With a Senate lottery vote still a few weeks away, proponents and foes of a state-sponsored lottery had their chance Wednesday to express their views.
After the discussion, state Sen. Tony Rand, the chairman of a special lottery committee, said he didn
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Delaware District Attorney Beau Biden, a major in the Delaware Army National Guard, will kick off a NC veterans event for President Obama in Greensboro. 
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After the judge divided the 16 people into 12 jurors and four alternates, they started deciding whether the Democratic presidential candidate broke campaign finance laws. 
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