Sen. Hagan Drops Backing For Judge</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREENSBORO, N.C. &#8211; North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan has withdrawn her support for a possible lifetime federal appointment for a state judge who ruled in favor of a company that includes Hagan&#8217;s husband.
The News &#038; Record of Greensboro reported Thursday that Hagan three weeks ago recommended Superior Court Judge Calvin Murphy to fill a vacant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAC Supporting Runoff Winner Files Complaint with State Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incumbent Jennifer Robinson came just a few votes shy of retaining her seat back in October&#8217;s municipal election.
She won Tuesday&#8217;s runoff with more than 53 percent of the vote, holding off challenger Lori Bush.
Wednesday, though, a political action committee supporting Bush filed a complaint with the North Carolina Board of Elections.
Steering committee members for the [...]]]></description>
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