Health bill divides N.C. Democrats
Surely, North Carolina members of the House considering a health care overhaul could hear "kill the bill" chants this week.
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In a private meeting on Capitol Hill and from the presidential podium in the Rose Garden, President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed for House passage of a health overhaul bill and told lawmakers "to rise to this moment" and "answer the call of history."
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Surely, North Carolina members of the House considering a health care overhaul could hear "kill the bill" chants this week.
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Triangle Politics: John Tedesco's victory in the Wake County school board District 2 runoff wasn't his biggest surprise Tuesday.
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North Carolina women have made little progress over the past decade in gaining positions on boards and commissions that help determine state policy in such areas as roads, universities, banks and utilities, according to a new report released Friday.
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Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, offering fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts.
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Same-sex marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it, and children will be taught homosexuality in school.
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Lawmakers say it's time to spread power around the Senate as state Sen. Tony Rand leaves the chamber.
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School board members who oppose Wake's diversity policy are pointing to needy students' progress in Charlotte.
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Some question the $140,000 trip when 41,000 children are on the waiting list for subsidized care.
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