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Elections 2011: Results Be heard: Contact legislators Investigations: Read the blog Christensen: Read his column

Mitt Romney is in danger of losing his fourth straight state in Saturday's caucuses in Maine, where he and his allies have been all but absent from TV.

Modified: 02/09/12 11:10:15 PM

Dome: With Weiss out, Messina will challenge Murry

Under the Dome: A Cary Democrat announced his candidacy Thursday for the state House, filling a hole left by the impending retirement of state Rep. Jennifer Weiss.

Modified: 02/10/12 06:44:56 AM

Ethics bill passes

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to curb insider trading by members of Congress and the executive branch, but not without the usual political acrimony that's become a staple of Capitol Hill.

Modified: 02/09/12 11:10:12 PM

School protesters get court dates

Court dates have been scheduled for the 30 protesters who were arrested at Wake County school board meetings in 2010.

Modified: 02/09/12 09:20:14 PM

751 South project seeks water lines

A water-sewer hookup vital to the 751 South subdivision project is on the agenda for the City Council's Feb. 20 meeting.

Modified: 02/09/12 09:20:12 PM

Obama 'firm' on birth control

New challenges for Santorum

Wash. state to legalize gay marriage

Illegal immigrant tax break targeted

Wake school board ties money to Athens Drive stadium upgrade

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Dome: With Weiss out, Messina will challenge Murry

A Cary Democrat announced his candidacy Thursday for the state House, filling a hole left by the impending retirement of state Rep. Jennifer Weiss.

Modified: 02/10/12 06:44:56 AM

Dome: Etheridge takes early lead in primary poll

State unemployment system under review

N.C. panel touts wind energy use

Edwards campaign owes taxpayers but still spending

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A guide to No Child Left Behind

Ten states now have President Barack Obama's OK to scrap one of the most rigorous and unpopular mandates in American education - that all students measure up in reading and math by 2014. In exchange, the states had to promise they would raise standards and develop more creative ways to measure what students are learning.

Modified: 02/10/12 05:07:03 AM

Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough goal

Foreign donations at risk in super PAC landscape

Romney's ads go absent

Foreign donations at risk in super PAC landscape