Police split up Hagan protest
Police separated two groups organizing outside of U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's office in Raleigh today while they were protesting health care reform.
AP source: Burris won't run for full Senate term
A Democratic official says Roland Burris will not run for a full Senate term in 2010.
Feds seek more Mary Easley documents
A new subpoena issued to N.C. State University seeks more documents about Mary Easley's jobs at N.C. State and shows that investigators want to know more about deleted e-mail messages from former Chancellor James Oblinger's high priority account.
Fetzer: No tax is temporary
State Republican Party chairman Tom Fetzer said there's no such thing as a temporary tax increase in this state.
Pelosi shuts down resolution on Michael Jackson
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop star's life.
US worried that freed Iranians could pose threat
The State Department is worried that release of five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents in Iraq could present a security threat to American troops there.
Etheridge seeks aid for poultry farmers
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Lillington Democrat, wants to help 46 poultry farmers in his district who have lost their contracts with a major chicken processing company.
GOP to call on firefighter Sotomayor ruled against
Republicans will use next week's high-profile Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to raise concerns about her record on race, gun rights and abortion while Democrats work to defend President Barack Obama's first high court choice as a mainstream judge who sticks to the law.
Obama gives N.C. win as gift
President Barack Obama presented Italian President Giorgio Napolitano this morning with a gift from North Carolina.
Study: Sotomayor tough on white-collar criminals
High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor typically handed out tougher prison sentences than her colleagues in the federal courthouse in Manhattan, especially to white-collar criminals, a new study says.
Senate remembers Vernon Malone
Both Democratic and Republican senators shed tears and shared memories Thursday of Sen. Vernon Malone, a Raleigh Democrat who died April 18.
Perdue's 'sunshine' vow gets nice start
Gov. Beverly Perdue improves access and openness over Mike Easley's questionable record - with a few notable lapses on criminal records and sex cases.
Obama urges poorer nations to fight global warming
President Barack Obama said Thursday the global recession makes it harder to strike an international agreement to battle dangerous temperature increases, but he urged the poor emerging economies that rejected specific clean-energy goals to "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and embrace them soon.
Committee OKs $750K Beach Plan home coverage limit
A state House committee seeking a fix for an underfunded coastal insurance program on Thursday backed cutting the current coverage maximum of $1.5 million per home by half.
Legislators tout map of state's broadband coverage
North Carolina consumers are getting a glimpse at how much of the state has broadband Internet access and where people are stuck with slower dial-up service.
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