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Obama: Nation must do more for fallen heroes

A photo of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Corey Allen Little leans against his tombstone as volunteers place American flags at the graves of military service members at Georgia National Cemetery before the Memorial Day holiday, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Canton, Ga. Little, 25, who was expecting his first child, was one of seven Marines who died in a helicopter crash Feb. 22, 2012, while training for a deployment to Afghanistan.

President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

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STATE POLITICS

Big cut to NC wildlife agency would hit close to home for hunters, anglers

Senate lawmakers say it’s getting harder to find budget cuts they say are needed. When it comes to the Wildlife Resources Commission, cuts affect the folks back home.

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ROB CHRISTENSEN

Christensen: 5 troubling ideas for NC democracy

Let us put aside the major issues that divide North Carolina politics – taxes, the size of government, public vs. private education, abortion, guns, funding for the University of North Carolina system, Medicaid, health care, even voter ID.

NATIONAL POLITICS

A long-ago war, a missing plane and an enduring mystery

Maj. Derrell Jeffords bounced his roaring Spooky 21 down and off the runway at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. It was just before 7:30 a.m., on Christmas Eve 1965. The big camouflaged belly of his twin-prop AC-47 was easily visible against a blue sky as he banked west.
EDUCATION

ECSU gets new interim leader as state probes police wrongdoing

Elizabeth City State University is in turmoil as state investigators look into wrongdoing on the campus and the city police have taken over the review of 125 criminal cases that were improperly investigated by campus police.
UNDER THE DOME

Dome: Tillis supporters form super PAC

Backers of House Speaker Thom Tillis have filed papers to create a super PAC to support his possible U.S. Senate bid.

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POLITICS

Robert Dempsey to take helm at N.C. Democratic Party

State Democratic Party Chairman Randy Voller on Friday announced his selection of Robert Dempsey as the party's new executive director.
EDUCATION

Wake names three superintendent finalists

Dana Bedden, the superintendent of the Irving Independent School District in Texas; Ann Clark, the deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; and James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Schools, are the finalists to become the Wake County school system’s new ...
WAKE COUNTY

Durham manager honors longevity of absent council member

Durham City Manager Tom Bonfield took a moment during a council meeting last week to recognize a milestone: the 30th anniversary of Councilman Howard Clement’s tenure on the City Council.
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NATIONAL POLITICS

Political landscape changes with improving economy

Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.