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Hog farmers reel as buyers go bankrupt

After two years of losses, Clinton-based Coharie and three smaller North Carolina pork producers recently declared bankruptcy, causing scores of grain and hog farmers to lose once-stable contracts to raise hogs.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:29:45 AM

Wake GOP Chairman challenges Clay Aiken vote

The chairman of the Wake County Republican Party is challenging Clay Aiken's right to vote in the recent school board election, one week after the pop singer called the victorious GOP candidates " selfish idiots."
Modified: 11/20/09 09:04:14 PM

4 Duke patients have drug-resistant H1N1

Four patients at Duke University Medical Center have contracted a mutated strain of the H1N1 virus.
Modified: 11/20/09 03:17:53 PM

US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
Modified: 11/20/09 11:00:33 PM

N.C. unemployment rises to 11 percent

The increase returns the state to the same unemployment rate it had in June.
Modified: 11/20/09 10:25:28 AM

Viztek sees more jobs

Medical technology company Viztek, which moved its headquarters from Florida to Garner in August, expects to hire about 20 employees next year.
Modified: 11/20/09 12:30:48 PM

Apex police: man's death not foul play

A man found dead in a mobile home off the Apex Peakway late Thursday died of natural causes, police said this afternoon.
Modified: 11/20/09 03:28:48 PM

Fort Bragg puts limits on Palin visit

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

Perdue rethinks life terms

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

Blunt doctor gets in trouble

A panel may decide a doctor overstepped his bounds when he told a patient she was irresponsible -- and fat.
Modified: 11/20/09 04:26:54 PM

Prisoners allege sex abuse

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

Wake schools' budget woes drag on

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

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