In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
Modified: 11/21/09 10:14:45 PM
Sarah Palin kicked off her book tour in Michigan this week, and thousands gathered outside a Barnes & Noble chanting her name, giving the event the feel of a political pep rally. The Army wants Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday to be much quieter.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:24:04 AM
Gov. Beverly Perdue says officials never doled out credits for good behavior to those sentenced to life in the 1970s.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:10:13 AM
Under the Dome:
The departure of state Sen. Tony Rand has a lot of people wondering how the Senate will operate without the powerful master of rules, legislative maneuvers and hardball politics.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:17:45 AM
Four female inmates have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing North Carolina prison officials of subjecting female prisoners to extensive sexual violence.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:36:25 AM
Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler said Thursday that the validity of a protest petition and the county commissioners' Oct.12 vote on the Jordan Lake watershed boundary must be decided in Superior Court.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:35 PM
Now that Wake County leaders have accepted the hard fact that local drivers must pay tolls to finance the rest of the 540 Outer Loop, they're peeved at the news that Charlotte drivers will see their own loop finished toll-free.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:31 PM
Wake County students and teachers dealing with overcrowded classrooms and fewer courses aren't going to get relief next year and could actually experience even worse conditions.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:36:32 PM
David Bowden, who for months has taunted the town of Cary with a protest sign on the front of his house, is now suing the town.
Modified: 11/20/09 09:40:22 AM
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The departure of state Sen. Tony Rand has a lot of people wondering how the Senate will operate without the powerful master of rules, legislative maneuvers and hardball politics.
Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
Senate votes to begin debating health-care overhaul
Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith, who says his office has sent more people to death row than any other county in the state, says he will retire after nearly 20years on the job to spend more time with family and focus on other projects.
Jordan Lake petition ruled valid
Wake reopens quest for school site
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