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The empire builder (10/20/1996) 113014218133064

November 21, 2003 3:25 AM

He's one big reason North Carolina has all these hogs, which is a good thing or a bad thing depending on which side of the hog lagoon you're standing on.

He's the friend of big business or its lackey, the booster of the family farm or the

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